Due to participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the country, Ivanayev is under personal international sanctions of all countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, and New Zealand.

[4] Since joining the military service in 1988, he entered the Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Tank Command School named after V.I.

[citation needed] He served from the commander of a tank platoon of a tank battalion of the 409th motorized rifle regiment of the 147th Motor Rifle Division (Akhalkalaki) of the Group of Russian Forces of the Transcaucasus (GRVZ) (former Transcaucasian Military District) to the commander of a tank battalion of the 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade named for the 60th Anniversary of the USSR of the Western Military District.

[citation needed] By decree of the president of Russia in May 2018, Ivanyev had been appointed commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District.

[9] Due to the violation of the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ivanayev is under personal international sanctions from different countries.

[14] On 23 June 2023, he was also included in the sanctions list of all EU countries for the deployment of Russian troops that are participating “in Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.”[15] He is married and has a son and daughter.