Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Kirill Mikhailovich KOVALCHUK

DoB

1968-12-22

Official reason

KIRILL KOVALCHUK, was Chairman of the Board of Directors and then President of National Media Group (NMG), a Government of Russia-affiliated entity. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that he is an involved person pursuant to regulation 6(4)(d)(i) of the Russian Regulations 2019 in that he is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2022-03-15

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.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855