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Death Battalion

Disqualified · Sanctioned entity
TypeOrganization[sources]
NameDeath Battalion · Smert · Батальйон "Смерть" · Батальон ‘Смерть’[sources]
Other nameBatalion "Smert" · Batallion de la mort · Batalyon Smert · Death Battalion · Smert (Death) Batallion · 4 more...[sources]
Legal formArmed Separatist Group[sources]
CountryUkraine[sources]
Statusnot available[sources]
AddressA former tourist camp outside Donetsk which has been turned into a base for the Death Battalion. · Former Tourist Camp Outside Donetsk[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Previously listed under 'Ukraine criteria' - Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Ukraine) Amendment List 2017 (No 2) [F2017L01118]; New listing start date 27 Aug 2023

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

none

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Armed separatist group

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called "2nd Army Corps" of the "Lugansk People's Republic".

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

none

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Armed separatist group

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Disqualified

— UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

Part of the so called "2nd Army Corps of the "Lugansk People's Republic". Also part of the Great Don Army. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Part of the so called "2nd Army Corps of the "Lugansk People's Republic". Also part of the Great Don Army.

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Relationships

Data sources

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,600

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

Belgium · FOD

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,824

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

New Zealand · MFAT

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,336

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,780

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

Switzerland · SECO

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,568

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

Australia · DFAT

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,005

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,692

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

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

European Union · DG FISMA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Source data IDs: NK-Ppvctc6C9gckfhXXVsEYZS · ca-sema-2469e11a506110c7d6ddf1b7871b17b3c2904183 · nz-ru-ent-7-death-battalion · ua-nsdc-org-176-2018-1059 · gb-coh-hoyorm3demccq1vancdqcsrfowq · nz-ru-ent-7 · ca-sema-ukraine-1-part-2-31 · ca-sema-1-part-2-31-ua-smert · gb-fcdo-rus0170 · au-dfat-7672-death-battalion · ch-seco-30529 · au-dfat-3394-smert-death-battalion · ua-nsdc-10087-bataljon-smert · eu-tb-logical-7577 · eu-fsf-eu-3961-44 · NK-XmMk38hjbkZyPFXUzdtLTM · gb-hmt-13225

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