Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Igor Olegovich Kostyukov
Position
Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU/GU)
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1961-01-21
Official reason
Igor Olegovich Kostyukov, given his senior leadership role as First Deputy Head of the GRU (a.k.a. GU) at that time, is responsible for the possession, transport and use in Salisbury during the weekend of 4 March 2018 of the toxic nerve agent “Novichok” by officers from the GRU.
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Chemical Weapons
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 Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place measures to ensure the UK can operate an effective sanctions regime in relation to the use and proliferation of chemical weapons. This sanctions regime is aimed at deterring the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This in...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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