- 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
- Elena Demidova is the Head of the Yevpatoria City Administration. In this role, she has been responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia for their subsequent illegal adoption by Russian families. Her actions violate the rights of Ukrainian children and infringe Ukraine’s law and administrative order. Therefore, Elena Demidova 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