Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Yuriy Valentinovich Kovalchuk
Aliases
Yuri Valentinovich Kovalchuk; Yury Valentinovich Kovalchuk
Position
Major shareholder of Bank Rossiya and the National Media Group
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1951-07-25
Address
Russia
Official reason
Mr Kovalchuk is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin and co-founder of the so-called Ozero Dacha, a cooperative society bringing together an influential group of individuals around President Putin. This includes close association to other involved persons. As the chairman and largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, which is a key stakeholder in...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
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 Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions relating to Russia continue to operate effectively. You should also review the following regulations to find out any changes made to the Regulations: the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.
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