Champions of terror

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.

Participant of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in 2022. Participant of the Friendship Games in 2022 in Kazan (russia). Participant of the BRICS Sports Games in 2024 in Kazan (russia).
He is a member of the russian national team.
He publicly criticized the decision to ban russian athletes from international competitions, called foreign athletes who support the removal of russians from international competitions as hypocrites, and accused the International Olympic Committee of bias, and the Ukrainian national team of the political undertones of its performance at the World Aquatics Championship in Budapest (Hungary) in 2022.
Spreads "patriotic" propaganda posts on the VK social network, and also uses soviet military symbols in his performance.

Chechen sports functionary and entrepreneur closely linked to the clan of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic and a close associate of putin.
Since 2020, he has been head of the Moscow branch of the professional sports club "Akhmat", owned by Kadyrov and used to train fighters for the war against Ukraine. The president of the Akhmat club is Abuzeid Vismuradov, Kadyrov's childhood friend and personal security guard, as well as the head of SOBR Akhmat (a Rosgvardia unit involved in the war against Ukraine).
Alash Dadashov is probably the son of Aslambek Dadashov - a former aide to deputy and Kadyrov's right-hand man Adam Delimkhanov.
Since 2023, he has become a co-owner of two companies in temporarily occupied Mariupol, specifically the Ilyich Mariupol Iron and Steel Works, which is one of Ukraine's largest industrial iron and steel producers.
In early March 2022, during the first days of the russian army's invasion of Ukraine, Dadashov published on his web page a photo with Rosgvardiya fighters from the Chechen town of Argun with the caption "We are in the KRA (Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmatovich) team".

Participant in russia's war against Ukraine, commander of the Soyuz squad created in December 2022 by Sergei Kirienko and Yuri Trutnev on the basis of the russian Union of Martial Arts (RSBI) from professional athletes. As of December 2023, 145 people have joined the squad.
The fighters were trained and harmonized at the russian Special Forces University in Chechnya. Its founder, Daniil Martynov, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, is co-chairman of the RSBI. Kirienko, together with co-founder Yuri Trutnev, is personally responsible for providing and personally visiting Donbass to transfer equipment - drone detection equipment, equipment and outfit, sniper rifles - to the Soyuz detachment.
During the war, the RSBI made purchases from the Moscow arms showroom Arsenal for 139 million rubles, and from the rifle manufacturer Lobaev Arms for 35 million rubles. The RSBI bought optical equipment from the companies Innovative Weapon Technologies (for 19 million rubles) and Navigator (25 million rubles). The russian University of Special Forces in Chechnya received 38 million rubles from the RSBI for training volunteers.
The charitable foundation "Our Fatherland" under Gabbasov's leadership systematically organizes and conducts fundraisers for the needs of servicemen of the russian armed forces, is engaged in socialization and employment of the so-called "veterans of the SMO" and patriotic education of young people, establishes schools for piloting and assembling UAVs.
He was included in the list of putin's proxies for the presidential election in 2024.
Visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

He supported the so-called "referendum of the DPR and LPR on joining russia".
He organizes fundraisers for the needs of the flamethrower company of the so-called "LPR People's Militia" and personally delivers aid to the front to russian paramilitary groups.
He said that russian teams will be able to return to the international arena only after winning the so-called "war of attrition" when "new rules of the game in politics and sports will be written, and Europe will be forced to recognize them."
His son, Nikolai Kovalenko, is a forward for the NHL club "Colorado Avalanche".

In 2023, he was drafted into the russian army, served at the Naval Academy in St. Petersburg and played for the russian Navy team.
Until 2024 he had a contract with the Central Sports Club of the russian Army (CSKA), subordinate to the russian Ministry of Defense.
CSKA on a permanent basis provides active assistance to the military and veterans of the so-called "SMO" by purchasing and delivering special equipment, FPV-drones, generators and humanitarian cargoes to the front, carries out military-patriotic education of children and youth, organizes and conducts sports-patriotic events and promotes international cooperation, in particular, within the framework of the World Military Games project.
On September 01, 2023, the CSKA club with Fedotov's participation held an action to support the occupants unit "88th Volunteer Brigade Espanola" of the russian armed forces, formed mainly from russian fans.
He was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, First Class, for his victory at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
In April 2024, he signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), earning $6.5 million over the course of the contract. Afterward, he suggested in a public statement that his paths with CSKA might cross again.

He is a member of the commission advising the IOC session and president on strengthening the role of sport and Olympism in society.
Publicly emphasizes the formality of the neutral status of russian athletes at international tournaments, in which athletes of the russian Tennis Federation under his control continue to actively participate.
He lobbied for the admission of russian juniors to participate in the international tennis tournament at Wimbledon (Great Britain) in 2023 and the participation of russian tennis players in the Olympic Games in Paris (France) in 2024.
In 2022, by putin's decree, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree for ensuring successful training of athletes who achieved high sports achievements at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Summer Games in Tokyo (Japan) in 2020.
In 2023, he received a personal birthday greeting from putin.