Entity record
Special Division of First RespondersOrganization
Special Division of First Responders appears on the UK Sanctions List (UKSL) and 1 other official sanctions list, designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI), UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs Global Human Rights, The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020; reflected as observed on 2026-06-03.
Also known as
- Special Division of First Responders
- Special Rapid Response Unit Chechnya
- Special Response Unit Chechnya
- Terek Special Rapid Response Unit
Designations
- Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Global Human Rights since . Other entities under Global Human Rights
- Designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 since . Other entities under The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
Reason for listing
Per UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (listed ):
UKSL GHR0066 — Measures: Asset freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction — Ramzan Kadyrov’s leadership of the Chechen Republic in Russia has been characterised by the systematic persecution of critics of the Chechen authorities and of perceived subversives. This has included the systematic use of murder and CIDT against LGBT Chechens and human rights defenders. There is a considerable and credible body of evidence strongly indicating that the Terek Rapid Response Unit has been heavily involved in the murder and use of CIDT against LGBT Chechens since 2017. (official source)
Per UK HM Treasury (OFSI) (listed ):
GHR0066 — Ramzan Kadyrov’s leadership of the Chechen Republic in Russia has been characterised by the systematic persecution of critics of the Chechen authorities and of perceived subversives. This has included the systematic use of murder and CIDT against LGBT Chechens and human rights defenders. There is a considerable and credible body of evidence strongly indicating that the Terek Rapid Response Unit has been heavily involved in the murder and use of CIDT against LGBT Chechens since 2017. (official source)
Key properties
- Legal Form
- Special Police Unit
Identifiers
- OFSI Group ID
- 14007
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- GHR0066
Addresses
Grozny, Republic of Chechnya, RussiaSource list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About these sources
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.
First observed ; last confirmed present in UK Sanctions List (UKSL) list version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, observed .
This page reflects the official UK Sanctions List (UKSL), version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, as observed on 2026-06-03. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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How to cite this page
Special Division of First Responders. ProofAML. This page reflects the official UK Sanctions List (UKSL), version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, as observed on 2026-06-03. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/organizations/special-division-of-first-responders-nk227381cd/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/22.json (record key nk227381cd)