UKSL Sanctions designation

Viktor Ivanovich RATUSHNIAK

Individual · designated 31 December 2020

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
GHR0073
OFSI group ID
12892
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
31 December 2020
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Viktor Ratushniak, the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs in Ukraine, implemented an order on 18 February to clear protesters in Kyiv with the use of firearms, which led directly to the deaths of protesters. As Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs responsible for public security he was in charge of and bore responsibility for the actions of Ukrainian law enforcement and the civilian groups they worked with, who tortured and killed protesters. International human rights institutions concluded that it was Ukrainian government policy to suppress the Maidan protest movement with excessive and lethal force.

Other information

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

Addresses

  • Country: Russia
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