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Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1723 of 13 July 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses

Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1723 of 13 July 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses

Decision (CFSP) 2026/1723 · Decision · 3 articles

Data as of 2026-07-16 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies under heading ‘A. Natural persons’:   Names (Transliteration into Latin script) Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing ‘139. Alexei Viktorovich KHAVETSKY Алексей Викторович ХАВЕЦКИЙ (Russian) Function: Deputy Head of Security and Operational Work at Penal Colony No. 7 (Pakino, Vladimir Oblast) DOB: 23.12.1989 POB: Melekhovo, Kovrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Nationality: Russian Gender: male Alexei Khavetsky is the Deputy Head of Security and Operational Work at Penal Colony No. 7 (Pakino, Vladimir Oblast) where he has orchestrated and supervised the systematic Mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). Under his leadership, Ukrainian POWs were subjected to severe physical beatings, electric shocks and intentional starvation. Khavetsky is further responsible for organizing acts of sexual violence and extreme humiliation, including forcing naked prisoners to simulate sexual acts for the entertainment of colony staff. By exercising command over the security operations of the facility, he directly participated in and facilitated pervasive abuse against persons. Therefore, Alexei Khavetsky is responsible for torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 13.7.2026 140. Artem Nikolayevich POTAPCHUK Артем Николаевич ПОТАПЧУК (Russian) Function: Major, Assistant to the head of Penal Colony No. 120, senior officer in disciplinary isolation, Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic” DOB: 6.6.1986 Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: Donetsk oblast, Makeyevka city, Kavkazskaya street, 27, apt. 2 Ukrainian passeport number: series МН No 553834 Tax identification number: 3156801837 Associated entities: Penal Colony No 120 – Olenivka prison Artem Potapchuk is the Assistant Head of the Olenivka prison in Donetsk region. In this role, he has been identified by journalistic investigations and survivor testimonies as being directly involved in the torture, beating and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. Reports indicate that most detainees in Olenivka prison were subjected to systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. By virtue of his position and actions, Artem Potapchuk is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026 141. Dmitry NEELOV a.k.a. Dmitry NEYOLOV a.k.a. Dmitry NEYELOV a.k.a. Dmitro NEYOLOV Дмитрий НЕЕЛОВ (Russian) Дмитро НЕЙОЛОВ (Ukrainian) Function: First Deputy Head of Olenivka prison Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Associated entities: Penal Colony No. 120 – Olenivka prison Dmitry Neelov is the First Deputy Head of the Olenivka prison. In this role, he has been identified by journalistic investigations and survivor testimonies as being involved in the torture, beating and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians. Most detainees in Olenivka were subjected to systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Moreover, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine have identified the involvement of Dmitry Neelov in the mass killing of Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka on 28 and 29 July 2022. He is directly responsible for arbitrary killing of Ukrainian military personnel, as he was aware of the consequences of the explosions and the number of casualties caused by the Russian attack on the Olenivka prison on 28 and 29 July 2022, but deliberately delayed the evacuation of the wounded leading to the deaths of several of them. By virtue of his position and actions, Dmitry Neelov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as arbitrary killing through acts or omissions leading to the Olenivka explosions and the subsequent deaths of Ukrainian POWs. 13.7.2026 142. Kirill Viktorovich SHAKUROV a.k.a. Kyrylo SHAKUROV Кирилл Викторович ШАКУРОВ (Russian) Кирило Вікторович ШАКУРОВ (Ukrainian) Function: Senior Warrant Officer, Junior inspector of the duty shift at Penal Colony No 120, until 2022; since 2023, he has been an employee of Correctional Colony No 27, Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic” DOB: 3.9.1986 Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: Donetsk oblast, Gorlovka city, Chernikova street, house 35, apt. 4 Ukrainian passport: ВК No 262981 Associated entities: Penal Colony No. 120 – Olenivka prison Tax identification number: 3165702233 Kirill Shakurov was Senior Warrant Officer, Junior inspector of the duty shift at Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison) until 2022. In this capacity he was involved in the systematic beating, torture with the use of special and other means, and humiliation of captured Ukrainian servicemen. Since 2023, he has been an employee of Correctional Colony No 27, Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic”. By