Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1720 of 13 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1720 13.7.2026 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1720 of 13 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses(1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 7 December 2020, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/1998. (2) On 8 December 2020, by way of the Declaration by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union, regarding the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, the Union and its Member States reaffirmed their strong commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime underscores the Union’s determination to enhance its role in addressing serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide. Achieving the effective enjoyment of human rights by everyone is a strategic goal of the Union. Respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights is a fundamental value of the Union and its common foreign and security policy. (3) In its conclusions of 23 March 2023, the European Council reiterated that international humanitarian law, including the rules governing the treatment of prisoners of war, must be fully respected and condemned in the strongest possible terms sexual and gender-based violence committed in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It further emphasised its firm commitment to ensuring full accountability for war crimes and the other most serious crimes committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. (4) In its statement before the United Nations Security Council Arria-formula meeting on ‘Violations of international humanitarian law against Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees’ on 13 January 2025, the Union condemned in the strongest terms the torture, ill-treatment and killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees, called for unhindered access by the International Committee of the Red Cross to all detainees, and reiterated the need to ensure accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law. (5) In that context, eight persons and one entity should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998. (6) Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. (1) OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/1998/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 1/11EN OJ L, 13.7.2026 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2026. For the Council The President K. KALLAS 2/11 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/ojANNEX Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 is amended as follows: (1) the following entries are added to the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies under heading ‘A. Natural persons’: Names (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) ‘139. Alexei Viktorovich Алексей Викторович Function: Deputy Head of Security Alexei Khavetsky is the Deputy Head of Security and Operational Work at 13.7.2026 KHAVETSKY ХАВЕЦКИЙ and Operational Work at Penal Penal Colony No. 7 (Pakino, Vladimir Oblast) where he has orchestrated Colony No. 7 (Pakino, Vladimir and supervised the systematic Mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war (Russian) Oblast) (POWs). DOB: 23.12.1989 Under his leadership, Ukrainian POWs were subjected to severe physical beatings, electric shocks and intentional starvation. Khavetsky is further POB: Melekhovo, Kovrovsky responsible for organizing acts of sexual violence and extreme District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia humiliation, including forcing naked prisoners to simulate sexual acts for Nationality: Russian the entertainment of colony staff. By exercising command over the security operations of the facility, he directly participated in and facilitated Gender: male pervasive abuse against persons. Therefore, Alexei Khavetsky is responsible for torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 3/11 OJ L, 13.7.2026 ENNames (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 140. Artem Nikolayevich Артем Николаевич Function: Major, Assistant to the Artem Potapchuk is the Assistant Head of the Olenivka prison in Donetsk 13.7.2026 POTAPCHUK ПОТАПЧУК head of Penal Colony No. 120, region. In this role, he has been identified by journalistic investigations senior officer in disciplinary and survivor testimonies as being directly involved in the torture, beating (Russian) isolation, Main Directorate of the and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. Reports Federal Penitentiary Service of the indicate that most detainees in Olenivka prison were subjected to Russian Federation for the “Donetsk systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. People’s Republic” By virtue of his position and actions, Artem Potapchuk is responsible for DOB: 6.6.1986 serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 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 4/11 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj EN OJ L, 13.7.2026Names (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 141. Dmitry NEELOV Дмитрий НЕЕЛОВ Function: First Deputy Head of Dmitry Neelov is the First Deputy Head of the Olenivka prison. In this 13.7.2026 Olenivka prison role, he has been identified by journalistic investigations and survivor a.k.a. (Russian) testimonies as being involved in the torture, beating and humiliation of Nationality: Ukrainian Dmitry NEYOLOV Дмитро НЕЙОЛОВ Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians. Most detainees in Gender: male Olenivka were subjected to systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman a.k.a. (Ukrainian) and degrading treatment. Associated entities: Penal Colony Dmitry NEYELOV No. 120 – Olenivka prison Moreover, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine have identified the involvement of Dmitry Neelov in a.k.a. the mass killing of Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka on 28 and 29 July 2022. Dmitro NEYOLOV 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. