Champions of terror

She is known as a supporter and confidant of putin in the elections in 2012 and 2018. In 2020, she joined the working group for the development of amendments to the Constitution of the russian federation, which allowed putin to be re-elected for two more terms in 2024 and 2030.
She is a member of the public movement "putin's Team". Until July 2023 it was part of the Central Headquarters of the all-russian public and political movement "People's Front "For russia" (under the sanctions of the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created at the initiative of putin with the aim of "promoting russia forward with joint efforts".
In 2015, she received the military rank of major, the epaulettes were presented to her personally by the Minister of Defense of russia Serhiy Shoigu.
He is a member of the board of the "Resurrection" charity fund, founded together with the public organization of veterans of the russian Armed Forces, which fundraised for the construction of the main temple of the russian Armed Forces in the military-patriotic park of culture and recreation "Patriot".
Lives in Spain and owns real estate worth about three million dollars on the island of Tenerife.
She is the owner of the sports products brand ISNBAEVA and co-owner of the Swiss company for the sale of tobacco products and luxury alcohol Luxury Legends Sagl.

She has personal ties to putin, is a member of his inner circle and is considered the mother of his two children.
She supported the annexation of Crimea and russia's war against Ukraine, spreading Kremlin propaganda narratives and symbols of the so-called "SMO". She is the head of the largest russian media conglomerate, National Media Group, which holds leading positions in terms of the share of TV audience of broadcast and pay TV channels.
She organizes and participates in international sports promotional events.
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Publicly criticizes the decision to ban russian athletes from international competitions.
In 2023, the Heavenly Grace International Association of Rhythmic Gymnastics Clubs, headed by Kabaeva, held an annual international tournament with 46 athletes from 19 countries in Beijing (China). The association's athletes also take part in the annual international competition "Ojag Cup" in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Heads the Alina Kabayeva Charitable Foundation, whose projects include the annual Alina Festival and International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament. In 2023, the festival was held in Sochi (russia) with the participation of gymnasts from Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Cuba and Uzbekistan. In addition, the Foundation, under the leadership of Kabayeva, financed the restoration of the medieval Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica in the temporarily occupied Feodosia (Crimea).
Also in 2023, Kabaeva supported the international rhythmic gymnastics competition "Grand Prix. Alina Kabayeva Gazprom Champions Cup" was held with the participation of athletes from Belarus, China, Israel, Armenia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, the UAE, Azerbaijan, Syria, and Slovakia.

After russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he did not condemn the actions of the aggressor state, but in December 2022 said he did not plan to leave russia and continued to work as an assistant head coach of the Zenit football club.
In September 2024, he organized an auction of a russian Zenit shirt with his own signature to raise funds to support the population of the Kursk region of russia, which allegedly suffered from attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the spring of 2022, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) decided to suspend Tymoshchuk for life from any football activity in Ukraine, and deprived him of all his titles and Pro-UEFA coaching license.
In his position at the russian club, he is actively involved in transfer campaigns, including being involved in the review of potential newcomers for the club at the 2024 Asian Cup.
On May 9, 2017, together with the St. Petersburg team Zenit, he laid flowers with a St. George's ribbon at the Motherland memorial in St. Petersburg.

He actively supports russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea, spreading the Kremlin's propaganda narratives. In his public statements, he condemns the US assistance to Ukraine, which is why he changed his citizenship to russian. In addition, declared his readiness to personally fight against Ukraine.
In 2016, he received the citizenship of the so-called "LPR". He systematically visits the so-called "DPR/LPR", provides them with financial support, and calls on everyone to participate in fundraising to "help victims of the war in eastern Ukraine". He was awarded the medal of the so-called "Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR" "For Assistance to the Internal Affairs Bodies".
In 2022, together with russia Today, he made a "8 Years Before" documentary about Donbas, and explained that he decided to create this film because he was "offended to see the wrong history of the conflict in the Western media."
In February 2023, he got a symbolic tattoo of the letter "Z" in support of the so-called "SMO".
In 2023, together with the State Duma deputy Alexander Valuev, he announced the filming of a joint documentary on the same topic called "Just Life".
He is one of the key figures in the putin's Team public movement and a member of the all-russian public and political movement People's Front for russia (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created at putin's initiative to "move russia forward through joint efforts."

