Entity record
Lieanid Mikalajevich ChuroPerson
Lieanid Mikalajevich Churo appears on the UK Sanctions List (UKSL), designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI), UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs Belarus, The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; reflected as observed on 2026-06-03.
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 . Other entities under Belarus
- Designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 since . Other entities under The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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
- Position
- Director General, BELAERONAVIGATSIA Republican Unity Air Navigation Services Enterprise; Director General, Belaeronavigatsia Republican Unitary Air Navigation Services Enterprise
Identifiers
- OFSI Group ID
- 14115
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- BEL0098
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sanctions List (UKSL) UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-06-26 | 252dd025b595ff8a… | List version (signing pending) | — |
| UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets UK HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) | 20260610-001 | 4d14d0d8a5584fff… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
Last confirmed present in UK Sanctions List (UKSL) list version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-06-26, observed .
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