Gayk Asatryan confirmed
Also known as: Gaik AsatryanGayk Vanushevich AsatryanАСАТРЯН, Гайк
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Sanctions-designation details
Status: Designated by OFAC on July 8, 2025 under Executive Order 13722, program tag DPRK3, for attempting to facilitate the exportation of workers from North Korea
| Location | Russia |
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| Date of Birth | June 14, 1974 |
| Place of Birth | Abovyan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Sex | Male |
| Passport | 0519689094 (Russia), issued July 1, 2019 |
| Tax ID | 250209385021 (Russia) |
| Companies | Asatryan Limited Liability Company; Fortuna Limited Liability Company |
Caution
Gayk Asatryan (Asatryan), a Russian national, has used his Russia-based companies to employ North Korean IT workers.
Gayk Asatryan (Asatryan), a Russian national, has used his Russia-based companies to employ North Korean IT workers. In mid-2024, Asatryan signed a 10-year contract with a DPRK company, Korea Songkwang Trading General Corporation (Songkwang Trading), to dispatch up to 30 DPRK IT workers to work in Russia for his company, Asatryan Limited Liability Company (Asatryan LLC). Asatryan also signed a contract with DPRK company Korea Saenal Trading Corporation (Saenal Trading), in which they planned to dispatch 50 DPRK IT workers to Russia for his company, Fortuna Limited Liability Company (Fortuna LLC).
Sources
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- Recent Actions, July 8, 2025: Cyber-related and North Korea Designations (Song Kum Hyok, Gayk Asatryan, Asatryan LLC, Fortuna LLC, Korea Songkwang Trading, Korea Saenal Trading) — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 2025-07-08 sanctions designation
- Sanctions Imposed on DPRK IT Workers Generating Revenue for the Kim Regime — U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2025-07-08 press release