A public figure who acts as an "opinion leader", openly promotes and justifies an aggressive war, legitimizes the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, as well as the temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine.
In June 2020, together with his wife Yana Rudkovskaya and his son Alexander, appeared in a campaign video in support of amendments to the russian constitution that allowed putin to be re-elected for two more terms, in 2024 and 2030.
He was included in the list of putin's proxies in the 2024 elections and is a member of the putin Team movement, which systematically supports putin in the presidential elections.
In 2022, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea and also announced his intention to perform for free in front of the military and civilians in the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
He holds the rank of senior lieutenant of the russian army.

Considered one of the world's most popular athletes, he is the advertising "face" of such global sports brands as Gatorade, Bauer, Nike, an ambassador for Johnson's, and the owner of his own clothing line, A8, which was developed in collaboration with Reebok.
He topped the Forbes ranking of all players in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He lives in his own home in McLean, Virginia, and also owns apartments in Miami, Florida (USA).
He is a well-known supporter and close associate of putin, in particular, he receives personal gifts from the president.
Using his popularity, he makes a significant contribution to strengthening putin's dictatorship and spreading Kremlin propaganda narratives, emphasizing that his home is russia and putin is its president.
He posted a photo of himself with putin on his private Instagram account profile photo.
He founded and finances the putin's Team social movement.
Ovechkin uses his status as a star international athlete to support putin in the international arena, in particular in 2018-2019 by trying to enter Donald Trump's environment.
In June 2023, he received a letter of appreciation from putin "for his labor achievements and many years of conscientious work."
In 2015, he visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.

He took direct part in the war against Ukraine in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region as a commander of an automatic grenade launcher unit as part of the Soyuz military volunteer detachment, founded in December 2022 on the basis of the russian Martial Arts Union (RSBI) from "internationally recognized masters of sports, honored masters of sports, first-class martial artists" who went to war in Ukraine.
For his service in the so-called "SMO", he was awarded the medal "For Courage" by the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the russian Presidential Administration and founder of the RSBI, Sergey Kiriyenko.
He is a participant in the special project "Time of Heroes," launched by putin's order on February 29, 2024, during an address to the Federal Assembly, which 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.
As a member of the Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Territory, he supports the so-called "participants of the SMO" and their families.
As the executive director of the Khabarovsk Krai branch of the RSBI, he helped rename two children's sports and patriotic clubs in honor of the fallen members of the so-called "SMO".

Takes direct part in the war against Ukraine as part of one of the units of the russian armed forces.
Publicly calls for military service under contract on his official account on the social network VK, and provides information support to the military formation of the PMC "Yastreb".
He publicly supported the russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly expressed support for the so-called "SMO", "LPR" and "DPR".
He regularly raises funds for the needs of the russian armed forces, in particular for the purchase of UAVs and electronic warfare equipment.
He served his military service in the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the frontline, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
He has publicly stated that he is proud to be under Ukraine's sanctions.

