Entity record

Leonid Volodymyroviych KHARCHENKOPerson

Source-verifiedReflects Australian Sanctions Consolidated Listobserved 2026-09-04not an issuing authority

Leonid Volodymyroviych KHARCHENKO appears on the Australian Sanctions Consolidated List and 2 other official sanctions lists, designated by European Union, FR DGT, AU DFAT under programs UKR, (UE) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014), Autonomous (Ukraine); reflected as observed on 2026-09-04.

Sanctions

Also known as

Леонид Владимирович ХАРЧЕНКО (Cyrl)
Krot
Leonid Vladimirovitj CHARTJENKO
Leonid Vladimirovich KHARCHENKO
Leonid Vladimirovič CHARČENKO
Leonid Volodymyroviych KHARCHENKO

Designations

Designated by European Union under program UKR since 2023-06-23. Other entities under UKR
Designated by FR DGT under program (UE) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) since 2023-06-23. Other entities under (UE) 2023/1216 du 23/06/2023 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)
Designated by AU DFAT under program Autonomous (Ukraine) since 2023-06-24. Other entities under Autonomous (Ukraine)

Reason for listing

Per AU DFAT (listed 2023-06-24):

Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No. 5) Instrument 2023 (official source)

Per FR DGT (listed 2023-06-23):

Leonid Kharchenko était le commandant de l’unité de renseignement du "bataillon de reconnaissance" de la soi-disant "République populaire de Donetsk" et a participé de manière active au mouvement séparatiste à un stade précoce du conflit armé en Ukraine. Il a été reconnu coupable par un tribunal néerlandais de la destruction de l’appareil du vol MH17 de la Malaysia Airlines en 2014. En 2018, Kharchenko a pris sa retraite des forces de la "République populaire de Donetsk" au rang de lieutenant-colonel. Il a participé aux élections locales, en Crimée, à la suite de sa recommandation à la commission par la branche républicaine de Crimée des "Communistes de Russie". Ces élections ont violé la loi ukrainienne et sont par conséquent illégales. Par conséquent, Leonid Kharchenko est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine. (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth: 1972-01-10
Place of birth: Kostyantynivka; Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nationality: Ukraine
Position: Chef du bataillon de reconnaissance Krot du 2e département de l’agence de renseignement militaire russe (GRU) de la soi-disant "République populaire de Donetsk"; Head of the Krot Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Department of the Military Intelligence Agency (GRU) of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”
Birth Country: ru
Gender: male
Notes: Former so-called ‘Commander’ of a Reconnaissance Battalion of the Military Intelligence Agency of the ‘People’s Republic of Donetsk’ and convicted by the District Court of The Hague for the downing of Flight MH17 on 17 November 2022., Leonid Kharchenko était le commandant de l’unité de renseignement du "bataillon de reconnaissance" de la soi-disant "République populaire de Donetsk" et a participé de manière active au mouvement séparatiste à un stade précoce du conflit armé en Ukraine. Il a été reconnu coupable par un tribunal néerlandais de la destruction de l’appareil du vol MH17 de la Malaysia Airlines en 2014. En 2018, Kharchenko a pris sa retraite des forces de la "République populaire de Donetsk" au rang de lieutenant-colonel. Il a participé aux élections locales, en Crimée, à la suite de sa recommandation à la commission par la branche républicaine de Crimée des "Communistes de Russie". Ces élections ont violé la loi ukrainienne et sont par conséquent illégales. Par conséquent, Leonid Kharchenko est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

Source list & list version

Source list	List version	Manifest SHA-256	Status	Verify
Australian Sanctions Consolidated ListSanctions list Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-04	3391750c53486121…	List version (signing pending)	—
EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListSanctions list European Union (Council / DG FISMA)	20260612-001	0c83e632fea7709d…	List version (signing pending)	manifest
Registre national des gelsSanctions list Direction générale du Trésor	fr_tresor_gels_avoir@2026-09-03T11:52:46.0865293+02:00	befdb75f35011f00…	List version (signing pending)	—

About these sources

Australian Sanctions Consolidated ListSanctions list

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade administrative Consolidated List — UN and Australian autonomous sanctions entries, including individuals, entities and sanctioned vessels, with measure indicators and designation instruments. The underlying instruments and law control, and a consolidated list can lag an amendment.

What a match means: A match is an entry on Australia's official operational list. Escalate it as a genuine sanctions signal, then check the published measure flags and cited controlling instrument before deciding the legal restriction.

EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListSanctions list

The EU's Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) — the European Commission's administrative consolidated feed of persons, groups and entities subject to EU asset-freeze measures under Council CFSP decisions and implementing Regulations. The underlying legal acts control and a consolidated feed can lag an amendment.

What a match means: A match is an entry in the Commission's official operational feed. Escalate it as a genuine EU sanctions signal, then verify the cited programme and controlling Council Regulation before deciding the exact legal restriction.

Registre national des gelsSanctions list

France's Registre national des gels, published by the Direction générale du Trésor — the administrative national operational register combining EU, UN-implemented and French domestic asset-freeze measures while retaining each legal basis. The cited legal acts control and the consolidated register can lag an amendment.

What a match means: A match is an entry in France's official asset-freeze register. Preserve its French/EU/UN provenance and escalate it, then review each attached legal basis and effective date before deciding the controlling obligation.

First observed 2023-06-23; last confirmed present in Australian Sanctions Consolidated List list version au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-04, observed 2026-09-04.

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