Main Intelligence Directorate

Sanctioned entity

Russia. Named in 18 sanctions listings.

Summary

(UE) 2022/2476 du 16/12/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 2488)

Adresse: Grizodubovoy, 3, Moscou 125252, Russie Site internet: https://structure.mil.ru/structure/ ministry_of_defence/details.htm ?id=9711@egOrganization

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Russia’s military intelligence agency, part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

(also MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE)

Name Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Russia’s military intelligence agency, part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Website: https://structure.mil.ru/structure/ministry_of_defence/details.htmid=9711@egOrganization

(also MAIN INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, GRU, GLAVNOE RAZVEDYVATEL'NOE UPRAVLENIE)

La direction générale du renseignement de l’état-major des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie est l’agence de renseignement militaire russe. Elle a participé à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Par conséquent, elle est responsable du soutien matériel ou financier apporté aux actions qui ont compromis ou menacé l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine

Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is Russia’s military intelligence agency. It took part in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, it is responsible for supporting materially or financially actions which undermined or threatened the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

(Date of UN designation: 2022-12-16)

Sanctions and listings18

Effective
16 Mar 2021
Official designation
Bureau of Industry and SecurityUS BIS Military-Intelligence End UsersUnited States
Programme US-BIS-MIEUfederalregister.gov ecfr.gov
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - (UE) 2022/2476 du 16/12/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
La direction générale du renseignement de l’état-major des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie est l’agence de renseignement militaire russe. Elle a participé à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Par conséquent, elle est responsable du soutien matériel ou financier apporté aux actions qui ont compromis ou menacé l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine
Programme EU-UKRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu
Effective
4 Dec 2025
UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Internet Services Sanctions: see "Other Information", asset freeze, trust services sanctions and internet services sanctions: see 'other information'
The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect THE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (GRU) is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 based on the following ground: THE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by carrying on business as a Government of Russia-affiliated entity.
Programme GB-RUSReference 17235Reference RUS3149Last updated 4 Dec 2025gov.uk gov.uk
Listed
16 Dec 2022
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: 2022-12-16
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2022/2476 (OJ L322-I)
Programme EU-UKRReference EU.9399.8eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Official designation
Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryJapan METI End User ListJapan
Weapon Types: Chemical
meti.go.jp meti.go.jp
Listed
3 Feb 2017
Effective
29 Dec 2016
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
1 Mar 2022
国際平和のための国際的な努力に我が国として寄与するために講ずる輸出等に係る禁止措置の対象となるロシア連邦の団体（令和四年外務省告示第八十二号）
Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryJapan METI Russian ListJapan
Last updated 10 Jan 2025meti.go.jp
Effective
4 Jan 2017
BIS Entity List (EL) - Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security
Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security; Department of the Commerce - International Trade AdministrationUS Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)United States
Policy of denial. See §§ 746.8(b) and 744.21(e)
All items subject to the EAR. (See §§ 734.9(g),3 746.8(a)(3), and 744.21(b) of the EAR)
Programme US-BIS-ELReference 87 FR 12240Reference 87 FR 34136Reference 82 FR 724bis.gov trade.gov bis.doc.gov
Listed
26 Jan 2017
Effective
29 Dec 2016
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) 2022/2476 du 16/12/2022
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
La direction générale du renseignement de l’état-major des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie est l’agence de renseignement militaire russe. Elle a participé à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Par conséquent, elle est responsable du soutien matériel ou financier apporté aux actions qui ont compromis ou menacé l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.
geldefonds.gouv.mc
Listed
3 Feb 2017
Effective
29 Dec 2016
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
29 Dec 2016
Cyber-Related Sanctions - CYBER2
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
CAATSA - RUSSIA, RUSSIA-EO14024, block, CYBER2 and NPWMD
Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201
Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.
Executive Order 13382 (Non-proliferation)
Executive Order 13757 (Cyber)
CAATSA - Section 224
Executive Order 14024 (Russia)
Programme US-CYBReference 21343treasury.gov ofac.treasury.gov
Effective
4 Jan 2017
BIS Entity List (EL) - Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security
Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security; Department of the Commerce - International Trade AdministrationUS Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)United States
Policy of denial. See §§ 746.8(b) and 744.21(e)
All items subject to the EAR. (See §§ 734.9(g),3 746.8(a)(3), and 744.21(b) of the EAR)
Programme US-BIS-ELReference 87 FR 12240Reference 87 FR 34136Reference 82 FR 724bis.gov trade.gov bis.doc.gov
Listed
26 Jan 2017
Effective
29 Dec 2016
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
sam.gov
Listed
23 Feb 2023
Special Economic Measures Act - Russia
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
1, Part 2
Programme CA-SEMAReference 331international.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Listed
16 Dec 2022
EU sanctions related to Ukraine
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2022/2476 (OJ L322-I)
Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
23 Feb 2023
Special Economic Measures Act - Russia
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List on the Russian invasion of UkraineCanada
Canada is imposing sanctions against 13 federal Russian institutions, including both houses of Russian parliament, United Russia (President Putin’s polical party), The Federal Security Bureau (the successor agency to the Soviet KGB, as well as Russia’s financial intelligence agency Rosfinmonitoring and its Director.
Programme CA-SEMAinternational.gc.ca international.gc.ca
Listed
15 Feb 2023; 21 Dec 2022
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 58595seco.admin.ch seco.admin.ch

Connections25

Owns1

Center for Geopolitical ExpertiseSanctionedDebarred
Share not stated
Owned or Controlled ByRussia

Other names37

Also known as35

Glavnoe Razvedyvatel'noe UpravlenieHoofddirectoraat inlichtingen van de generale staf van de strijdkrachten van de Russische FederatieDirecția principală de informații a Statului-Major al forțelor armate ale Federației RuseMAIN INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENTGLAVNOE RAZVEDYVATEL'NOE UPRAVLENIEГлавное Разведывательное УправлениеGlavna obavještajna uprava glavnog stožera oružanih snaga Ruske FederacijeGłówny zarząd wywiadu sztabu generalnego sił zbrojnych Federacji RosyjskieAz Oroszországi Föderáció hadseregének vezérkarán belül működő központi hírszerzési igazgatóságDirezione principale dell'intelligence dello Stato maggiore delle Forze armate della Federazione russaGlavnoe Razvedyvatel’noe Upravlenie情報総局Venemaa Föderatsiooni relvajõudude kindralstaabi luure peavalitsusdirection générale du renseignement de l’état-major des forces armées de la Fédération de RussieГла́вное управле́ние Генера́льного шта́ба Вооружённых сил Росси́йской Федера́цииHlavné riaditeľstvo spravodajskej služby generálneho štábu ozbrojených síl Ruskej federácieMain Directorate of the General Staffcentrala underrättelsedirektoratet vid generalstaben vid Ryska federationens försvarsmak

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Rusijos Federacijos ginkluotųjų pajėgų generalinio štabo Vyriausioji žvalgybos valdybaMain Intelligence DepartmentГЛАВНОЕ РАЗВЕДЫВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕΚεντρική Διεύθυνση Πληροφοριών του Γενικού Επιτελείου των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων της Ρωσικής ΟμοσπονδίαςDirección Central de Inteligencia del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas de la Federación de Rusia)Главное разведывательное управление Генерального штаба Вооружённых сил Российской ФедерацииVenäjän federaation asevoimien yleisesikunnan tiedusteluosastoDet øverste efterretningsdirektorat i generalstaben for Den Russiske Føderations væbnede styrkerMain Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (direction générale du renseignement de l’état- major des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie)Hauptverwaltung für Aufklärung beim Generalstab der Streitkräfte der Russischen FöderationMAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATEMain DirectorateThe Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian FederationTHE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIONMain Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (direction générale du renseignement de l’état-major des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie)Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation参謀本部情報総局

Weak aliases2

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

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Addresses11

Khoroshevskoye Shosse, 76, Moscow, Russia
KHOROSHEVSKOYE SHOSSE 76, KHODINKA, MOSCOW
Grizodubovoy, 3, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125252
Khoroshevskoye Shosse 76, Khodinka, Moscow, Russia
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Frunzenskaya nab., 22/2, Moscow, 119160
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Frunzenskaya nab., 22/2, Moscow 119160, Russia.
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Frunzenskaya nab., 22/2, 119160
Khoroshevskoye Shosse 76, Khodinka Moscow RU
Khoroshevskoye Shosse 76, Khodinka Moscow Russia
Grizodubovoy, 3, Moscou 125252
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Frunzenskaya nab., 22/2 Moscow 119160 Russia

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