[HIGHLIGHTS] On the flag: Loko released three players, CSKA bought the “Algerian diamond”, and Krasnodar bought the ex-Wolfsburg forward

Lokomotiv terminated the contract with Daniil Kulikov and loaned out Dmitry Rybchinsky and Ivan Kuzmichev. Alexey Ionov, who left Rostov in December, moved to Ural.

CSKA parted ways with Konstantin Kuchaev and acquired Iranian youth midfielder Sid Ahmed Aissawi. Krasnodar strengthened its attack with former Wolfsburg striker Viktor Sa. Krylia Sovetov invited Franco Orozco from Lanus and Rubin took two football players from Serbia.