Army of the Southeast

Sanctioned entity

Ukraine. Named in 8 sanctions listings.

Summary

Enterprise

(Designation details: date of listing: 25.07.2014)

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.

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 Valeriy Bolotov, who was listed as one of the leaders of the group. Associated with Mr Vasyl Nikitin, responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so called “government of the People's Republic of Luhansk”.

date of listing: 25.07.2014

llegal 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 Valeriy BOLOTOV, who was listed as one of the leaders of the group. Associated with Mr Vasyl NIKITIN, responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so called ‘government of the People's Republic of Luhansk’.

Social media: http://vk.com/sigma_orel

Sanctions and listings8

Listed
6 Aug 2014
Special Economic Measures Act - Ukraine
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
Part 2
Programme CA-SEMAReference 9international.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Effective
31 Dec 2020
UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, trust services sanctions and director disqualification sanction
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.
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.
Programme GB-RUSReference RUS0166Reference 13056Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk
Effective
18 Mar 2022
Russia Sanctions Act 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TradeNew Zealand Russia SanctionsNew ZealandSanctioned
Aircraft Ban, service prohibition, dealing with securities, asset freeze and ship ban
Involved in the undermining of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
Programme NZ-RSA2022Last updated 3 May 2022mfat.govt.nz
Listed
25 Jul 2014; 13 Sep 2019
EU sanctions related to Ukraine
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
810/2014 (OJ L221)
2019/1403 (OJ L236)
Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
13 Sep 2019
Effective
14 Sep 2019
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - UKR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
date of listing: 25.07.2014
2019/1403 (OJ L236)
Programme EU-UKRReference EU.3051.67eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Effective
9 Dec 2014
クリミア自治共和国及びセヴァストーポリ特別市のロシア連邦への「併合」又はウクライナ東部の不安定化に直接関与していると判断される者並びにロシア連邦による「編入」と称する行為に直接関与していると判断されるウクライナの東部・南部地域の関係者と判断される者（団体）
Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan
Reference 9mof.go.jp
Ukraine Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Ukraine)
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia
Targeted financial sanction
Listed on 2 Sep. 2014 (relisted on 1 Sep. 2017) (relisted on 28 Aug. 2020 (relisted on 27 Aug 2023)
Programme AU-UKRAINELast updated 29 Aug 2023dfat.gov.au dfat.gov.au
Listed
27 Sep 2018; 1 Oct 2019; 5 Aug 2014
Measures In Relation To The Situation In Ukraine - Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 25, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40 and 41
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-UKRAINEReference 28343seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch

Connections1

Other names7

Also known as7

So called 'Army of the Southeast'Армии Юго-ВостокаArmy of the South-East「南東部軍」（自称）「南東部軍」Self-proclaimed “Army of the Southeast”So-called "Army of the Southeast"

Addresses3

Sergei Aleksandrovich
The combat training centre, Lugansk Krasnodonskaya Street 6, Severdonetsk
The Combat Training Centre, Lugansk Krasnodonskaya Street 6, Severdonetsk, Ukraine