Overview

• Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, former Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for circumventing UK sanctions.
• This is the first conviction under the UK's post-Brexit Russia Regulations, highlighting stringent enforcement measures against sanctions breaches.
• Ovsiannikov was found guilty of six counts of sanctions evasion, including receiving £76,000 in transfers, some of which was used to purchase a Mercedes-Benz.
• His brother, Alexei Owsjanikow, was also convicted for facilitating payments, including £41,027 for private school fees, and received a suspended sentence.
• Ovsiannikov's wife, Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, was cleared of all charges related to assisting with the financial transactions.