Entity record
Aleksandr Vladimirovich SHEPELEVPerson
Aleksandr Vladimirovich SHEPELEV appears on the UK Sanctions List (UKSL), designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; reflected as observed on 2026-07-13.
Also known as
- Александр Владимирович Шепелев (Cyrl)
Designations
- 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 CYB0126 — Measures: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction — The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Russian GRU 29155 Officer Aleksandr Vladimirovich SHEPELEV is or has been involved in relevant cyber activity, by being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting the commission, planning or preparation of relevant cyber activity. Additionally, SHEPELEV remains associated with GRU Unit 29155, which is a person who is or has been involved in relevant cyber activity. The activity that SHEPELEV is or has been involved in undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom or a country other than the United Kingdom. (official source)
Deep-research findings
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Roles & positions
UK FCDO's designation record (ref CYB0126, designated 13 Jul 2026) identifies him as ‘Russian GRU 29155 Officer Aleksandr Vladimirovich SHEPELEV’, a Russian national sanctioned for relevant cyber activity and remaining associated with GRU Unit 29155.
Associates
Named among 24 individuals and entities in the UK FCDO's 13 July 2026 press release ‘UK and EU strike Russian cyber networks with new sanctions’, which announced joint action against GRU Unit 29155 cyber operations and Rybar LLC media operations alongside GRU leadership Vyacheslav Stafeyev, Ivan Kasyanenko and Ivan Senin.
Our own corpus separately carries ‘GRU Unit 29155’ as an EU FSF-designated entity, the same organization the UK's designation record states SHEPELEV remains associated with.
Key properties
- Nationality
- Russia
- Gender
- male
Identifiers
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- CYB0126
Not to be confused with…
The party below shares a name or other identifying details with the entity on this page, but our research indicates it is a different party and is NOT the party named in the listing above. It is shown here to help investigators avoid false matches. This is a protective clarification, not an allegation — nothing here implies any connection to the sanction, wanted status, or conduct described on this page.
- Aliaksandr Sviataslavavich ShepeleuSeparately listed entityBY
Also recorded as: Aleksandr Svyatoslavovich Shepelev · Alexander Svyatoslavovich Shepelev · Aljaksandr Svjataslavavitj Sjepeleu
Head of the Department for Safety and Security, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (b. 14 Oct 1975, Mogilev/Mahiliou Region, Belarus).
Why the mix-up: Shares the surname Shepelev/Shepeleu (Cyrillic Шэпелеў/Шепелев) with the UK-listed Russian GRU cyber officer; multiple romanizations of the Belarusian official's name overlap with the target's surname spelling on a name-only screen.
How to tell them apart:- Different given name and patronymic (Aliaksandr/Aleksandr Svyatoslavovich vs. the listed Aleksandr Vladimirovich) and different nationality (Belarusian vs. Russian)
- Sanctioned under the EU/UK/Canada Belarus human-rights programmes for a Ministry of Internal Affairs security role, not for GRU cyber activity
Source 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) | — |
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.
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 2026-07-13. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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How to cite this page
Aleksandr Vladimirovich SHEPELEV. ProofAML. This page reflects the official UK Sanctions List (UKSL), version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, as observed on 2026-07-13. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/aleksandr-vladimirovich-shepelev-nk4cf06988/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/4c.json (record key nk4cf06988)