Participant of the international festival of power extreme sports "Bogatyrski Games", which took place in October 2024 in Maimi (Altai Territory, russia) under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports of the russian Federation, the Federal Directorate of Sports Events, the russian Federation of Power Extreme Sports and the Republican Committee for Physical Culture and Sports. More than 100 athletes from russia, Belarus and Uzbekistan took part in the festival.
Announced its participation in the X WRPF/WEPF/WPFP/WAF/WSF-2024 World Championships іn November 2024 in Moscow, with the participation of athletes from 40 countries.
Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine. He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, in 2018, he participated in the Power Extreme Festival in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, which was held in honor of russia's Day. As the vice president of the Weightlifting Federation of the so-called "DPR", he attends numerous sporting events at theTOT of Donetsk region.
In 2023, Koklyaev stated that he perceived his inclusion in Ukraine's sanctions lists as a state award and an indicator that he was moving in the right direction.
He takes part in mass events aimed at supporting russian aggression against Ukraine. In particular, in September 2024, he took part in the Z86 Military Sports Games dedicated to the fighters of the so-called "SMO".
He is an ambassador of the All-russian public movement for the promotion of patriotic and sports education of citizens "Healthy Fatherland", which operates, among other things, in the TOT of Ukraine.
He is a member of the organizing committee of the National Award of the Charitable Foundation "SMOYIM", which is engaged in assistance in the rehabilitation and adaptation of the injured soldiers of the so-called "SMO". The SMOYIM National Prize awards cash certificates ranging from 100 to 500 thousand rubles to russian servicemen who have distinguished themselves in combat, as well as to home front activists who help the military. As part of his activities within the foundation, Koklyaev organizes fundraisers for the needs of russian servicemen.
He is an ambassador of the russian brand Velikoross, which is aimed at actively supporting the so-called "russian world" and russia's war against Ukraine. Among the brand's products are the commemorative badge "For Contribution to the Victory over Ukrainian Nazism" and the gift set "SVOIH ne brosayem!"
In 2009, he became a law enforcement officer in one of the special forces.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.
He holds the rank of major in the russian armed forces.
He is a coach of the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling team of the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the frontline, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
He has publicly expressed support for putin and the actions of the russian occupation army and called on russians to unite around putin.
Participates in sports and military propaganda events aimed at supporting the russian military. In particular, in May 2024, as part of the plan for mentors to visit pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense, he visited the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, and in September 2024, he took part in a meeting with participants of the V Cup "Defenders of the Fatherland" - a sports tournament for veterans of the war against Ukraine and joined the working group on creating conditions for the training process of the so-called "participants of the SMO".
He supports fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces and provides them with information support on social media.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

She is a member of the russian national rhythmic gymnastics team. In 2024, she announced that she would stop her sports career due to the inability to participate in international competitions.
On March 18, 2022, she and her sister Arina Averina performed at the Luzhniki Stadium at a concert rally in honor of the anniversary of russia's annexation of Crimea, entitled "For Peace without Nazism! For russia! For the President". The sisters were wearing jackets with the letter "Z" made of ribbons in the colors of the russian flag, a symbol of the russian invasion of Ukraine.
Represented by the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the front, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
In May 2024, the Averina sisters attended putin's inauguration ceremony.
In 2019, the Averina sisters received personal congratulations from putin on their victory at the World Cup in Baku.

The Averina sisters have received public support from putin, who has spoken out about the bias of judges who allegedly underestimated the Averinas' scores at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and called for the competition records to be made public.
In 2021, Dina Averina was personally awarded the Order of Friendship by putin for her participation in the 2020 Olympic Games.
The Averina sisters head the expert council on sports in the Youth Parliament at the State Duma of the russian federation, and in 2023 they launched the Arina and Dina Averina Cup All-russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Nizhny Novgorod.
The Association of Student Sports Clubs of russia, co-chaired by Dina Averina, holds its events, including in the occupied Crimea.

Participant in the 2023 CIS Games in Minsk, Belarus.
She is a member of the russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, in 2024 she announced that she was retiring from sports due to the inability to participate in international competitions.
On March 18, 2022, at the Luzhniki Stadium, together with her sister Dina Averina, she performed at a concert rally in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by russia called "For Peace without Nazism! For russia! For the President". The sisters were wearing jackets with the letter "Z" made of ribbons in the colors of the russian flag, a symbol of the russian invasion of Ukraine.
Represented by the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV drones, generators and humanitarian supplies to the front, conducts military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports and patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular within the framework of the World War Games project.
In May 2024, the Averina sisters attended putin's inauguration ceremony.
In 2019, the Averina sisters received personal congratulations from putin on their victory at the World Cup in Baku.
The Averina sisters have received public support from putin, who has spoken out about the bias of judges who allegedly underestimated the Averinas' scores at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and called for the competition records to be made public.
In 2021, Arina Averina was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, for her participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Averina sisters head the expert council on sports in the Youth Parliament of the State Duma of the russian federation, and in 2023 they launched the Arina and Dina Averina Cup All-russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition in Nizhny Novgorod.