Champions of terror

After retiring from her athletic career in 2015, she served as acting head coach of the russian women’s biathlon team until 2017.
In parallel with her athletic career, she served in the investigative agencies and law enforcement agencies of the russian federation and holds the military rank of major in the russian armed forces (retired).
During her service, she represented the "Dynamo" sports club, known for its affiliation with the russian ministry of internal affairs and state security agencies, and also competed for the Central Sports Club of the russian army (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, where she held the position of senior sports instructor.
She served as putin’s representative in the 2024 presidential election.
In February 2026, she visited the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk, where she met with the head of the parliament of the so-called DPR and the leader of the "Shakhterskaya diviziya" military group, Konstantin Kuzmin.
During her visit to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Zaitseva also held propaganda meetings with students and teachers at the Olympic reserve school in Donetsk and in Novoazovsk.

Chairman of the Athletes' сommission of the russian climbing federation.
He competes for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, and holds the military rank of staff sergeant in the
russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
In March 2026, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) recognized Ivanova and ten other russian climbers as neutral athletes. Commenting on the decision of the International Climbing Federation, Dmitry Bychkov, president of the russian climbing federation, stated his intention to seek admission to youth competitions and international-level paraclimbing competitions under the russian flag and with the russian national anthem.

Participant in the 2023 Golden Hold international rock climbing tournament in Tel Aviv (Israel).
He competes for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, and holds the military rank of senior sergeant in the russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
He has visited the temporarily occupied Crimea on multiple occasions, including to conduct a rock climbing master class for students of Sevastopol sports school № 7 in September 2025.
In March 2026, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) recognized Yarylovets and ten other russian climbers as neutral athletes. Commenting on the decision of the International Climbing Federation, Dmitry Bychkov, president of the russian climbing federation, stated his intention to seek admission to youth competitions and international-level paraclimbing competitions under the russian flag and with the russian national anthem.

A participant in the 2023 Golden Hold international rock climbing tournament in Tel Aviv (Israel).
She competes for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, and holds the military rank of senior sergeant in the russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
In March 2026, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) recognized Krasovskaya and ten other russian climbers as neutral athletes. Commenting on the decision of the International Climbing Federation, Dmitry Bychkov, president of the russian climbing federation, stated his intention to seek admission to youth competitions and international-level paraclimbing competitions under the russian flag and with the russian national anthem.

He plays for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, and holds the military rank of ensign in the russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, including to participate in the "Crimean Rocks-2022" rock climbing festival in Bashtanovka, Bakhchysarai District.
In March 2026, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) recognized Fakiryanov and ten other russian climbers as neutral athletes. Commenting on the decision of the International Climbing Federation, Dmitry Bychkov, president of the russian climbing federation, stated his intention to seek admission to youth competitions and international-level paraclimbing competitions under the russian flag and with the russian national anthem.

Participant in the 2023 Golden Hold international climbing tournament in Tel Aviv (Israel).
A serviceman in the sports company of the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, holding the military rank of ensign in the russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, including to participate in the "Crimean Rocks-2022" rock climbing festival in Bashtanovka, Bakhchysarai district.
In March 2026, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) recognized Meshkova and ten other russian climbers as neutral athletes. Commenting on the decision of the International Climbing Federation, Dmitry Bychkov, president of the russian climbing federation, stated his intention to seek admission to youth competitions and international-level paraclimbing competitions under the russian flag and with the russian national anthem.

He has been selected to compete in the 2026 European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, as a member of the russian national greco-roman wrestling team.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied Crimea for training camps.
In March 2026, he also participated in a propaganda event at the Artek International children’s center in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.

Participant in the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest (Romania), the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb (Croatia), and the 2025 European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava (Slovakia).
Member of the russian national greco-roman wrestling team.
Competes for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense.
CSKA provides ongoing active support to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes the development of international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
In March 2026, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in a propaganda event at the Artek International children’s center.

