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Oplot Battalion

Sanctioned entity

Oplot Battalion is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Bataillon Oplot · Batalion "Oplot" · OPLOT · Oplot · Oplot Batallion · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade · Bulwark · Батальон "Оплот"				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	Ukraine				[sources]
Keywords	Громадські та військові формування				[sources]
Website	vk.com · vk.com				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Address	Donetsk · Kharkiv				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2015-03-06				[sources]
Modified on	2023				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-21	Last checked	2024-04-16	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Social media:

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Also referred to as the 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, which since Oct 2018 is named after Alexander Zakharchenko. Reportedly part of the so-called "1st Army Corps" of the "Donetsk People's Republic".

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Social media: http://vk.com/oplot_ info; https:/vk.com/5ombroplot

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Social media:

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2023-04-20

groupe séparatiste armé qui a activement soutenu des actions qui compromettent l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, et déstabilisent davantage l'Ukraine. Également dénommé «5e brigade de fusiliers motorisés indépendante», baptisé depuis octobre 2018 du nom d'Alexander Zakharchenko. Il ferait partie du soi-disant «1er corps d'armée» de la «République populaire de Donetsk»

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Name of Director Aleksandr Zakharchenko (now deceased) and Mikhail Verin (nom de guerre ‘The Fifth’)

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Donetsk	Ukraine
Kharkiv	Ukraine

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15 and 25	2015-03-06	-
National Security and Defense Council	266/2021	2021-06-24	2024-06-24
European External Action Service	UKR	2020-09-12	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2015/240 du 09/02/2015 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2016/1661 du 15/09/2016 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2019/1403 du 12/09/2019 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) · (UE) 2020/1267 du 10/09/2020 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Ukraine)	2023-08-29	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2020	-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2022-03-18	-
Global Affairs Canada	Ukraine	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	-
National Security and Defense Council	126/2018	2018-05-14	2021-05-14
National Security and Defense Council	176/2018	2018-06-21	2021-06-21
National Security and Defense Council	467/2016	2016-10-17	2017-10-17
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	549/2015	2015-09-16	2016-09-16
Federal Public Service Finance	UKR	2020-09-12	-
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2021-06-24	-
National Security and Defense Council	133/2017	2017-05-15	2018-05-15

Data sources

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,906

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,587

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,658

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,018

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,049

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,120

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,875

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,343

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,313

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

French Freezing of Assets6,258

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-13223 · eu-fsf-eu-3576-10 · nz-ru-ent-12 · au-dfat-3390-oplot-batallion · NK-GE3CdWqcwsHZa3tt5TAdGX · ua-nsdc-10083-bataljon-oplot · ca-sema-ukraine-1-part-2-26 · ofac-17466 · nz-ru-ent-12-oplot-battalion · ca-sema-1-part-2-26-ua-oplot · fr-ga-1918 · ua-nsdc-org-176-2018-1058 · ch-seco-30520 · ua-nazk-company-490 · ua-nabc-company-490-oplot-battalion

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