Person

Vladimir Mikhaylovich BOGDANOV

Sanctioned entity

Born 17 Jul 1958 (68 years old),Russia. Named in 15 sanctions listings.

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Summary

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

Vladimir Bogdanov est le chef du Centre technologique spécial du Service fédéral de sécurité russe (FSB), l’entité mère de l’Institut de criminalistique. En cette qualité, Vladimir Bogdanov supervise et contrôle les activités de ces entités. Le FSB a mené des opérations visant à suivre de près les activités d’Alexeï Navalny pendant une longue période, y compris pendant son déplacement à Tomsk, où il a été empoisonné au moyen d’un agent neurotoxique de type Novitchok le 20 août 2020. Cet empoisonnement constitue une utilisation d’armes chimiques au sens de la convention sur les armes chimiques. En sa qualité de chef du Centre technologique spécial du FSB, Vladimir Bogdanov a fourni le cadre opérationnel et les instructions pour mener la surveillance et perpétrer la tentative d’assassinat contre Alexeï Navalny. Par conséquent, il était impliqué dans les préparatifs en vue d’utiliser des armes chimiques, il est responsable de l’utilisation des armes chimiques et il a apporté un soutien technique et matériel à l’emploi d’armes chimiques.

(Date of UN designation: 2022-11-14)

(also Vladimir BOGDANOV, Vladimir Mikhailovich BOGDANOV)

Director of the Center for Special Technology of the FSB and concurrently Deputy Director of the Scientific and Technical Department of the FSB. Involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

(also Vladimir Mikhaylovich BOGDANOV)

Major General of the FSB, Head of the Center for Special Equipment, Deputy Director of the Scientific and Technical Service of the FSB

(UE) 2022/2228 du 14/11/2022 (UE Lutte contre la prolifération des armes chimiques - R (UE) 2018/1542) (FondementJuridique: 2473)

Sanctions and listings15

  • EU Restrictive Measures Against The Proliferation And Use Of Chemical Weapons - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons

    Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union

    regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council

    Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons

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

  • Listed
    10 Nov 2022

    Special Economic Measures Act - Russia

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List on the Russian invasion of UkraineCanada

    The following individuals are members of the Russian justice and security sectors, including police officers and investigators, prosecutors, judges, and prison officials, involved in gross and systematic human rights violations against Russian opposition leaders.

    Programme CA-SEMAinternational.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Serious Violations Or Serious Abuses Of Human Rights Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Thematic - Human Rights)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Travel ban and targeted financial sanction

    Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Thematic Sanctions) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2022

    Programme AU-HUMANLast updated 10 Dec 2022dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • EU Restrictive Measures Against The Proliferation And Use Of Chemical Weapons - (UE) 2022/2228 du 14/11/2022 (UE Lutte contre la prolifération des armes chimiques - R (UE) 2018/1542)

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Vladimir Bogdanov est le chef du Centre technologique spécial du Service fédéral de sécurité russe (FSB), l’entité mère de l’Institut de criminalistique. En cette qualité, Vladimir Bogdanov supervise et contrôle les activités de ces entités. Le FSB a mené des opérations visant à suivre de près les activités d’Alexeï Navalny pendant une longue période, y compris pendant son déplacement à Tomsk, où il a été empoisonné au moyen d’un agent neurotoxique de type Novitchok le 20 août 2020. Cet empoisonnement constitue une utilisation d’armes chimiques au sens de la convention sur les armes chimiques. En sa qualité de chef du Centre technologique spécial du FSB, Vladimir Bogdanov a fourni le cadre opérationnel et les instructions pour mener la surveillance et perpétrer la tentative d’assassinat contre Alexeï Navalny. Par conséquent, il était impliqué dans les préparatifs en vue d’utiliser des armes chimiques, il est responsable de l’utilisation des armes chimiques et il a apporté un soutien technique et matériel à l’emploi d’armes chimiques.

