Leanid Mikalaevich ChuroPerson

Also known as

• Leanid Mikalaievich Churo
• ЧУРО Леонид Николаевич (Cyrl)
• Leonid Nikolaevich Churo
• Lieanid Mikalajevich Churo
• ЧУРО Леанід Мікалаевіч (Cyrl)

Designations

• Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Belarus since 2021-06-21. Other entities under Belarus

Source remarks: BEL0098 — In his position as Director General of Belaeronavigatsia Republican Unitary Air Navigation Services Enterprise, Leanid Churo is responsible for Belarusian air traffic control. He therefore bears responsibility for the order to intercept passenger flight FR4978 and compel its landing at Minsk airport, without proper justification, on 23 May 2021. In doing so, he acted on the direction of Alexander Lukashenko and in conjunction with the Belarusian defence forces. This resulted in the forced redirection of flight FR4978, the detention of the aircraft, its passengers and the crew, and the arrest of opposition journalist and civil society actor Roman Protasevich and Protasevich’s partner Sofia Sapega. This politically-motivated decision was aimed at arresting and detaining opposition journalist Protasevich and Sapega and constitutes a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. Churo is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus and so undermined democracy and the rule of law there. (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth

1956-07-08

Position

Director General, Belaeronavigatsia Republican Unitary Air Navigation Services Enterprise

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets list version gb_hmt_ofsi@2026-06-03, observed 2026-06-03.

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