Champions of terror

International russian sports official known as a friend of putin.
Since 2017, he has been a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election.
He supported putin in the presidential pseudo-elections and participated in the process of his nomination for another presidential term.
Repeatedly played with putin on the same team in the Night Hockey League, a sports organization founded on putin's initiative, and declared "a great honor to play in the same triplets as the president of the largest and most powerful country in the world." In 2018, he received personal congratulations from putin on the birth of his daughter.
In 2016, he officially renounced his American citizenship and returned to russia.
He is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), which is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense.
CSKA regularly 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 2021, he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree, "for his significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, many years of conscientious work."
In 2023, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky "for ensuring the successful training of athletes who achieved high sports achievements at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in 2022 in Beijing (China)."
In the context of the suspension of russian athletes from international competitions, he said that russians should be respected.
As a member of the Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), he lobbies for the interests of russia in the international sports arena.

Actively supports putin's policies, officially endorsed his candidacy for the presidential election, and provided information support for his 2024 election campaign.
She holds the first title in the history of russian sports, "russian Elite Bench Press" in the professional women's division.
Thanks to her sporting achievements, she has gained wide popularity on the world stage and has become a social media star, earning the unofficial title of "the strongest girl on the planet."
She actively used her popularity to establish international relations, lobby for russian interests, and maintain the reputation of russian sports abroad, in particular in the North Korea, Germany, and Moldova. The media called Naumova's activities "children's diplomacy."
She publicly supports russia's war against Ukraine by spreading kremlin propaganda narratives.
Since 2014, she has been providing information and material support to the russian military and separatist armed groups, justifying russia's military aggression, covering military operations on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifying russian war criminals, and actively spreading disinformation and propaganda about the war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
He cooperates with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project, systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian military and supplies technical military equipment and humanitarian aid to the front.
In 2022, she completed a course for military correspondents of the Wagner PMC, a non-corporate, non-governmental military organization responsible for the collection, training, and sending of mercenaries to Ukraine.
She works as a military commissar on the federal channel Pervyi, is a presenter and correspondent of the special project "My zhivy", dedicated to the residents of the so-called DPR/LPR, as part of the socio-political talk show "Vremya Pokazhet".
He received the award "For Merit to the Republic" of the so-called "DPR" with the wording "for fruitful state and public activities, special merits in humanitarian and charitable activities, protection of human dignity and rights of citizens of the Donetsk People's Republic", and has the status of an honorary citizen of the so-called "DPR".
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as part of his reporting activities.

Chechen statesman and sports figure.
He is a close uncle and a close associate of putin's associate and head of the Chechen Republic ramzan kadyrov.
He was included in the list of putin's confidants in the 2024 presidential election. He personally accompanied putin during his visit to the Chechen Republic in August 2024.
He was awarded the medal "For the Liberation of Crimea".
He is the initiator and organizer of the annual All-russian weightlifting tournament "In Memory of the First President of the Chechen Republic, Hero of russia A.A. Kadyrov", which is held with the support of ramzan kadyrov.
The Weightlifting Federation of the Chechen Republic, under the leadership of Magomed Kadyrov, is the executor of government orders worth RUB 2 million in 2023.

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 publicly supports putin and his policies, cooperates with the occupation authorities of the so-called LPR, and is a member of the so-called LPR Youth Parliament.
The Pobeda Leisure Center under Belikov's leadership conducts systematic propaganda activities in support of the actions of the occupation regime and the so-called "SMO," including the distribution of ribbons in support of the Day of Reunification of Donbas and Novorossiya with russia, the weaving of camouflage nets for the needs of the russian armed forces, and the Letter to a Soldier campaign as part of the Everything for Victory project.
He took an active part in youth organizations of the so-called "LPR" (Luhansk Youth Association, Youth Council under the mayor of Sverdlovsk and Sverdlovsk district). He has been repeatedly awarded certificates of merit for his activity in sports, military-patriotic, cultural and trade union events. In May 2018, he was awarded the gratitude of the so-called "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasichnyk "for high professionalism, many years of fruitful work, loyalty to duty, patriotism, active participation in trade union activities in the region, and significant personal contribution to the formation and development of the Luhansk People's Republic".
In 2024, as part of the delegation of the so-called LPR, he presented the "LPR's esports experience" at the international exhibition "russia" at VDNKh.
The branch of the russian Federation of Computer Sports (FCS) in the so-called LPR, led by Belikov, holds tournaments in which cadets and police officers participate.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for eSports players who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the regulatory unregulated position of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and exert influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.

The regional branch of the russian Federation of Computer Sports in the so-called "DPR" (FCS DPR) under Volkov's leadership closely cooperates with the All-russian socio-political movement "People's Front for russia" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), created on putin's initiative to "move russia forward through joint efforts" and the All-russian public organization "People's Front. Youth Wing". In particular, the FCS of the DPR calls for joining the Cyber Squad, which was organized by the movement "People's Front for russia". In the description of the Cyber Squad community, it is stated that their goal is to combat russophobic statements, false information about the russian military, and calls for terrorism. Participants receive points for completing tasks, which they can then exchange for merchandise, additional tasks, and a premium Telegram subscription.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for esportsmen who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the unregulated situation of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.

Russian state and sports functionary.
From June 2015 to February 2020, he held senior positions in the occupation government of Crimea (Deputy Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea - Head of the Internal Policy Department, First Deputy Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea, Minister of Internal Policy, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea).
Publicly supports the russian invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. Distributes "Z"-symbols, propaganda narratives and posts in support of russia's war against Ukraine.
He supports putin and his policies, and posted a campaign post in favor of putin on the social network VK during the 2024 presidential election.
In 2014, he was awarded the medal "For the Defense of Crimea" by the occupation authorities, and in 2015, he received a letter of thanks from the so-called "Head of the Republic of Crimea".
The Federation of Sports Programming of Crimea under Zyryanov's leadership receives grants from the State Committee for Youth Policy of the Republic of Crimea to implement its projects.
In April 2022, he took part in a propaganda event - the All-russian rally "For Peace! Labor! May!", ‘For a world without Nazism!’.
The Crimean Republican Branch of the Federation of Computer Sports (FCS Crimea), led by Zyryanov, systematically supports and distributes fundraising for the needs of the russian armed forces, in particular for the purchase of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
In July 2023, the FCS initiated the creation of special military companies for eSportsmen who would be able to join the russian armed forces as operators of UAVs and other sophisticated combat systems to participate in the war against Ukraine.
Taking advantage of the regulatory unregulated position of international esports tournaments in terms of their organization, broadcasting, and financing, russia is trying to occupy the esports niche to legalize russia's presence and promote its narratives and exert influence in the international arena, including through the FCS.