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

  • Effective
    20 Aug 2021

    UK sanctions relating to chemical weapons - The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    Vladimir Bogdanov is the head of the FSB's 'Special Technology Centre' (the parent entity of the FSB's Criminalistics Institute - Military Unit 34435). There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation was involved in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny using a toxic nerve agent and as head of the FSB's 'Special Technology Centre' Bogdanov has responsibility for, provided support for, or promoted the actions of the operatives who carried out the operation. Alternatively, he is associated with those who carried out the operation. Evidence suggests that Vladimir Bogdanov was in close contact with Stanislav Makshakov, the commander of the team of operatives involved in the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny. This designation is part of a further package of designations targeting the FSB operatives directly involved in carrying out the operation. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was the victim of an attempted assassination during his August 2020 visit to Siberia, in which a chemical weapon - a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group - was used. The activities and movements of Alexey Navalny during his journey to Siberia, from where he intended to return to Moscow on 20th August 2020, were closely monitored by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Russia had the technical capability to carry out the attack. The Russian State has previously produced Novichoks and would still be capable of doing so. Within the last decade, Russia has produced and stockpiled small quantities of Novichok. It is unlikely that Novichoks could be made and deployed by non-state actors (e.g. a criminal or terrorist group). Russia had the operational experience to carry out the attack. Russia has a proven record of state-sponsored assassination. It is highly likely that the Russian state was responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018 using a similar type of nerve agent. During the 2000s, Russia commenced a programme to test means of delivering chemical warfare agents, including investigation of ways of delivering nerve agents. Russia had the motive and opportunity to carry out the attack. Navalny is a high profile Russian opposition politician who vocally criticised the Russian administration and establishment. He was on Russian territory under surveillance by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation at the time of the attack.

    Vladimir Bogdanov is the head of the FSB's 'Special Technology Centre' (the parent entity of the FSB's Criminalistics Institute - Military Unit 34435). There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation was involved in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny using a toxic nerve agent and as head of the FSB's 'Special Technology Centre' Bogdanov has responsibility for, provided support for, or promoted the actions of the operatives who carried out the operation. Alternatively, he is associated with those who carried out the operation. Evidence suggests that Vladimir Bogdanov was in close contact with Stanislav Makshakov, the commander of the team of operatives involved in the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny. This designation is part of a further package of designations targeting the FSB operatives directly involved in carrying out the operation. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was the victim of an attempted assassination during his August 2020 visit to Siberia, in which a chemical weapon - a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group - was used. The activities and movements of Alexey Navalny during his journey to Siberia, from where he intended to return to Moscow on 20th August 2020, were closely monitored by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Russia had the technical capability to carry out the attack. The Russian State has previously produced Novichoks and would still be capable of doing so. Within the last decade, Russia has produced and stockpiled small quantities of Novichok. It is unlikely that Novichoks could be made and deployed by non-state actors (e.g. a criminal or terrorist group). Russia had the operational experience to carry out the attack. Russia has a proven record of state-sponsored assassination. It is highly likely that the Russian state was responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018 using a similar type of nerve agent. During the 2000s, Russia commenced a programme to test means of delivering chemical warfare agents, including investigation of ways of delivering nerve agents. Russia had the motive and opportunity to carry out the attack. Navalny is a high profile Russian opposition politician who vocally criticised the Russian administration and establishment. He was on Russian territory under surveillance by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation at the time of the attack.

    Programme GB-CWReference 14135Reference CHW0021Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    10 Nov 2022

    Special Economic Measures Act - Russia

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    1, Part 1.1

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 26international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2022/2228 du 14/11/2022

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Vladimir Bogdanov est le chef du Centre technologique spécial du Service fédéral de sécurité russe (FSB), l’entité mère de l’Institut de criminalistique. En cette qualité, Vladimir Bogdanov supervise et contrôle les activités de ces entités. Le FSB a mené des opérations visant à suivre de près les activités d’Alexeï Navalny pendant une longue période, y compris pendant son déplacement à Tomsk, où il a été empoisonné au moyen d’un agent neurotoxique de type Novitchok le 20 août 2020. Cet empoisonnement constitue une utilisation d’armes chimiques au sens de la convention sur les armes chimiques. En sa qualité de chef du Centre technologique spécial du FSB, Vladimir Bogdanov a fourni le cadre opérationnel et les instructions pour mener la surveillance et perpétrer la tentative d’assassinat contre Alexeï Navalny. Par conséquent, il était impliqué dans les préparatifs en vue d’utiliser des armes chimiques, il est responsable de l’utilisation des armes chimiques et il a apporté un soutien technique et matériel à l’emploi d’armes chimiques.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    14 Nov 2022

    EU Restrictive Measures Against The Proliferation And Use Of Chemical Weapons - CHEM

