Last Updated: July 10, 2025
Viktor Musavirovich AFZALOV
Aliases
Виктор Мусавирович АФЗАЛОВ; Viktor Musavirovitj AFZALOV
Position
Acting Commander-in-Chief of Russian Aerospace Forces; \nChief of the General Staff of Russian Aerospace Forces
DoB
1968-06-09
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302875
Official reason
Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov is Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Aerospace Forces since August 2018, and acting Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces since 23 August 2023. As such, he is responsible for conducting air operations against Ukraine during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In taking on and acting in th...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ%3AL_202302875
Date of listing
2023-12-18
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
- Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Territorial integrity) - Misappropriation of state funds of Ukraine (MSF) - Restrictive measures in response to the...
Regime
EU country specific, EU MSF
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Official Information
Program: Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the EU countries strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly conde...
Program URL
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0386-20220622 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0145-20230915 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0119-20230304 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02022D0266-20230222