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Konstantin Sergeyevich Knyrik

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TypePerson[sources]
NameKNYRIK, Konstantin Sergeyevich · Knirik Konstantin · Knyrik Konstantin Sergeevich · Knyrik Konstantin Sergeevich (Sergeyevich) · Knyrik Konstantin Sergeyevich · 11 more...[sources]
AliasKNYRIK Konstantin · Kniryk Kostiantyn Serhiiovych · Konstantin Sergeyevich Knyrik · КНЫРИК Константин Сергеевич · Кнырик Константин Сергеевич · 1 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthBakhchysarai · Bakhichisaray · Russia · м. Бахчисарай, АР Крим · м.Бахчисарай, АР Крим[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityRussia · Ukraine[sources]
CountryRussia · Ukraine[sources]
CitizenshipRussia[sources]
First nameKonstantin · Konstantin Sergeyevich · Константин[sources]
INN910406732278[sources]
Last nameKNYRIK · Knyrik · КНЫРИК[sources]
Middle nameSergeyevich · Сергеевич[sources]
PatronymicSergeyevich · СЕРГЕЕВИЧ · Сергеевич[sources]
Tax Number910406732278[sources]
TitleMr[sources]
Wikidata IDQ113512788[sources]
PositionA pro-Russian activist running MediaGroup News Front Ltd, a news website registered in the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. Chief of the Crimean division of the Rodina Party, a pro-Kremlin party in Russia. · A pro-Russian activist running MediaGroup News Front Ltd, a news website registered in the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. Chief of the Crimean division of the Rodina Party, a pro-Kremlin party in Russia. · Chef de la division de Crimée du parti Rodina · Director and co-founder of NewsFront · Director and founder of NewsFront · 2 more...[sources]
EducationNational University “Odesa Law Academy”[sources]
AddressCRIMEA, CRIMEA · Crimea Ukraine · Crimea, Crimea · м. Бахчисарай, АР Крим · м.Бахчисарай, АР Крим[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Propagandist for MediaGroup News Front Ltd

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

(Date of UN designation: 2022-02-23)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Konstantin Knyrik received the medal “for the return of Crimea”. He therefore actively supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Konstantin Knyrik is a pro-Russian activist running MediaGroup News Front Ltd, a news website registered in the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. He is the chief of the Crimean division of the Rodina Party, a pro-Kremlin party in Russia. He publicly supports Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and is actively involved in spreading disinformation about the war.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Konstantin Knyrik est un militant pro-russe qui dirige MediaGroup News Front Ltd, un site internet d’actualités enregistré dans la péninsule de Crimée, annexée illégalement. Il est le chef de la division de Crimée du parti Rodina, un parti pro-Kremlin en Russie. Il soutient publiquement la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine et est activement impliqué dans la diffusion d’éléments de désinformation sur la guerre. Konstantin Knyrik a reçu la médaille “pour le retour de la Crimée”. Il a donc activement soutenu et mis en œuvre des actions et des politiques compromettant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine, et il a déstabilisé davantage l’Ukraine.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Director and Founder of NewsFront. Crimea based disinformation organisation.

New Zealand Russia Sanctions,

Adviser to the Governor of the Kherson region (under Russian occupation) V.V. Saldo Fotmer Russian propagandist: journalist, political activist; invited expert on government-owned TV channels; head of information agency and TV channel "News Front"

ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

Russian journalist and businessman

Wikidata non-official source,

Data sources

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors16,173

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

United Kingdom · CoH

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,417

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions22,641

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,504

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

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,938

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

Belgium · FOD

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,934

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List10,012

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,671

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List37,213

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

United States · OFAC

US SAM Procurement Exclusions106,440

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

ACF List of War Enablers8,535

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,833

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

United States · ITA

French National Asset Freezing System6,070

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List6,032

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,827

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

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,852

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

New Zealand · MFAT

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List5,146

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

Australia · DFAT

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata334,037

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities256,132

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · FNS

US OFAC Press Releases9,125

US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.

External dataset · United States · OFAC


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