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Sparta battalion

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, SECO (Switzerland)
Ukraine
First listed 2015-02-16
5 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 7571

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2020-09-11
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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        <regulation regulationType="amendment" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2020-09-11" entryIntoForceDate="2020-09-12" numberTitle="2020/1267 (OJ L298)" programme="UKR" logicalId="129327">
            <publicationUrl>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.298.01.0001.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ:L:2020:298:TOC</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Sparta battalion" function="Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions &#xA;which undermine the territorial integrity,  sovereignty and  independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. &#xA;Part  of  the  so-called ‘1st  Army  Corps’  of  the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Referred  to  as  the military  unit  08806. &#xA;In  November 2017, the unit  was  named in  honour of  the  assassinated separatist military  commander Arsen Pavlov &#xA;(aka Motorola)." title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="18559">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2019-09-13" numberTitle="2019/1403 (OJ L236)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2019:236:FULL&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Батальон ‘Спарта’" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="18560">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2015-02-09" numberTitle="2015/240 (OJ L40)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2015_040_R_0003&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
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            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2020-09-11" numberTitle="2020/1267 (OJ L298)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.298.01.0001.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ:L:2020:298:TOC"/>
            <contactInfo key="WEB" value="https://vk.com/sparta_orb"/>
            <contactInfo key="PHONE" value="+380713041088 "/>
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    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: Sparta battalion
Programmes / regimes: UKR
Listed on: 2015-02-16
Last updated: 2020-09-11
Aliases: Батальон ‘Спарта’
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.4054.60
Legal act: 2020/1267 (OJ L298) – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.298.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2020:298:TOC

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 41035

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Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
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<sdnEntry>
    <uid>41035</uid>
    <lastName>SPARTA BATTALION</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>RUSSIA-EO14024</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>158830</uid>
        <idType>Organization Established Date</idType>
        <idNumber>2014</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>173568</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <akaList>
      <aka>
        <uid>63977</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>weak</category>
        <lastName>DPR SPARTA</lastName>
      </aka>
    </akaList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>61314</uid>
        <stateOrProvince>Donetsk Region</stateOrProvince>
        <country>Ukraine</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: SPARTA BATTALION
Programmes / regimes: RUSSIA-EO14024
Aliases: DPR SPARTA
Countries: Ukraine
Addresses: Donetsk Region, Ukraine
Identifiers: Organization Established Date: 2014

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 30501

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2020-09-29
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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Name on list: Sparta battalion
Programmes / regimes: Situation in Ukraine
Listed on: 2015-03-06
Last updated: 2020-09-29
Aliases: Батальон "Спарта"
Remarks: Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Also referred to as the military unit 08806, and as battalion "Gvardeysky". In Nov 2017, the unit was named in honour of the assassinated separatist military commander Arsen Pavlov (aka Motorola). https://vk.com/sparta_orb +380713041088

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID RUS0197

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-09
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>09/04/2025</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>31/12/2020</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>RUS0197</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>13219</OFSIGroupID>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Sparta Battalion</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Battalion Gvardeysky</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Unit 08806</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UK</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze|Trust Services Sanctions|Director Disqualification Sanction</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>false</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>false</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>false</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>false</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>false</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>true</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>true</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>Names of Director(s)/Management: Arseny Pavlov aka Motorola (deceased) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called Armed Forces of “Donetsk People’s Republic”. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Websites>
      <Website>Social Media: http://vk.com/kazak_nac_guard</Website>
    </Websites>
    <EntityDetails>
      <Entity>
        <TypeOfEntities>
          <TypeOfEntity>Armed Separatist Group</TypeOfEntity>
        </TypeOfEntities>
      </Entity>
    </EntityDetails>
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Name on list: Sparta Battalion
Programmes / regimes: Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2020-12-31
Last updated: 2025-04-09
Aliases: Battalion Gvardeysky · Unit 08806
Identifiers: OFSI group ID: 13219
Remarks: Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called Armed Forces of “Donetsk People’s Republic”. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023. Names of Director(s)/Management: Arseny Pavlov aka Motorola (deceased) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025. Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze|Trust Services Sanctions|Director Disqualification Sanction

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