Entity record
Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTONIKOVPerson
Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTONIKOV appears on the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List and 3 other official sanctions lists, designated by US OFAC, European Union, UK HM Treasury (OFSI), UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs CAATSA - RUSSIA, CYB, Cyber, The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; reflected as observed on 2026-07-31.
Also known as
- Олег Михайлович СОТНИКОВ (Cyrl)
- Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTONIKOV
Designations
- Designated by US OFAC under program CAATSA - RUSSIA. Other entities under CAATSA - RUSSIA
- Designated by European Union under program CYB since . Other entities under CYB
- Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Cyber since . Other entities under Cyber
- Designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 since . Other entities under The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Reason for listing
Per UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (listed ):
UKSL CYB0008 — Measures: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction — Oleg Mijailovich Sotnikov was part of a team of intelligence officers of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) unit known as field post number 26165 that attempted to gain unauthorised access to the information systems of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in April 2018. The Netherlands authorities disrupted the cyber attack before it was successful. This attempted relevant cyber activity was intended to undermine the independence or effective functioning of an international organisation (official source)
Per UK HM Treasury (OFSI) (listed ):
CYB0008 — Oleg Mijailovich Sotnikov was part of a team of intelligence officers of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) unit known as field post number 26165 that attempted to gain unauthorised access to the information systems of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in April 2018. The Netherlands authorities disrupted the cyber attack before it was successful. This attempted relevant cyber activity was intended to undermine the independence or effective functioning of an international organisation (official source)
Per US OFAC:
(Linked To: MAIN INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE) (official source)
Key properties
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Oeljanovsk; Ulyanovsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- Nationality
- Russia
- Position
- HUMINT Support (GRU); Human intelligence support officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU)
- Gender
- male
Identifiers
- Passport
- 120018866
- Secondary sanctions risk:
- Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201
- Gender
- Male
- OFSI Group ID
- 13908
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- CYB0008
Addresses
RussiaMoscow, RussiaMoscow, RussiaRelated entities
Linked to
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Relationships shown here reflect the named source's own fields (e.g. OFAC SDN remarks, OFSI parent/subsidiary fields) verbatim, joined to their listed records by exact name match. They are the issuing authority's statements, not an independent assertion by ProofAML.
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListSanctions list European Union (Council / DG FISMA) | 20260612-001 | 33df7d2e49ec829f… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
| UK Sanctions List (UKSL)Sanctions list UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04 | 6f5e8b8ed92cccf0… | List version (signing pending) | — |
| UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions TargetsSanctions list UK HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) | 20260610-001 | 4d14d0d8a5584fff… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
| OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListSanctions list US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | 20260613-001 | dbfaf0c020d646a9… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
About these sources
The EU's Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) — the European Commission's consolidated feed of every person, group and entity subject to an EU asset freeze under Council CFSP decisions and their implementing Regulations (Russia/Ukraine, terrorism, WMD proliferation, and more).
What a match means: A match is an EU sanctions designation — funds and economic resources generally cannot be made available to this party under EU law; treat as a direct compliance hit.
The UK Sanctions List (UKSL), published by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — since 28 January 2026 the single, current source for all UK sanctions designations (financial, immigration, trade and transport measures), superseding the older OFSI Consolidated List.
What a match means: A match is a current, binding UK sanctions designation — treat as a direct compliance hit and escalate immediately.
The UK's former OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets, maintained by HM Treasury. OFSI closed this list on 28 January 2026 — current UK sanctions designations now publish only to the FCDO UK Sanctions List (also in this catalog) — and it is retained here as a historical source.
What a match means: A match reflects a UK financial-sanctions designation recorded before the 28 Jan 2026 cutover; check whether the same party also appears on the current UK Sanctions List, and treat either appearance as a genuine UK sanctions hit, not a stale false positive.
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List — the United States' primary sanctions list, naming persons, companies, vessels and aircraft whose property is blocked under US sanctions authorities (IEEPA, TWEA, the Kingpin Act, Global Magnitsky, and program-specific executive orders).
What a match means: A match is a direct US sanctions hit — the named party is designated and, absent a license, US persons are generally barred from dealing with them; escalate immediately rather than clearing the alert yourself.
First observed ; last confirmed present in EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List list version 20260612-001, observed .
This page reflects the official EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, version 20260612-001, as observed on 2026-07-31. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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Oleg Mikhaylovich SOTONIKOV. ProofAML. This page reflects the official EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, version 20260612-001, as observed on 2026-07-31. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/oleg-mikhaylovich-sotonikov-nk1100fe02/
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