Last Updated: January 19, 2026
85th Main Special Service Centre (GTsSS)
Aliases
GRU Unit 26165; APT28 (Advanced Persistent Threat); FANCY BEAR; IRON TWILIGHT; Pawn Storm; Sednit; Sofacy Group; STRONTIUM; Threat Group-4127/IRON TWILIGHT; Tsar Team
Address
Komsomol'skiy Prospekt, 20 Moscow, 119146, Russia
Official reason
The 85th Main Special Services Centre (GTsSS) (Unit 26165) of the Russian General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU), is involved in relevant cyber activity in that it has been responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting the commission, planning or preparation or relevant cyber activity, including the de...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Cyber
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures aimed at furthering the prevention of cyber activity which: • undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom • directly or ...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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