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A deadly shooting at a Russian military training ground in the Belgorod region has killed 11 and injured 15, according to official sources. Unconfirmed reports by witnesses say the number of casualties may be as much as twice that. The incident allegedly occurred when Russian officers made derogatory remarks about Allah to volunteers of Tajik origin. Official reports say there were two shooters, both of whom were killed. A witness says a third shooter escaped. The incident occurred against the backdrop of frequent shelling in Belgorod and complaints from soldiers about conditions at the training ground and on the front lines.

On October 15, a deadly shooting occurred at a military training ground in the Belgorod region. The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that 15 people have been killed and another 11 injured; the publication Sota, citing a witness to the event, writes that 22 people were killed and 16 injured.

The defense ministry reported that on Saturday, during shooting drills for volunteers, two citizens “of another CIS country” opened fire on personnel. According to the defense ministry the shooters were killed. Sota claims that there were three shooters, and that one of them allegedly managed to flee. According to unofficial sources, the shooting took place in the first half of the day. The defense ministry made an announcement only in the evening.

Ukrainian pro-Kremlin blogger Anatoly Shary posted photos from the training ground, showing human bodies lying on the ground. 13 bodies are visible in the shots. Shary also posted a photograph of a certificate from the Russian Ministry of Defense, issued on October 11 to Private Amizonda, Ehson Tojiddin, stating that he is serving in Unit 02511, in the village of Kamenka in the Leningrad region. Shary did not specify whether this man was among the attackers or the victims.

Russian “patriotic” Telegram channels report that the shooters were apparently from Tajikistan. This has not been officially confirmed. In September, Russian authorities decided to simplify Russian citizenship application procedures for foreigners who agree to serve in the Russian armed forces.

According to the publication Astra, a witness to the incident says the conflict on the training ground may have been about religion. According to the witness, one of the commanders called the war against Ukraine “holy,” and servicemen of Tajik origin responded that a holy war is one waged by Muslims against non-believers. Journalists have not yet been able to independently confirm this report. A lieutenant colonel named Andrey Lapin then allegedly called Allah a “weakling” and a “coward.” 

Soon after, according to Astra’s source, three servicemen of Tajik origin told other Muslims on the firing range to step aside, killed the lieutenant colonel, and then fired randomly, allegedly killing 29 more people. An officer named Semyonov heard shots and then allegedly killed two of the attackers and injured the third, who managed to escape.

Astra’s source named the alleged killers as senior sergeant Bizkot, junior sergeant Ami (who allegedly escaped), and Anushe.

The Russian Ministry of Defense described the events as a terrorist attack. The Investigative Committee reported around midday Sunday that it was opening a criminal case, but did not specify the charges. According to Kommersant the department was investigating murder charges, and “might add” charges of terrorism.

Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov called the events “a frightening incident” and said that “many service members were killed and wounded.” He emphasized that there were no Belgorod residents among the victims.

Many people drafted from the Bryansk region are currently located at the Soloty training grounds, and they have previously complained about problems there. Sota’s source said that some Bryansk residents were among the injured. In the beginning of September, Sota reported that more than 100 conscripts from Bryansk refused to go to Ukraine from the Soloty training grounds, regardless of threats from authorities. They were allegedly supposed to be sent on an offensive to the Lyman territories that Russian armed forces lost in early October.

On October 15, seven women from the city of Fokino, in Bryansk, posted a video message to Vladimir Putin. The women’s relatives had been mobilized and, they said, sent to the front without preparation, although they “signed up to defend their own territory,” not for the front lines in Ukraine. The women also mention officers from the unit in Soloty, who, one woman says, threaten conscripts with criminal penalties for refusing “to be cannon fodder.”

In the evening of October 16, Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz announced that no residents of the region were among the victims of the shooting.

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Maria Nikolaevna’s 1913 diary, 1st/14th - 10th/23rd June (translated by Helen Azar). 

‘Had tea 5 with Mama and Papa’ = ‘We 5 had tea with Mama and Papa’ The 5 means Maria and all her siblings. 4 means just Maria and her sisters.

Anya = Anna Vyrubova

Andrusha: Andrei Alexandrovich

Aunt Mavra: Elizabeth Mavrikievna

Ioannchik: Ioann Konstantinovich

Trina: Catherine Schneider

Uncle Niki: Nicholas Konstantinovich

Uncle Sandro: Alexander Mikhailovich

1st/14th June:

“Dark in the morning, got up from bed and got dressed. Had breakfast with Anastasia, played cards with Alexei. Had tea in bed. [illeg] at Mama’s and Papa’s. Had dinner with Alexei. Temp[ature] at 6 o’cl. 37. After dinner at 9 o’cl. 36.9.”

