
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/240 of 9 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

(2) In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2015.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 February 2015.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
ANNEX
List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1
I. Persons 


 Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing
133. Pavel DREMOV aka BatyaПавел ДРЁМОВ Born in 1976, Stakhanov Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
134. Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, SerbianАлексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ Born in 1991, St. Petersburg Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
135. Arseny PAVLOV aka MotorolaАрсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла) Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
136. Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka GiviМихаил Толстых Born in 1980, Ilovaisk Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
137. Eduard BASURIN  So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
138. Alexandr SHUBINАлександр Васильевич ШУБИН  So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. 16.2.2015
139. Sergey LITVINСергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН  So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
140. Sergey IGNATOVСергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ  So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. 16.2.2015
141. Ekaterina FILIPPOVAЕкатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
142. Aleksandr TIMOFEEVАлександр ТИМОФЕЕВ Born on 27.1.1974 So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. 16.2.2015
143. Evgeny MANUILOVЕвгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ  So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
144. Viktor YATSENKOВиктор ЯЦЕНКО Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
145. Olga BESEDINAОльга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА  So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
146. Zaur ISMAILOVЗаур Исмаилов Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
147. Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOVАнатолий Иванович Антонов Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 16.2.2015
148. Arkady Viktorovich BAKHINАркадий Викторович Бахин Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 16.2.2015
149. Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOVАндрей Валерьевич Картaполов Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 16.2.2015
150. Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZONИосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine Member of the State Duma.He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. 16.2.2015
151. Valery Fedorovich RASHKINВалерий Фёдорович Рашкин Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues.He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. 16.2.2015

II. Entities 


 Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing
29. Cossack National GuardКазачья Национальная Гвардия  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN. 16.2.2015
30. Sparta battalionБатальон ‘Спарта’  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. 16.2.2015
31. Somali battalionБатальон ‘Сомали’  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi. 16.2.2015
32. Zarya battalionБатальон ‘Заря’  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
33. Prizrak brigadeБригада ‘Призрак’  Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY. 16.2.2015
34. Oplot battalionБатальон ‘Оплот’ Social media:http://vk.com/oplot_info Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
35. Kalmius battalionБатальон ‘Кальмиус’  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
36. Death battalionБатальон ‘Смерть’  Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015
37. Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’Движение Новороссия  The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)).According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine. 16.2.2015
