Igor Nikolaevich TURCHENYUK

Previously listed under 'Ukraine criteria' - Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Ukraine) Amendment List 2014 [F2014L01184]; New listing start date 27 Aug 2023

Head of the Southern District of the Russian National Guard. Former de facto Commander of Russian troops deployed on the ground in the illegally annexed Crimea (which Russia continues to refer to officially as “local self-defence militias”). Former Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District. In Apr 2023, his District obtained the Medal of Zhukov “for courage and dedication”, while Turchenyuk himself received “For Merit to the Fatherland” 3rd Class. He has thereby actively supported and implemented actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Function: Colonel General

Ancien commandant de facto des troupes russes déployées sur le terrain dans la Crimée annexée illégalement (que la Russie continue à désigner officiellement comme des “milices locales d’autodéfense”). Ancien commandant adjoint du district militaire méridional. Chef du district méridional de la Garde nationale russe. En avril 2023, son district a obtenu la médaille de Joukov “pour son courage et son dévouement”, Turchenyuk lui-même ayant reçu la médaille de troisième classe de l’ordre du “Mérite pour la patrie”. Il a donc soutenu et mis en œuvre activement des actions et des politiques compromettant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

Commander of the Southern District of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation. Heads special military units in the territory under his jurisdiction, which carried out the dispersal of peaceful protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the political regime in Russia.