A participant in the 2024 Military Wrestling World Championships in Yerevan (Armenia), the 2025 Imre Polák and János Varga Memorial Annual Ranking Tournament in Budapest (Hungary), the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb (Croatia), and has also registered to compete in the 2026 European Wrestling Championships in Tirana (Albania).
He is a member of the russian national greco-roman wrestling team.
He competes for the Central sports club of the russian armed forces (CSKA), which is subordinate to the russian ministry of defense, and holds the military rank of captain in the russian armed forces.
CSKA provides ongoing active assistance to military personnel and veterans of the so-called special military operation by purchasing and delivering specialized equipment, FPV drones, generators, and humanitarian cargo to the front lines, conducts military-patriotic education for children and youth, organizes and holds sports and patriotic events, and promotes international cooperation, particularly within the framework of the World military games project.
Thus, CSKA athletes effectively represent the armed forces of the aggressor state at international competitions.
In March 2026, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in a propaganda event at the Artek International children’s center.

Participant in the 2025 Junior World Championships in Samokov (Bulgaria), the 2025 Junior European Championships in Caorle (Italy), and the 2026 United World Wrestling (UWW) Ranking Tournament "Muhamet Malo" in Tirana (Albania).
He is a member of the russian national greco-roman wrestling team.
He has announced his intention to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
In March 2026, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in a propaganda event at the Artek International children’s center.

Participant in the 2024 European Junior Championships in Novi Sad (Serbia), the 2024 World Junior Championships in Pontevedra (Spain), the 2025 World Junior Championships in Samokov (Bulgaria), the "Victory Cup" international tournament in Antalya (Turkey), the 2025 United World Wrestling (UWW) Ranking Tournament "Muhamet Malo" in Tirana (Albania), and is also registered to compete in the 2026 European Wrestling Championships in Tirana (Albania).
He is a member of the russian national greco-roman wrestling team.
He represents the Chechen republican wrestling club "Akhmat" and has repeatedly received commendations from the so-called head of the Chechen Republic and close associate of putin, Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov also noted that he has high hopes for Zakriyev’s future achievements on the international sports stage.
In March 2026, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in a propaganda event at the "Artek" International children’s center.

Member of the Chuvashia paralympic athletics team.
Participant in the 2025 International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Para Athletics Championships in Quito (Ecuador), silver medalist in discus throwing as part of the russian armed forces team.
Direct participant in the war against Ukraine, he was deputy commander of the 96th separate reconnaissance brigade of the 1st tank army of the western military district of the russian armed forces, military unit 52634. He holds the military rank of lieutenant colonel in the russian armed forces.
He was awarded the order of courage for his participation in the war against Ukraine.
He is a graduate of the federal educational program "Time of heroes", launched by putin's decree on February 29, 2024, during his address to the federal assembly. The program aims to train highly qualified, competent leaders from among the participants of the so-called SMO for further work in state and municipal authorities, as well as state-owned companies.
He is a participant in the "Time of the SVOikh" personnel program and currently serves as chief specialist-expert of the military commissariat of the Chuvash Republic.
He actively participates in mass propaganda events, in particular, he participated in the "Victory Parade" on Red Square in Moscow in 2024. Also, in May 2024, he spoke at a meeting with young people at the House of friendship of peoples of the Chuvash Republic, dedicated to the so-called SMO.

Member of the russian paralympic powerlifting team (bench press). He is also the captain of the Zvezda sledge hockey team, which consists of veterans of the so-called SMO.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine with the call sign "Sobol", he is a scout and holds the military rank of captain in the russian armed forces. He took part in combat operations against Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction as commander of a motorized rifle company of the 69th guards motorized rifle division (military unit 02511) of the 6th combined arms army of the Western military district of the russian armed forces.
He was awarded the order of courage and the medal for diligence and merit.
He currently remains a career military officer and continues to serve in the military commissariat of the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg as a leading specialist-expert. He is responsible for conducting 10-day training sessions for conscripts, preparing citizens for military service, and advising on admission to higher military educational institutions.
He uses his military experience to promote military service in the russian federation, in particular, he is actively involved in conducting classes on patriotic education in schools, hospitals, and for members of the all-russian children's and youth military-patriotic public movement "Yunarmiya". In addition, he appeared in episode of season 10 of the series "Real guys" in the role of a "veteran of the SMO".
He systematically delivers "humanitarian aid", including thermal imagers, sights, and motorcycles, to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine through the "Nasha zabota" movement and the russian union of veterans.
In 2024, he served as an election observer for the public chamber, and in 2025, he announced his intention to run for parliament.

