Denis Gariyev

Denis Valiullovich Gariyev is a Russian neo-Nazi, a leader of the Russian Imperial Movement and the head of its paramilitary wing, the Imperial Legion.
Denis Gariyev and other members of the RIL reportedly actively participated in combat operations during the War in Donbas.

Sanctions

In 2020, he, together with the Movement and its three leaders, was designated as a global terrorist and blacklisted by the United States.
On 16 December 2022 he was also sanctioned by the European Union.
The EU sancion describes him as follows: