Filipovic Kresimir
Sanctioned entityBorn 20 Oct 1976 (49 years old),Croatia. Named in 4 sanctions listings.
Summary
He is a Russian businessman of Croatian descent, whose company Velesstroy LLC (as of 2022, 85% owned by Filipovic, but since October 2023, the ultimate owner of the company has been classified by the state) is conducting construction work on the reconstruction of Vladimir Putin's palace in Gelendzhik, valued at 1.3 billion USD. The company is listed in the construction documentation as the general contractor for the project. The contract for these works earned Filipovic's company approximately 6.8 million USD at the exchange rate at the time of the last payment in September 2022. Velesstroy LLC is a recipient of large state contracts totaling at least 2.5 billion USD (at the exchange rate as of June 14, 2024). According to journalistic investigations, Filipovic is implicated in the transfer abroad and laundering of millions of dollars obtained from the Russian state-owned Transneft PJSC. According to press reports, he is the partner of Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova, with whom he has a child.
Transport sanctions: where transport sanctions apply, a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. Similarly, an aircraft owned, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. This also includes a prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance relating to aircraft or ships will prevent a person from directly or indirectly providing technical assistance to, or for the benefit of, the designated person, where that technical assistance relates to an aircraft or ship. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Sanctions and listings4
- Effective
- 23 Aug 2025
- Ended
- 23 Aug 2035
Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 - 613/2025
National Security and Defense CouncilUkraine NSDC State Register of SanctionsUkraine
[21] відмова в наданні та скасування віз резидентам іноземних держав, застосування інших заборон в’їзду на територію України, [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, [2] обмеження торговельних операцій(повне припинення), [5] зупинення виконання економічних та фінансових зобов’язань, [1] блокування активів - тимчасове позбавлення права користуватися та розпоряджатися активами, що належать фізичній або юридичній особі, а також активами, щодо яких така особа може прямо чи опосередковано (через інших фізичних або юридичних осіб) вчиняти дії, тотожні за змістом здійсненню права розпорядження ними, [10] заборона здійснення публічних та оборонних закупівель товарів, робіт і послуг у юридичних осіб-резидентів іноземної держави державної форми власності та юридичних осіб, частка статутного капіталу яких знаходиться у власності іноземної держави, а також публічних та оборонних закупівель у інших суб’єктів господарювання, що здійснюють продаж товарів, робіт, послуг походженням з іноземної держави, до якої застосовано санкції згідно з цим законом, [23] анулювання офіційних візитів, засідань, переговорів з питань укладення договорів чи угод and [3] обмеження, часткове чи повне припинення транзиту ресурсів, польотів та перевезень територією україни(повне припинення)
Programme UA-SA1644Reference 25061311100018president.gov.uadrs.nsdc.gov.ua
- Listed
- 13 Jun 2025
Special Economic Measures Act - Russia
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List on the Russian invasion of UkraineCanada
Canada is imposing sanctions against 45 individuals identified by the Anti-Corruption Foundation who have engaged in activities that support or contribute to abuses in relation to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The list of sanctioned individuals includes current and former senior officials of the Government of Russia, members of President Putin’s family and inner circle or Russian elite, as well as oligarchs, including those linked to the military-industrial and defence sectors, and representatives of media, culture and sports industries, who have benefited from and support the Putin regime, including during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Programme CA-SEMAinternational.gc.cainternational.gc.ca
- Listed
- 13 Jun 2025
Special Economic Measures Act - Russia
Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada
1, Part 1
Programme CA-SEMAReference 1511international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca
- Effective
- 8 Nov 2023
UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Transport sanctions: see "Other information", trust services sanctions, asset freeze, travel ban, transport sanctions: see 'other information' and director disqualification sanction
Krešimir FILIPOVIĆ (hereafter FILIPOVIĆ) is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: (1) FILIPOVIĆ is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent of an entity, Velesstroy, which is carrying on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian construction, extractives, and energy sectors; (2) FILIPOVIĆ is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by owning or controlling directly or indirectly an entity, Velesstroy, which is carrying on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian construction, extractives, and energy sectors.
Krešimir FILIPOVIĆ (hereafter FILIPOVIĆ) is an 'involved person' under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: (1) FILIPOVIĆ is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent of an entity, Velesstroy, which is carrying on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian construction, extractives, and energy sectors; (2) FILIPOVIĆ is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by owning or controlling directly or indirectly an entity, Velesstroy, which is carrying on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian construction, extractives, and energy sectors.
Programme GB-RUSReference RUS1998Reference 16195Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
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Addresses1
Apartment 258, 4a Fadeeva Street, Moscow, Russia
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