Member of the russian federation armed forces national team.
Participant in the 2024 International Military Sports Council World Archery Championships in Dhaka (Bangladesh) as part of the russian armed forces team.
Current direct participant in the war against Ukraine, senior officer of the disciplinary company of the 36th separate disciplinary battalion (military unit 44311) of the Eastern military district of the russian armed forces. He holds the military rank of senior ensign in the russian armed forces.
He was awarded the order of courage and the medal "for bravery".

Member of the Novosibirsk region powerlifting team.
In 2025, he participated in training camps with the national powerlifting team for people with musculoskeletal disorders.
Direct voluntary participant in the war against Ukraine, former paratrooper, took part in hostilities in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region as a senior rifleman in the 2nd motorized rifle section of the 3rd motorized rifle platoon of the 1st motorized rifle company of the 1st motorized rifle battalion of the 1437th motorized rifle regiment (military unit 95378) of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 2nd combined arms army of the Central military district.
He was awarded the medal for bravery for completing a combat mission.
He openly displays and promotes military symbols. In particular, in 2023, he posted a photo on his Instagram account with popular russian TV presenter Andrey Malakhov, in which he posed in military uniform.
He also appeared in military uniform as a guest on the program "MALAKHOV" on the channel "russia 1", during which he announced his intention to participate in the Paralympic Games.

Captain of the Republic of Buryatia's sitting volleyball team.
As part of the russian state fund "Defenders of the fatherland" program, he participated in training camps with the russian sitting volleyball team.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine, he holds the military rank of corporal in the russian armed forces. He was a grenadier in the parachute platoon of the parachute company of the parachute battalion of the 11th separate airborne assault brigade (military unit 32364).
He was awarded the "order of courage" and the medal "for military distinction".
He uses his military experience to promote military service in the russian federation, in particular, he became the hero of a graphic novel in the project "Father of a hero", which is being implemented with the support of the presidential fund for cultural initiatives.

Member of the Republic of Buryatia national sitting volleyball team and member of the russian paralympic sitting volleyball team reserve squad.
Recognized as the most valuable player in the all-russian competition among veterans of the so-called SMO "Sitting volleyball Cup "Heroes of Our Time," held as part of the federal project of the same name by the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland."
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine, he was a senior gunner in a mortar platoon of a mortar battery of a motorized rifle battalion of the 37th separate motorized rifle brigade (military unit 69647) of the 36th сombined arms army of the Eastern military district of the russian armed forces.
He works closely with the Defenders of the fatherland foundation, in particular in conducting lectures for veterans of the so-called SMO.

Member of the russian Paralympic wheelchair fencing team.
He is an ambassador for a joint project between the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled in physical rehabilitation and social adaptation through paralympic sports, as well as to involve them in the sports movement.
He announced his intention, with the assistance of the russian Paralympic committee and the occupying authorities, to create a fencing club for veterans of the war against Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Donetsk.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine with the call sign "Shyba". He was a machine gunner, deputy battalion commander for armament, and deputy battalion commander for personnel in the "Vostok" battalion 1st army corps, 12th reserve command, Southern military district of the russian armed forces.
Since 2014, he has participated in hostilities on the side of russia in Pisky, Donetsk region, and Saur-Mogila, Luhansk region, near the Avdiivka industrial zone, on the territory of Donetsk airport, and was a participant in the russian military operation to capture the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine around the city of Debaltseve.
For his participation in the war against Ukraine, he received awards from the "DPR" and "LPR".
He actively participates in ideological and propaganda work, spreads calls for the continuation of aggressive warfare, the killing of Ukrainian servicemen, and the destruction of Ukraine, calls russia's aggression against Ukraine the "third patriotic war", and threatens to conquer European countries. During public events, he glorifies war criminals who participated in the "SMO".

He is a member of the national kayaking and canoeing team for athletes with musculoskeletal disorders.
He is an ambassador for a joint project of the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled through physical rehabilitation and social adaptation by means of Paralympic sports, as well as involving them in the sports movement.
He is the hero of the documentary film "Shagay", in which he announces his preparation for the Paralympics and his intention to participate in them under the russian flag.
He is a current direct participant in the war against Ukraine, a sapper and a former marine. He holds the military rank of second lieutenant in the russian armed forces.
He participated in the battles near Avdiivka in Donetsk region as an assistant grenadier in the 136th separate motorized rifle brigade (military unit 63354) of the 58th combined arms army of the Southern military district of the russian armed forces.
He was awarded the St. George's сross, 4th class.
He currently remains a military serviceman and continues to serve in the military commissariat of the Karasunsky and Central districts of Krasnodar.

