- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov is Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Aerospace Forces since August 2018, and acting Commanderin-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces since 23 August 2023. As such, he is responsible for conducting air operations against Ukraine during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he is supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026