UKSL Sanctions designation

Siarhei Yaugenavich Zubkou

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
BEL0058
OFSI group ID
13994
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Siarhei Zubkou is the Commander of the ‘Alfa’ special forces/anti-terrorism unit of the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus. As Commander, he is in authority over the Alfa unit and therefore responsible for the serious human rights violations and abuses against protestors and journalists, and the repression of civil society or democratic opposition, which they carried out following the election of 9 August

Other information

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