Nominee for the title of Best Athlete of 2025 according to the International Military Sports Council (CISM).
In 2024, he won the bronze medal at the International Military Sports Council World Archery Championships in Bangladesh. In 2025, he won two gold medals in the individual and team competitions in the "classic bow" discipline at the International Military Sports Council World Archery Championships in Tehran (Iran) as part of the russian armed forces team.
He is an ambassador for a joint project of the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled in physical rehabilitation and social adaptation through Paralympic sports, as well as involving them in the sports movement.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine, he holds the military rank of lieutenant in the russian armed forces. He served in the 5th separate guards tank Tatsinskaya red banner order of Suvorov brigade (military unit 46108) 36th army of the Eastern military district of the armed forces of the russian federation, which took part in the offensive on the Kyiv region. He was awarded the medal "For courage".
He currently continues to serve in the russian armed forces and holds the position of senior specialist-expert at the October military commissariat in Ulan-Ude.

He is an ambassador for a joint project between the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled in physical rehabilitation and social adaptation through Paralympic sports, as well as involving them in the sports movement.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine, a colonel in the russian armed forces, a hero of russia, he fought as part of the occupation forces in Chechnya, Syria, and Georgia. From the very first days, he took part in the war against Ukraine, commanding the 40th engineer-sapper regiment of the 41st combined arms army of the Central military district of the russian armed forces.
In 2022, by putin's decree, he was awarded the title of hero of the russian federation and received the star of hero of russia personally from defense minister sergei shoigu.
He also works closely with the "Defenders of the Fatherland" foundation in giving lectures to veterans of the so-called special military operation.
At the interregional Defenders of the Fatherland Cup, he led a team of veterans of the special military operation from the Tyumen region, won the table tennis competition, and took silver in powerlifting.

Member of the russian national para-snowboard reserve team, member of the St. Petersburg national para-snowboard team.
Works closely with the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation in conducting master classes for veterans of the so-called SMO.
He has stated his intention to participate in the Paralympics.
Direct participant in the war against Ukraine. From 2022 to 2023, he commanded a motorized rifle brigade unit in the occupied part of Luhansk region and participated in the destruction of Bakhmut until he was wounded. He then served as a sapper in the engineering unit of the support group (maneuver operations) of the support division (combat control) of the 41st missile regiment (military unit 14264) of the 7th missile division of the 27th missile army of the strategic missile forces.
For his "combat merits" in russia's war against Ukraine, he was awarded the zhukov medal, a state award of the russian federation, as well as medals from the russian ministry of defense for "participation in a special military operation" and "strengthening combat brotherhood".
He dedicated his victory at the russian Wakeboarding championship in 2025 to the day of the motorized rifle forces of the russian federation and his "comrades in arms".

Member of the russian national team in the sport of sitting volleyball.
He is an ambassador for a joint project of the russian Paralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled through physical rehabilitation and social adaptation using Paralympic sports, as well as involving them in sports.
He has stated his ambition to participate in the Paralympic Games.
A direct participant in the war against Ukraine, holds the military rank of ensign.
Since 2014, he has served in the russian airborne forces, was the commander of a parachute platoon in the 4th parachute company of the 31st separate guards airborne assault brigade, military unit 73612, and took part in the battles for Gostomel Airport in the Kyiv region in February 2022.
He currently continues to serve in the military commissariat of the Zheleznodorozhny and Leninsky districts of Ulyanovsk.

Member of the reserve team of the russian national paralympic wheelchair fencing team.
He is an ambassador for a joint project of the russian Рaralympic committee and the all-russian public movement "Healthy Fatherland" called "Heroes of Our Time", which aims to assist participants in the so-called SMO who have become disabled through physical rehabilitation and social adaptation by means of Paralympic sports, as well as involving them in the sports movement.
A direct and voluntary participant in the war against Ukraine, he is a grenadier in the 1st rifle section of the 2nd rifle platoon of the 2nd rifle company of the 2226th rifle battalion with the call sign "Kornet".
After rehabilitation at the "Perezagruzka" center in the Tula region, he joined the russian paralympic team.
In his public speeches, he actively spreads hostile propaganda, accusing Ukraine of "war crimes" and "fascism".