virtue of his position and actions, Kirill Shakurov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026 143. Vasiliy Valerievich BAKALINSKIY a.k.a. Vasyl BAKALINSKIY Василий Валерьевич БАКАЛИНСКИЙ (Russian) Василь Валерійович БАКАЛИНСЬКИЙ (Ukrainian) Function: Warrant Officer and employee of Penal Colony No 120 DOB: 17.12.1989 Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: Donetsk oblast, Volnovakha district, Molodezhnoye village, Novoselov street, house 6, apt. 3 Associated individuals: Kirill Viktorovich Shakurov, Yuriy Alekseyevich Dmitrenko Associated entities: Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison) Vasiliy Bakalinskiy is a supervisor/warden at Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison). In this capacity he has been involved in the systematic beating, torture with the use of special and other means, and humiliation of captured Ukrainian servicemen. By virtue of his position and actions, Vasiliy Bakalinskiy is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026 144. Vyacheslav Nikolayevich YAKURNOV Вячеслав Николаевич ЯКУРНОВ (Russian) Function: Major, head of the operational department of Penal Colony No. 120, Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic” DOB: 14.2.1981 Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: Donetsk oblast, Donetsk city, Ovnatanyana st., bldg. 40, apt. 9 Ukrainian passport number: series ВА No 678960 Russian passport number: series 6023 No 090380 Associated entities: Penal Colony No. 120 – Olenivka prison Vyacheslav Yakurnov is the Head of the operational department at Olenivka prison in Donetsk region. In this role, he has been identified by journalistic investigations and survivor testimonies as being directly involved in the torture, beating and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. Reports indicate that most detainees in Olenivka were subjected to systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. By virtue of his position and actions, Vyacheslav Yakurnov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026 145. Yan Vyacheslavovych ZANEVSKY a.k.a. Ladya Ян Вячеславович ЗАНЕВСКИЙ (Russian) Function: FSB officer DOB: 20.5.1995 Address: Moscow, 12 Tvadovskogo Street, building 3, apt. 263; Moscow, Lobnenskaya st. 2, apt. 128 Yan Zanevsky (alias “Ladya”), an officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), is responsible for serious human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. In his capacity as an FSB “curator”, Yan Zanevsky personally supervised and participated in the illegal detention and torture of civilians, including acts of extreme physical and psychological violence such as beatings, suffocation, and sexual abuse. Yan Zanevsky is therefore responsible for torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. 13.7.2026 146. Yuri Alekseevich DMYTRENKO Юрий Алексеевич ДМИТРЕНКО (Russian) Юрій Олексійович ДМИТРЕНКО (Ukrainian) Function: Warrant Officer and employee of Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison); Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic” DOB: 11.10.1979 Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: TOT of Donetsk region, Horlivka, st. Korchagina, bud. 28, sq. 32 Associated entities: Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison) Yuri Dmytrenko is a supervisor/warden at Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison). In this capacity he has been involved in the systematic beating, torture with the use of special and other means, and humiliation of captured Ukrainian servicemen. By virtue of his position and actions, Yuri Dmytrenko is responsible for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026’; (2) the following entity is added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies under heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’:   Names (Transliteration into Latin script) Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing ‘42. Pre-trial detention center-2 Taganrog “SIZO 2” СИЗО-2 Таганрог a.k.a. ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области (Russian) Address: 347910, 175, Lenin Str., Rostov Region, Taganrog Place of registration: Russian Federation, Taganrog Principal place of business: Russian Federation SIZO-2 (Detention Centre No. 2, Taganrog) is one of the Russian Federation’s detention facilities used to hold Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians, including journalists and women. Former detainees report systemic torture, including electric shocks, beatings, forced confessions, and other forms of physical and psychological abuse. Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna died in the facility after a year of detention, with forensic examinations showing numerous signs of torture, including electrocution, abrasions and broken bones. Testimonies confirm that Ukrainian captives in SIZO-2 are routinely subjected to torture and ill-treatment, in a system involving FSIN special units and the FSB. Detainees are deprived of medical care, held in degrading conditions and threatened to secure confessions. SIZO-2 is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 13.7.2026’.

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