UKSL Sanctions designation

Igor Olegovich Kostyukov

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
CHW0009
OFSI group ID
13748
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Igor Olegovich Kostyukov, given his senior leadership role as First Deputy Head of the GRU (a.k.a. GU) at that time, is responsible for the possession, transport and use in Salisbury during the weekend of 4 March 2018 of the toxic nerve agent 'Novichok' by officers from the GRU.

Other information

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