The Russian national football team player Fjdor Smolov, who currently plays for Dynamo Moscow, writes on his Instagram: "No to the war !!!"

followed by a symbol of a broken heart and a Ukrainian flag.

The young pole vaulter, and competitor with Armand Duplantis, Timur Morgunov, has shared on his account a picture of two hands painted in the countries' colors that together form a dove of peace.

In addition, the double World Cup gold medalist in figure skating, Jevgenija Medvedeva, has shared a text that according to Aftonbladet can be translated to: "I hope all this is over soon, like a nightmare".

The newspaper also writes that the world champion in modern pentathlon Uliana Batashova wrote: "No to war, yes to peace".