Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Denys Volodymyrovych PUSHYLIN
Aliases
Денис Володимирович ПУШИЛIН; Denis Vladimirovich PUSHILIN; Денис Владимирович ПУШИЛИН; Denis Vladimirovitj PUSJILIN; Denys Volodomyrovytj PUSJYLIN
Position
So-called "Head of the Donetsk People's Republic" (2023). After annexation of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” on 30 September, he became an “Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic” on 4 October 2022.\nMember of the United Russia party and its secretary in the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”.
DoB
1981-05-09
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400849
Official reason
One of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. Participated in the seizure and occupation of the regional administration in Donetsk in 2014. Until 4 September 2015 so-called Deputy Chairman of the ‘People’s Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. Since 4 September 2015‘Chairman’ of the ‘People’s Council of the Donetsk People’...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2014-04-29)
Date of listing
2024-03-13
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