Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Viktor Ivanovich RATUSHNIAK

Aliases

Victor Ivanovych Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovic Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovich Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovyc Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovych Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovytch Ratouchniak; Wiktor Iwanowytsch Ratouchniak; Viktor Ivanovyc Ratuanak; Victor Ivanovych Ratushniac; Viktor Ivanovic Ratushniac; Viktor Ivanovich Ratushniac; Viktor Ivanovyc Ratushniac;...

Position

Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs

Nationality

Ukraine

DoB

1959-10-16

Address

Russia

Official reason

Viktor Ratushniak, the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs in Ukraine, implemented an order on 18 February to clear protesters in Kyiv with the use of firearms, which led directly to the deaths of protesters. As Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs responsible for public security he was in charge of and bore responsibility for the actions of...

Other Information

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

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Regime

UK horizontal

Target State

Human Rights

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 Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures to deter, and provide accountability for, activities which, if carried out by or on behalf of a State within the territory of that State, would amount to a serious violation by that State of an individual’s: • right to life • right not to be subjected to torture or ...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/680