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PMC Flame

Sanctioned entity

PMC Flame is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Fakel katonai magánvállalat · Flame · Gazprom PMC · Gazprom katonai magánvállalat · Láng · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Fakel katonai magánvállalat · Flame · Gazprom PMC · Gazprom katonai magánvállalat · Láng · 3 more...				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	Russia · Ukraine				[sources]
Country	Russia · Ukraine				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-07	Last processed	2026-01-16	First seen	2023-12-21

Descriptions

PMC Flame

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

a Russian private military company

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-11-21

Location of activities: Ukraine, Russian Federation Principal place of business: Russian Federation

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

(Date of UN designation: 2023-12-18)

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2025-12-01

a Russian private military company

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2025-12-08

PMC Fakel is a Russian private military company that participates in Russian combat operations in Ukraine. Created and financed by Russian energy corporation Gazprom, the volunteer battalions of PMC Fakel consist mostly of Gazprom employees, predominantly working in the security guard branch. The volunteer battalions of PMC Fakel directly contribute to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, PMC Fakel is supporting materially actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-12-21

a Russian private military company

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-11-21

PMC Flame

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Location of activities: Ukraine, Russian Federation Principal place of business: Russian Federation

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

PMC Fakel est une société militaire privée russe qui participe à des opérations de combat russes en Ukraine. Créés et financés par Gazprom, société russe du secteur de l’énergie, les bataillons de volontaires de PMC Fakel sont essentiellement constitués d’employés de Gazprom, travaillant principalement dans le service des agents de sécurité. Les bataillons de volontaires de PMC Fakel contribuent directement à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Par conséquent, PMC Fakel apporte un soutien matériel à des actions qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-12-22

Lieu des activités: Ukraine, Fédération de Russie Principal établissement: Fédération de Russie

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Switzerland	State Secretariat for Economic Affairs		2023-12-21	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,841

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,883

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 · DGT

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

Belgian Financial Sanctions7,452

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

Belgium · FOD

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,432

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

Switzerland · SECO

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,648

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Source data IDs: be-fod-5f6dcee0d0e16852dc1330295477b936cc31e329 · NK-UM4pELPCGnWGMyuUD5jnSs · fr-ga-7017 · ua-nsdc-31404-privatna-vijskova-kompania-fakel · ch-seco-70386 · mc-freezes-7e9c2f2e1b6463aa7bd93be3a7663ca4d4726783 · ua-nsdc-31282-privatna-vijskova-kompania-fakel · eu-fsf-eu-11018-80

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