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    Designation date published: 2022-11-14

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2022/2228 (OJ L293-I)

    Programme EU-CHEMReference EU.9021.12eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    14 Sep 2021
    Effective
    20 Aug 2021

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    14 Nov 2022

    EU Restrictive Measures Against The Proliferation And Use Of Chemical Weapons

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2022/2228 (OJ L293-I)

    Programme EU-CHEMfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    14 Sep 2021
    Effective
    20 Aug 2021

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Effective
    5 Oct 2021

    Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 - 497/2021

    National Security and Defense CouncilUkraine NSDC State Register of SanctionsUkraine

    [2] обмеження торговельних операцій(повне припинення торговельних операцій), [24] позбавлення державних нагород україни, інших форм відзначення, [4] запобігання виведенню капіталів за межі україни, [7] заборона участі у приватизації, оренді державного майна резидентами іноземної держави та особами, які прямо чи опосередковано контролюються резидентами іноземної держави або діють в їх інтересах, [19] заборона передання технологій, прав на об’єкти права інтелектуальної власності, [6] припинення дії або зупинення ліцензій та інших дозволів, одержання (наявність) яких є умовою для здійснення певного виду діяльності, зокрема, припинення дії чи зупинення дії спеціальних дозволів на користування надрами, [14] припинення видачі дозволів, ліцензій на ввезення в україну з іноземної держави чи вивезення з україни валютних цінностей та обмеження видачі готівки за платіжними картками, емітованими резидентами іноземної держави, [11] заборона або обмеження заходження іноземних невійськових суден та військових кораблів до територіального моря україни, її внутрішніх вод, портів та повітряних суден до повітряного простору україни або здійснення посадки на території україни, [1] блокування активів - тимчасове обмеження права особи користуватися та розпоряджатися належним їй майном, [5] зупинення виконання економічних та фінансових зобов’язань, [25] інші санкції, що відповідають принципам їх застосування, встановленим цим законом, [13] заборона видачі дозволів, ліцензій національного банку україни на здійснення інвестицій в іноземну державу, розміщення валютних цінностей на рахунках і вкладах на території іноземної держави and [3] обмеження, часткове чи повне припинення транзиту ресурсів, польотів та перевезень територією україни(повне припинення транзиту ресурсів та перевезень територією україни)

    Programme UA-SA1644Reference 21049711100091drs.nsdc.gov.uapresident.gov.ua

  • Listed
    14 Sep 2021
    Effective
    20 Aug 2021

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    20 Aug 2021

    Non-Proliferation Sanctions - NPWMD

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    NPWMD and block

    Executive Order 13382 (Non-proliferation)

    Programme US-NON-PROLIFReference 32754treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Effective
    5 May 2023

    Russia Sanctions Act 2022

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TradeNew Zealand Russia SanctionsNew ZealandSanctioned

    Aircraft Ban, travel ban, service prohibition, dealing with securities, asset freeze and ship ban

    Linked to Russian leadership, governance, or military bodies responsible for the undermining of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

    Programme NZ-RSA2022mfat.govt.nz

Positions held7

  1. Period not retained

    Head of Special Technology Centre of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)

  2. Period not retained

    former Director of Criminalistics Institute

  3. Period not retained

    керівник центру спеціальної техніки – заступник директора науково- технічної служби ФСБ РФ

  4. Period not retained

    Chef du Centre technologique spécial du Service fédéral de sécurité russe.

  5. Period not retained

    колишній директор інституту криміналістики

  6. Period not retained

    Chef du Centre technologique spécial du Service fédéral de sécurité russe (FSB)

  7. Period not retained

    Head of FSB Special Technology Centre (parent entity of Criminalistics Institute)

Other names15

Also known as15

BOGDANOV, Vladimir MikhailovichВладимир Михайлович БогдановБогданов Владимир МихайловичVladimir Michajlovitj BOGDANOVBOGDANOV, VladimirVladimir Mikhailovich BogdanovBohdanov Volodymyr MykhailovychVladimir BogdanovVladimir BOGDANOVBogdanov Vladimir MikhaylovichБогданов Володимир МихайловичVladimir Mikhailovich BOGDANOVBOGDANOV, Vladimir MikhaylovichВладимир Михайлович БОГДАНОВBogdanov Vladimir

Addresses2

  • Moscow Russia

  • Moscow

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