Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
CBR Defence Troops; Military Unit Number 52688; Radiation Chemical and Biological Defense Troops; RCB Defense Troops; RChBD; RKhBZ
Address
Corpus 2, Building 22, Frunze Embankment, Moscow, 119160, Russia
Reg. ID
1037739635890 (Russia)
Official reason
The Radiological Chemical and Biological Defence Troops of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is an involved person under the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, as it is or has been being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting, a prohibited activity related to chemical weapons. Specifi...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2024-10-08
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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