2nd/15th June:

“5 went with Papa to a parade of the Izmailovsky Regiment and the Northern Battalion. Had breakfast 5 with Aunt Mavra and Mama on the sofa. In the afternoon 4 went in a motor with Anya to Aunt Olga’s in Peterhof. Had tea, took a walk. Played and had dinner. There were: Shvedov, Yuzik, Skvortzov, Zborovsky, Rodionov, Klyucharev, Kulikovsky, Aunt Ksenia with Irina [Alexandrovna], Andrusha and Feodor and Anya and Semyonov. Returned home.”

3rd/16th June:

“Went 4 to obednya. Had breakfast 5 with Papa and Mama on the sofa. In the afternoon Anastasia and I with Trina went to Vera’s and Georgiy’s [children on ‘Aunt Mavra’] where we played in the garden and had tea. Went to Trina’s. Had dinner with Anastasia and Alexei.”

4th/17th June:

“In the morning went with Agatha Evgenievna to the nanny school. Had breakfast 5 with Papa, Bagration and Mama on the sofa. In the afternoon drove from T.S. to Peterhof. Had tea 5 with Mama and Papa. Had dinner 4 with Papa, Aunt Olga and Mama on the sofa.”

5th/18th June:

“4 went to molebna with Mama. Had breakfast 5 with Mama, Papa. Ioannchik with Uncle Niki. In the afternoon took a walk with Papa. Had tea with Papa, Mama, Aunt Olga and Sonia Dehn and her boy. Had dinner with Anastasia and Alexei.”

6th/19th June:

“The dentist was here in the morning. Had breakfast 5 Papa, Mama, Aunt Ksenia, Uncle Sandro and their children. Went to Aunt Olga’s [and] had tea there and played. [There] were: Shvedov, Yuzik, Skvortzov, Zborovsky, Kulikovsky and Aunt Ksenia with 4 strannitzy. Had dinner with Anastasia and Alexei.”

7th/20th June:

“In the morning 4 went to Tatiana’s in Strelna and saw Teymuraz. Went to Countess Hendrikova. Had breakfast 5 with Papa, Mama, Aunt Olga, Uncle Niki and Dmitri. In the afternoon took a walk with Papa. Had tea 4 with Mama and Papa. Had dinner with Mama.”

8th/21st June:

“In the morning rode around with Trina. Had breakfast 5 with Papa, Mama, Dmitri and [illeg] Monaksky [?]. In the afternoon 4 went to Anya’s, there were Anya’s parents, Purtzeladze, Eristov and Ravtopulo. Had tea 4 with Mama and Papa. Went 4 to vsenoshnaya. Had dinner 4 with Papa and Mama on the sofa.”

9th/22nd June:

“Went 4 with Papa to a parade of the Equestrian Grenadier Regiment. Had breakfast 4 with Count Apraksin and Olga Evgenievna and Mama on the sofa. In the afternoon we with Papa, Mama and Aunt Olga [went] to the ‘Alexandria’ were we had tea. Arrived in Kronshtadt and went to the ‘Standart.’ At dinner sat with Zelenetzky and Sablin.”

10th/23rd June:

“In the morning we 4 went to the consecration of the Navy Cathedral in Kronshtadt with Papa. At breakfast sat with Nilov and Babitzyn. In the afternoon was on the deck and in the cabin. Had tea 4 with Papa, the ladies and officers. Sat with Pi and Nastenka. Had dinner with Mama.”

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Every Goal Of The 2022 Olympics Men’s Tournament: Day 3

U.S.A. Vs. Canada

#37 Mat Robinson (1) Ho-Sang (1), Staal (2) 1:24 1st (U.S.A. 0-1 Canada)

#51 Andy Miele (1) O’Neill (1), Kampfer (2) 2:34 1st (U.S.A. 1-1 Canada)

#39 Ben Meyers (2) Farrell (3), Sanderson (1) 18:44 1st (U.S.A. 2-1 Canada)

#19 Brendan Brisson (2) Shore (1) 2:37 2nd (U.S.A. 3-1 Canada)

#9 Corban Knight (1)(SH) Winnik (1) 14:13 2nd (U.S.A. 3-2 Canada)

#11 Kenny Agostino (1) Miele (2) 6:13 3rd (U.S.A. 4-2 Canada)

Germany Vs. China

#85 Marcel Brandt (1) unassisted 13:33 1st (Germany 1-0 China)

#5 Korbinian Holzer (1) Kahun (1) 16:24 1st (Germany 2-0 China)

#72 Dominik Kahun (1) M. Müller (1), Rieder (1) 4:41 2nd (Germany 3-0 China)

#22 Parker Foo (1) Chelios (1), Sproul (1) 19:14 2nd (Germany 3-1 China)

#91 Tyler Wong (1)(PP) Yip (1), Sproul (2) 9:00 3rd (Germany 3-2 China)

R.O.C. Vs. Czech Republic

#55 Vladimir Tkachyov (1) Gusev (1), Nesterov (1) 4:51 1st (R.O.C. 1-0 Czech Republic)

