Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Konstantin Sergeyevich KNYRIK
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1989-08-14
Address
Crimea, Ukraine
Reg. ID
910406732278, Tax ID No.
Official reason
Today, OFAC is targeting four NewsFront Employees. Konstantin Sergeyevich Knyrik (Knyrik), the director and founder of NewsFront, has written and published articles at the behest of FSB officers and obtained funding for NewsFront from its financial sponsor, Yuriy Sergeyevich Fedin (Fedin). NewsFront cofounder Mikhail Anatolyevich Sinelin (Sinelin) ...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0628
Date of listing
2022-03-03
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) - Title II
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
Trade sanctions are not determined, the following sectors should be considered for sanctions risk exposure: crude oil projects, financial institutions, transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, export pipelines, privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and arms transfers to Syria.
Official Information
CAATSA. CAATSA established new sanctions authorities and exceptions, in addition to amending, modifying, or otherwise affecting: The Ukraine-/Russia-related Executive Orders, E.O. 13694 of April 1, 2015, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (80 FR 18077, April 2, 2015), and E.O. 13757...
Additional Details
NS-MBS / SDN
Program URL
• https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3364 • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/8671/download?inline