Person

Marina Yuryevna ZAKHAROVA

Sanctioned entity

Born 7 Jul 1985 (41 years old),Russia. Named in 7 sanctions listings.

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Summary

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

Chairman of the Electoral Commission of the Kherson oblast (under Russian occupation). The head of the state body responsible for supporting the Russian occupation of the territory of Ukraine through electoral fraud.

Function: Chair of the Election Committee of the Kherson Region

Birth information published: birthdate=1985-07-07; year=1985; monthOfYear=7; dayOfMonth=7; calendarType=GREGORIAN; circa=false; city=Donetsk; region=Donetsk Oblast; countryDescription=UKRAINE; remark=Then USSR

(Date of UN designation: 2023-12-18)

Marina Zakharova préside la commission électorale de la région de Kherson depuis mars 2023. Au cours de son mandat, la commission a été responsable de l’organisation, en septembre 2023, d’élections illégales dans la région de Kherson occupée, tentant ainsi de légitimer la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie dans cette zone. À ce titre, Marina Zakharova soutient et met en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

Birth information published: birthdate=1985-07-07; year=1985; monthOfYear=7; dayOfMonth=7; calendarType=GREGORIAN; city=Donetsk; region=Donetsk Oblast; countryDescription=UKRAINE; remark=Then USSR

(UE) 2023/2875 du 18/12/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 3678)

Marina Zakharova has served as the Chair of the Election Committee of the Kherson Region since March 2023. During her tenure, the Committee has been responsible for organising illegal elections in the occupied Kherson region in September 2023, thus attempting to legitimise the Russian war of aggression of that area. In this role, Marina Zakharova is supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Sanctions and listings7

  • Listed
    21 Dec 2023

    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 69541seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • EU sanctions related to Ukraine - (UE) 2023/2875 du 18/12/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Marina Zakharova préside la commission électorale de la région de Kherson depuis mars 2023. Au cours de son mandat, la commission a été responsable de l’organisation, en septembre 2023, d’élections illégales dans la région de Kherson occupée, tentant ainsi de légitimer la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie dans cette zone. À ce titre, Marina Zakharova soutient et met en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

    Programme EU-UKRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • EU sanctions related to Ukraine - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    Programme EU-UKReur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    18 Dec 2023

    EU sanctions related to Ukraine

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2023/2875 (OJ L18122023)

    Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Effective
    29 Sep 2023

    UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Asset freeze, travel ban, trust services sanctions and director disqualification sanction

    Marina Yuryevna ZAKHAROVA is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because she is the head of the Russian-installed ‘Election Commission of the Kherson Region’ in the temporarily-controlled region of Kherson. Therefore, through her role, ZAKHAROVA is and has been involved in undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine, because she is and has been responsible for, engaged in, provided support for, and/or promoted the policies or actions of the ‘Election Commission of the Kherson Region’ which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine; including its policies and actions in the 2022 referendum and 2023 elections.

    Programme GB-RUSReference RUS1972Reference 16097Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    18 Dec 2023

    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

    Designation date published: 2023-12-18

    2023/2875 (OJ L18122023)

    Programme EU-UKRReference EU.10938.14eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2023/2875 du 18/12/2023

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Marina Zakharova préside la commission électorale de la région de Kherson depuis mars 2023. Au cours de son mandat, la commission a été responsable de l’organisation, en septembre 2023, d’élections illégales dans la région de Kherson occupée, tentant ainsi de légitimer la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie dans cette zone. À ce titre, Marina Zakharova soutient et met en oeuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

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Positions held5

  1. Period not retained

    Head of the so-called Election Commission of the Kherson Region, in the temporarily-controlled territory in Kherson, Ukraine

  2. Period not retained

    Организаторы фальсификаций на выборах

  3. Period not retained

    Présidente de la commission électorale de la région de Kherson

  4. Period not retained

    Chair of the Election Committee of the Kherson Region

  5. Period not retained

    Election fraud organizers

Other names9

Also known as9

Марина Юрьевна ЗахароваЗахарова Марина ЮрьевнаMarina ZacharovaЗАХАРОВА Марина YuryevnaZakharova Marina YurievnaZakharova Marina YuryevnaZakharova Marina ЮрьевнаМарина Юрьевна ЗАХАРОВАMarina Jurjevna ZACHAROVA

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