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Yuri Valentinovich Kovalchuk

Disqualified · Debarred entity · Export controlled · Person of interest · Oligarch · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameIouri Kovaltchouk · Juri Kovaltšuk · Juri Kovalčuk · Juri Walentinowitsch Kowaltschuk · Jurij Kovaltjuk · 29 more...[sources]
AliasJuri Kowaltschulk · Juri Valentinovič Kovalčuk · Jurij Kovalčuk · Jurij Valentinovitj Kovaltjuk · Jurij Valentinovič KOVAĽČUK · 14 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthLeningrad (St Petersburg) · Leningrad (St Petersburg), RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Leningrad (now St Petersburg) · Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR · Léningrad: URSS (aujourd’hui Saint-Pétersbourg: RUSSIE) · 6 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityRussia[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
CitizenshipRussia · Soviet Union[sources]
Country of birthRussia[sources]
First nameJurij · Yuri · Yuri Valentinovich · Yuriy · Yuriy Valentinovich · 4 more...[sources]
INN780105029790[sources]
Last nameKOVALCHUK · KOVALTJUK · KOVAĽČUK · Kovalchuk · Kovalčuk · 2 more...[sources]
Middle nameValentinovich · Valentinovitj · Valentinovič · Valentynovych · Валентинович[sources]
Passport number4003461315[sources]
PatronymicValentinovich · ВАЛЕНТИНОВИЧ · Валентинович[sources]
Tax Number780105029790[sources]
Wikidata IDQ4225547[sources]
Wikipedia Articleen.wikipedia.org[sources]
PositionChairman and largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya and co-founder of the so-called Ozero Dacha (a co-operative society) · Major shareholder of Bank Rossiya and the National Media Group · Russian entrepreneur, main shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of Rossiya Bank · The largest single shareholder of Bank Rossiya · chairman of the executive board (2005-2012) · 8 more...[sources]
EducationDoctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics (1985) · Saint Petersburg State University (-1974)[sources]
EthnicityUkrainians[sources]
AddressRussia[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · prod-upp-image-read.ft.com · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · 1 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Chairman and largest single shareholder in Bank Rossiya. Personal banker for senior officials, including President Putin

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

(Date of UN designation: 2014-07-30)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Mr Kovalchuk is a long-time acquaintance of President Putin. He is a co-founder of the so-called Ozero Dacha, a cooperative society bringing together an influential group of individuals around President Putin. He is benefiting from his links with Russian decision-makers. He is the chairman and largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya, of which he owned around 38 % in 2013, and which is considered the personal bank of senior officials of the Russian Federation. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea, Bank Rossiya has opened branches across Crimea and Sevastopol, thereby consolidating their integration into the Russian Federation. Through Bank Rossiya, Mr Kovalchuk also took control of Crimean wineries, vineyards and distilleries. Furthermore, Bank Rossiya has important stakes in the National Media Group, which in turn controls television stations which actively support the Russian government’s policies of destabilisation of Ukraine. In 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Yuri Kovalchuk the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, for his great contribution to the implementation of socially significant projects in the Republic of Crimea.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Yuriy Kovalchuk est une connaissance de longue date du président Poutine. Il est cofondateur de “Ozero Dacha”, société coopérative réunissant un groupe influent de personnes autour du président Poutine. Il tire profit de ses relations avec des décideurs russes. Il est président et actionnaire principal de Bank Rossiya, dont il détenait environ 38 % en 2013 et qui est considérée comme la banque personnelle des hauts fonctionnaires de la Fédération de Russie. Depuis l’annexion illégale de la Crimée, Bank Rossiya a ouvert des succursales en Crimée et à Sébastopol, consolidant ainsi son intégration dans la Fédération de Russie. Par l’intermédiaire de Bank Rossiya, Yuriy Kovalchuk a également pris le contrôle des caves, des vignobles et des distilleries de Crimée. Par ailleurs, Bank Rossiya détient d’importantes participations dans le National Media Group, qui contrôle des chaînes de télévision soutenant activement les politiques du gouvernement russe visant à déstabiliser l’Ukraine. En 2021, le président russe Vladimir Poutine a décerné à Yuriy Kovalchuk la médaille de quatrième classe de l’ordre du “Mérite pour la patrie” pour sa contribution importante à la mise en œuvre de projets d’importance sociale en République de Crimée.

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,

Chair of Bank Rossiya

New Zealand Russia Sanctions,

Friend of Vladimir Putin. Main shareholder and manager of the Rossiya Bank. Engaged in corruption and money laundering in favor of Putin.

ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

(also Yury Valentinovich KOVALCHUK)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also Yuri Valentinovich KOVALCHUK)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Mentioned in 2018 CAATSA report on Russian oligarchs

Russian Oligarch/Billionaires Database non-official source,

Russian businessman and financier

Wikidata non-official source,

Data sources

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

French National Asset Freezing System6,078

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List5,147

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

Australia · DFAT

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,964

Persons of interest profiles from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,933

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

US SAM Procurement Exclusions106,737

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

United States · GSA

Ukraine War and Sanctions15,922

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,788

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

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,815

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

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,929

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

Forbes 2021 List of Russian Billionaires100

Based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2021.

Russia · Wikipedia · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List6,042

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

Monaco · Monaco

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List10,002

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,438

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors16,260

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

United Kingdom · CoH

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List37,418

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

United States · OFAC

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions22,689

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,891

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

Switzerland · SECO

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

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,872

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

New Zealand · MFAT

Russian Oligarch/Billionaires Database166

A list of billionaires and oligarchs from CIS countries, most notably the Russian Federation.

OpenSanctions · non-official source

External databases

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

Wikidata344,656

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 Entities257,071

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

External dataset · Russia · FNS


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