The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has published information on eleven russian athletes and e-sports players in the "Champions of Terror" section on the War&Sanctions portal.

These individuals publicly support the war against Ukraine, participate in events held in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, call for support of the war effort, and personally visit russian troops in Ukraine — all while continuing to compete in international sports tournaments and events.

Among them:

• fyodor chudinov – russian boxer, member of the Board of Champions of the russian Boxing Federation, member of the "united russia" party, and the motorcycle club "night wolves." He organizes propaganda events in occupied territories, particularly those aimed at re-educating Ukrainian children.
• imam ganishov is a wrestler and International Master of Sports. Personally visited russian military personnel in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region, where he recorded photo and video materials supporting the war.
• pavel cherpita – Captain 2nd rank of the russian Navy, professor at the russian Academy of Military Sciences. Coach of the team from the "Black Sea Higher Naval School named after Nakhimov" (occupied Sevastopol) and the russian Navy's team at international regattas.
• vitaly roshchin is a russian e-sports player, a StarCraft II player, and a member of 3D!Clan. Publicly supported the so-called "special military operation," "demilitarization," and "denazification" of Ukraine.

In total, the "Champions of Terror" section features information on 148 russian athletes, e-sports players, and sports officials who support the kremlin's aggression against Ukraine.