Army of the Southeast

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

RUS0166

OFSI group ID

13056

Designation type

Entity

Date designated

31 December 2020

Last updated

9 April 2025

Regimes

• The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

• UK

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Trust Services Sanctions
• Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

• Illegal armed separatist group which is considered to be one of the most important in Eastern Ukraine. Responsible for occupying the building of the Security Service in the Lugansk region. Associated with Mr. Vasyl NIKITIN, responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so called ‘government of the People' s Republic of Luhansk’. The Army of the South-East has been absorbed into the army or militia of the so-called 'People’s Republic of Lugansk'. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.

Other information

• Names of Director(s)/ Management: BOLOTOV, 1: VALERIY 2: DMITRIEVICH (one of the former leaders of the group). The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

• Lines: Sergei Aleksandrovich
• Lines: Severdonetsk Ulista (street) Vihisova 1
• Lines: The combat training centre
• Lines: Lugansk Krasnodonskaya Street 6
• Lines: Severdonetsk