Oplot Battalion

Sanctioned entity

Ukraine. Named in 11 sanctions listings.

Summary

(UE) 2019/1403 du 12/09/2019 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 350)

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Also referred to as the 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, which since October 2018 is named after Alexander Zakharchenko. Reportedly part of the so-called ‘1st Army Corps’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

groupe séparatiste armé qui a activement soutenu des actions qui compromettent l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, et déstabilisent davantage l'Ukraine. Également dénommé «5e brigade de fusiliers motorisés indépendante», baptisé depuis octobre 2018 du nom d'Alexander Zakharchenko. Il ferait partie du soi-disant «1er corps d'armée» de la «République populaire de Donetsk»

Social media: http://vk.com/oplot_ info; https:/vk.com/5ombroplot

Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Also referred to as the 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, which since Oct 2018 is named after Alexander Zakharchenko. Reportedly part of the so-called "1st Army Corps" of the "Donetsk People's Republic".

Social media:

(Date of UN designation: 2015-02-16)

Name of Director Aleksandr Zakharchenko (now deceased) and Mikhail Verin (nom de guerre ‘The Fifth’) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

(UE) 2015/240 du 09/02/2015 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 331)

(UE) 2016/1661 du 15/09/2016 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 336)

Site : http://vk.com/oplot_info, https://vk.com/5ombroplot

(UE) 2020/1267 du 10/09/2020 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 360)

Sanctions and listings11

EU sanctions related to Ukraine - (UE) 2016/1661 du 15/09/2016 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014); (UE) 2015/240 du 09/02/2015 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014); (UE) 2020/1267 du 10/09/2020 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014); (UE) 2019/1403 du 12/09/2019 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
groupe séparatiste armé qui a activement soutenu des actions qui compromettent l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, et déstabilisent davantage l'Ukraine. Également dénommé «5e brigade de fusiliers motorisés indépendante», baptisé depuis octobre 2018 du nom d'Alexander Zakharchenko. Il ferait partie du soi-disant «1er corps d'armée» de la «République populaire de Donetsk»
Programme EU-UKRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu
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
11 Sep 2020
Effective
16 Feb 2015
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - UKR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2015-02-16
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2020/1267 (OJ L298)
Programme EU-UKRReference EU.3576.10eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
9 Feb 2015; 13 Sep 2019
EU sanctions related to Ukraine
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2015/240 (OJ L40)
2019/1403 (OJ L236)
Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
Ukraine Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Ukraine)
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia
Targeted financial sanction
Listed 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
11 Oct 2016; 1 Oct 2019; 29 Sep 2020; 6 Mar 2015
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 30520seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch
Listed
17 Feb 2015
Special Economic Measures Act - Ukraine
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
Part 2
Programme CA-SEMAReference 26international.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Listed
23 Dec 2014
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2015/240 du 09/02/2015, (ue) 2019/1403 du 12/09/2019, (ue) 2016/1661 du 15/09/2016 and (ue) 2020/1267 du 10/09/2020
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
groupe séparatiste armé qui a activement soutenu des actions qui compromettent l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, et déstabilisent davantage l'Ukraine. Également dénommé «5e brigade de fusiliers motorisés indépendante», baptisé depuis octobre 2018 du nom d'Alexander Zakharchenko. Il ferait partie du soi-disant «1er corps d'armée» de la «République populaire de Donetsk»
geldefonds.gouv.mc
Listed
19 Dec 2014
Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions - UKRAINE-EO13660
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
UKRAINE-EO13660 and block
Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 and/or 589.209
Executive Order 13660 (Ukraine)
Programme US-UKRRUS-RELReference 17466treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
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
Armed separatist group which has taken part in combat activity and has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. These actions include occupation of City Hall in Donetsk; an assault assault on the army positions at Krasnohorivka, which took the lives of three Ukrainian soldiers; repulsion of Kiev troops in Donetsk and being reportedly part of the so-called "1st Army Corps" of the "Donetsk People's Republic". The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Armed separatist group which has taken part in combat activity and has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. These actions include occupation of City Hall in Donetsk; an assault assault on the army positions at Krasnohorivka, which took the lives of three Ukrainian soldiers; repulsion of Kiev troops in Donetsk and being reportedly part of the so-called '1st Army Corps' of the 'Donetsk People's Republic'. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Programme GB-RUSReference RUS0187Reference 13223Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk

Other names8

Also known as8

Батальон "Оплот"5th Separate Motor Rifle BrigadeBulwarkBataillon OplotOplotOPLOTБатальон ‘Оплот’Oplot Batallion

Addresses2

Kharkiv
Donetsk

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