Hockey club CSKA openly supported the war of conquest waged by Russia against Ukraine. The players of the Moscow team came to the warm-up before the KHL match against Ak Bars in the form with the letter " This uniform is dedicated to the Espanyol terrorist battalion, most of which were defeated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in August this year.. According to Russian propagandists, the commander of the Espanyol battalion with the call sign Spaniard made a symbolic throw-in of the puck before the start of the game..

In addition, before the start of the duel, words of support for the militants were heard in the arena, and relatives of the liquidated occupiers were present at the match.. It is also reported that the match was attended by ex-CSKA football player Andrey Solomatin, who recently joined the ranks of terrorists. He handed over to the widows and relatives of the dead invaders a jersey with the signatures of all the players of the hockey club.. Earlier it was reported that the famous Russian hockey player Alexander Podstavkin died in the war in Ukraine..