December 9, 2025: OFSI’s Russia designations


Based on the OFSI “Notice_Russia_091225” issued on December 9, 2025, here are the re-formatted listings for the individual additions, followed by supplemental information.

Individuals

1. MIKHAIL SERGEEVICH ZVINCHUK

  • Group ID: 17242
  • DOB: 19/07/1991123
  • POB: Vladivostok, Russia456
  • Nationality: Russia789
  • National Identification Number: INN: 253716334825101112
  • Address: Block B, 86 Nizhegorodskaya Street, Nizhegorodsky Municipal District, Moscow, Russia, 109052131415
  • Position: Director General of RYBAR LLC161718
  • Other Information: (UK19 Sanctions List Ref): RUS3156. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust service20s. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 2109/12/2025. (UK Statement of Reasons): Mikhail Sergeevich ZVINCHUK is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following ground: ZVINCHUK is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine by working as a director or equivalent of an entity, RYBAR LLC, which is or has been inv22olved in des23tabilising Ukraine.
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Mikhail Zvinchuk is a former Russian military press officer and the creator of the prominent pro-Kremlin Telegram channel “Rybar” (which has over 1.3 million subscribers). Rybar is accused of operating as a “private intelligence company” and a propaganda outlet, receiving funding from Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec. Zvinchuk has admitted to receiving taskings from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Internet Research Agency in the past. He is also a member of a Russian government working group on mobilization.

2. ALEKSANDR GELJEVITJ DUGIN2425

  • Group ID: 172432627
  • DOB: 07/01/19622829
  • POB: Moscow, Russia3031
  • Nationality: Russia3233
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3157. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 3409/12/203525. (UK Statement of Reasons): Aleksandr Geljevitj DUGIN is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis36 of the following ground: DUGIN is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine by being responsible for, engaging i37n, providing support for, or pro38moting any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.
  • Gender: Male
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Aleksandr Dugin is a prominent Russian ultranationalist philosopher and political theorist, often referred to as “Putin’s Brain” (though his actual influence on the Kremlin is debated). He advocates for “Eurasianism” and has long called for the absorption of Ukraine into Russia. His daughter, Darya Dugina, was killed in a car bombing in 2022. He heads the “Center for Geopolitical Expertise,” which was also sanctioned in this update. He has previously been sanctioned by the US (in 2015) and the EU (in 2014/2022).

Based on the OFSI “Notice_Russia_091225” issued on December 9, 2025, here are the re-formatted listings for the entityadditions, followed by supplemental information.

Entities

1. FOUNDATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF COMPATRIOTS LIVING ABROAD

  • Group ID: 17239
  • a.k.a: PRAVFOND
  • Address: Russia
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3153. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 09/12/2025. (UK Statement of Reasons): The Secretary of State considers there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the FOUNDATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF COMPATRIOTS LIVING ABROAD (hereafter PRAVFOND) is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis that it is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Officially presented as a “legal aid” organization for Russians abroad, Pravfond has been exposed by investigations (including by The Insider and Der Spiegel) as a front for Russian intelligence agencies (FSB and GRU). It is accused of funding defense lawyers for convicted Russian spies (such as Vadim Krasikov) and financing propaganda operations in Europe.

2. GOLOS

  • Group ID: 17240
  • Address: Avenue Ariane 5, Brussels, Belgium, 1200
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3154. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 09/12/2025. (UK Statement of Reasons): The Secretary of State considers there are reasonable grounds to suspect that GOLOS is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis that it is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine by being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting the commission, planning or preparation of relevant cyber activity or propaganda.
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Golos is a Brussels-based media entity linked to Pravfond. It is part of a network accused of disseminating Kremlin narratives and disinformation within the European Union, hiding its connections to the Russian state.

3. EUROMORE

  • Group ID: 17241
  • Address: Avenue Ariane 5, Brussels, Belgium, 1200
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3155. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 09/12/2025. (Phone number): +32 (2) 781-03-01 (Website): Euromore.eu (Email address): News@euromore.eu
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Euromore is a “news” portal based in Brussels that shares an address with Golos. It receives funding from Pravfond and is accused of acting as a front for Russian intelligence to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda and disinformation to European audiences under the guise of independent journalism.

4. RYBAR LLC

  • Group ID: 17244
  • Name (non-Latin script): ООО “РЫБАРЬ”
  • Address: Block B, 86 Nizhegorodskaya Street, Nizhegorodsky Municipal District, Moscow, Russia, 109052
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3158. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 09/12/2025. (UK Statement of Reasons): RYBAR LLC is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis that it is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine by engaging in, providing support for, or promoting actions which destabilise Ukraine or undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: Rybar LLC is the corporate entity behind the influential pro-war Telegram channel “Rybar.” It functions as a “private intelligence company,” publishing open-source intelligence (OSINT) and targeting coordinates that have been used by Russian military forces. It is also accused of running “Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference” (FIMI) campaigns, including attempts to interfere in Western elections (such as the “Taganrog” project).

5. CENTER FOR GEOPOLITICAL EXPERTISE

  • Group ID: 17245
  • a.k.a: CGE
  • Address: Dinamovskaya Ulitsa, 1A, Moscow, Russia, 109044
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS3159. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 09/12/2025. (Business Reg No): INN: 7703259850. (UK Statement of Reasons): CENTER FOR GEOPOLITICAL EXPERTISE (CGE) is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis that it is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine by being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine.
  • Listed on: 09/12/2025 UK Sanctions List
  • Date Designated: 09/12/2025
  • Last Updated: 09/12/2025

Supplemental Information: The Center for Geopolitical Expertise is a think tank founded and led by Aleksandr Dugin. It is a key node in the Russian “Storm-1516” disinformation network, which produces fake news sites and content designed to undermine Western support for Ukraine. It is closely linked to Russian intelligence services.


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