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 5/11 OJ L, 13.7.2026 ENNames (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 142. Kirill Viktorovich Кирилл Викторович Function: Senior Warrant Kirill Shakurov was Senior Warrant Officer, Junior inspector of the duty 13.7.2026 SHAKUROV ШАКУРОВ Officer, Junior inspector of the duty shift at Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison) until 2022. In this shift at Penal Colony No 120, until capacity he was involved in the systematic beating, torture with the use of a.k.a. (Russian) 2022; since 2023, he has been an special and other means, and humiliation of captured Ukrainian Kyrylo SHAKUROV Кирило Вікторович employee of Correctional Colony servicemen. ШАКУРОВ No 27, Main Directorate of the Since 2023, he has been an employee of Correctional Colony No 27, Main Federal Penitentiary Service of the (Ukrainian) Russian Federation for the “Donetsk Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the “Donetsk People’s Republic”. People’s Republic” By virtue of his position and actions, Kirill Shakurov is responsible for DOB: 3.9.1986 serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other Nationality: Ukrainian cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 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 6/11 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj EN OJ L, 13.7.2026Names (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 143. Vasiliy Valerievich Василий Валерьевич Function: Warrant Officer and Vasiliy Bakalinskiy is a supervisor/warden at Penal Colony No 120 13.7.2026 BAKALINSKIY БАКАЛИНСКИЙ employee of 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 a.k.a. (Russian) DOB: 17.12.1989 of captured Ukrainian servicemen. Vasyl BAKALINSKIY Василь Валерійович Nationality: Ukrainian By virtue of his position and actions, Vasiliy Bakalinskiy is responsible for БАКАЛИНСЬКИЙ Gender: male serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other (Ukrainian) cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 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) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 7/11 OJ L, 13.7.2026 ENNames (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 144. Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Вячеслав Николаевич Function: Major, head of the Vyacheslav Yakurnov is the Head of the operational department at 13.7.2026 YAKURNOV ЯКУРНОВ operational department of Penal Olenivka prison in Donetsk region. In this role, he has been identified by Colony No. 120, Main Directorate journalistic investigations and survivor testimonies as being directly (Russian) of the Federal Penitentiary Service involved in the torture, beating and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of of the Russian Federation for the war and civilians. Reports indicate that most detainees in Olenivka were “Donetsk People’s Republic” subjected to systematic torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. DOB: 14.2.1981 By virtue of his position and actions, Vyacheslav Yakurnov is responsible Nationality: Ukrainian for serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and Gender: male other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. 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 8/11 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj EN OJ L, 13.7.2026Names (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 145. Yan Vyacheslavovych Ян Вячеславович Function: FSB officer Yan Zanevsky (alias “Ladya”), an officer of the Russian Federal Security 13.7.2026 ZANEVSKY ЗАНЕВСКИЙ Service (FSB), is responsible for serious human rights violations in the DOB: 20.5.1995 temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Kherson, a.k.a. (Russian) Address: Moscow, 12 Tvadovskogo Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Ladya Street, building 3, apt. 263; In his capacity as an FSB “curator”, Yan Zanevsky personally supervised Moscow, Lobnenskaya st. 2, and participated in the illegal detention and torture of civilians, including apt. 128 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. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 9/11 OJ L, 13.7.2026 ENNames (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) 146. Yuri Alekseevich Юрий Алексеевич Function: Warrant Officer and Yuri Dmytrenko is a supervisor/warden at Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka 13.7.2026’ DMYTRENKO ДМИТРЕНКО employee of Penal Colony No 120 prison). In this capacity he has been involved in the systematic beating, (Olenivka prison); Main Directorate torture with the use of special and other means, and humiliation of (Russian) of the Federal Penitentiary Service captured Ukrainian servicemen. Юрій Олексійович of the Russian Federation for the By virtue of his position and actions, Yuri Dmytrenko is responsible for ДМИТРЕНКО “Donetsk People’s Republic” serious human rights violations in Ukraine, including torture and other (Ukrainian) DOB: 11.10.1979 cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Nationality: Ukrainian Gender: male Address: TOT of Donetsk region, Horlivka, st. Korchagina, bud. 28, sq. 32 Associated entities: Penal Colony No 120 (Olenivka prison) 10/11 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj EN OJ L, 13.7.2026(2) the following entry is added to the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies under heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’: Names (Transliteration into Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing Latin script) ‘42. Pre-trial detention СИЗО-2 Таганрог Address: 347910, 175, Lenin Str., SIZO-2 (Detention Centre No. 2, Taganrog) is one of the Russian 13.7.2026’ center-2 Taganrog Rostov Region, Taganrog Federation’s detention facilities used to hold Ukrainian prisoners of war a.k.a. “SIZO 2” and civilians, including journalists and women. Place of registration: Russian ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН Federation, Taganrog Former detainees report systemic torture, including electric shocks, России по Ростовской beatings, forced confessions, and other forms of physical and области Principal place of business: Russian psychological abuse. Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna died in the Federation (Russian) 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. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1720/oj 11/11 OJ L, 13.7.2026 EN