Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTNIKOV

Aliases

Олег Михайлович СОТНИКОВ; Oleg Michajlovič Sotnikov; Oleg Michajlovitj SOTNIKOV

Position

Human intelligence support officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU)

Nationality

Russian Federation

DoB

1972-08-24

Address

Moscow, Russian Federation

Reg. ID

120018866 (passport-National passport) (issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation valid from 2017-04-17 to 2022-04-17)

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202401390

Official reason

Oleg Sotnikov took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in the Netherlands. As a human intelligence support officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Oleg Sotnikov was part...

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2020-07-30)

Date of listing

2024-05-17

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States

Regime

EU-horizontal

Target State

Cyber-attacks

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision(CFSP) 2019/797.

Official Information

Through the adoption of the “Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox” on 19 June 2017, the Council stressed the growing need to protect the integrity and security of the EU, its Member States and their citizens against cyber threats and malicious cyber activities. At the European Council on 18 October 2018, Member States called for the introduction of a new EU san...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02019D0797-20230517