- 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 Aleksey Tolmachev, the Commander of the 104th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, participated in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From February to April 2022, he commanded the 104th Airborne Assault Regiment as part of the “Vostok” group of forces. His area of operations was the western part of Kyiv Oblast. Units subordinate to Aleksey Tolmachev were involved in committing war crimes against civilians in the cities of Bucha and Irpen. Therefore, Aleksey Tolmachev 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