- 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
- Major General Vadim Pankov is the Commander of the 45th Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade (Spetsnaz), which is part of Russia’s elite airborne forces. He participated in the annexation of Crimea in 2014, leading special forces operations. Vadim Pankov commanded units during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. His brigade was involved in the occupation of Bucha. He is accused of ordering the execution of 30 local residents and forcing civilians to remove the bodies of dead Russian soldiers. Those atrocities constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. Vadim Pankov has been awarded the title of “Hero of the Russian Federation”. Therefore, Vadim Pankov is supporting actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability and security in Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026