#84 Tomáš Kundrátek (1)(PP) Červenka (1), Stránský (1) 12:37 1st (R.O.C. 1-1 Czech Republic)

#89 Nikita Nesterov (1)(PP) Gusev (1), Plotnikov (1) 12:19 2nd (R.O.C. 2-1 Czech Republic)

#46 David Krejčí (2)(PP) Červenka (2), Kundrátek (1) 18:41 2nd (R.O.C. 2-2 Czech Republic)

#52 Michael Špaček (1)(PP) Šulák (1), Sobotka (1) 19:16 2nd (R.O.C. 2-3 Czech Republic)

#31 Lukáš Klok (1) T. Zohorna (1), H. Zohorna (2) 3:14 3rd (R.O.C. 2-4 Czech Republic)

#94 Kirill Semyonov (2) Plotnikov (2), Andronov (1) 3:50 3rd (R.O.C. 3-4 Czech Republic)

#81 Arseni Gritsyuk (1) Gusev (3), Tkachyov (1) 6:43 3rd (R.O.C. 4-4 Czech Republic)

#76 Andrei Chibisov (1) Voynov (1), Shipachyov (1) 8:22 3rd (R.O.C. 5-4 Czech Republic)

#38 Tomáš Hyka (1) Sedlák (1), Krejčí (1) 8:57 3rd (R.O.C. 5-5 Czech Republic)

#88 Libor Šulák (1)(PP) Krejčí (2) 4:29 OT (R.O.C. 5-6 Czech Republic)

Switzerland Vs. Denmark

#71 Enzo Corvi (1) Weber (1) 15:59 1st (Switzerland 1-0 Denmark)

#93 Peter Regin-Jensen (1)(PP) Storm (1), N. Jensen (1) 0:46 2nd (Switzerland 1-1 Denmark)

#9 Frederik Storm (1) Bernsdorf-Jensen (1), Russell (2) 1:07 2nd (Switzerland 1-2 Denmark)

#89 Mikkel Bødker (1) Russell (3), O. Lauridsen (1) 13:12 2nd (Switzerland 1-3 Denmark)

#72 Nicolai Meyer (1) Bernsdorf-Jensen (2), Jakobsen (1) 1:55 3rd (Switzerland 1-4 Denmark)

#55 Romain Loeffel (1) Untersander (1), Corvi (1) 4:53 3rd (Switzerland 2-4 Denmark)

#61 Fabrice Herzog (1) Corvi (2), Untersander (2) 17:37 3rd (Switzerland 3-4 Denmark)

#9 Frederik Storm (2)(EN) Russell (4) 19:01 3rd (Switzerland 3-5 Denmark)

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 4 / 10

Título Original: Zashchitniki AKA Guardians

Año: 2017

Duración: 88 min

País: Rusia

Director: Sarik Andreasyan

Guion: Andrey Gavrilov

Música: Georgiy Zheryakov

Fotografía: Maksim Osadchiy-Korytkovskiy

Reparto: Sanzhar Madiyev, Alina Lanina, Sebastien Sisak, Anton Pampushnyy, Valeriya Shkirando, Vyacheslav Razbegaev, Anna Kravtsova, Vladimir Butenko, Yuliya Titarenko, Dmitriy Savyanenko, Igor Maslov, Marusya Klimova, Nikolay Shestak, Aleksandr Semyonov, Sergey Shatalov, Stanislav Shirin

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Sergei Vikharev, Russian danseur, choreographer and Mariinsky ballet master, has passed away at just 55. Rest in peace.

Graduated from the Leningrad Academic Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 1980 (class of Vladilen Semyonov) and joined Leningrad’s Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet (now the Mariinsky Theatre). He was the first performer of roles in Oleg Vinogradov’s ballets The Knight in the Tiger’s Skin (Tsarevich Kajei), The Battleship Potemkin (Batman) and Pétrouchka (Pétrouchka). Also danced in the ballets La Sylphide (James), The Sleeping Beauty (Désiré), Chopiniana (the Youth), Giselle (Albrecht, Classical Duet), La Fille mal gardée (Colas), Symphony in C (III. Allegro vivace), Swan Lake (Neapolitan Dance, Friends of the Prince), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio) and Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride (Gennaro, Grand pas variation) among others. Danced in ballets by Boris Eifman, Alexander Polubentsev and Vladimir Karelin. Appeared in performances with Alla Sigalova’s Independent Dance Company (The Queen of Spades, 1991; Cynics, 1996; and Yellow Tango, 1997).

From 1987-88 he coached the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (now the Solovyanenko Theatre).

Staged the ballet Leda and the Swan to music by Mahler (1995, Hermitage Theatre, St Petersburg) and the ballet scenes from Ponchielli’s opera La Gioconda (1997) at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa (Italy).

From 1999-2006 he was Principal Ballet Master of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre where he staged productions of the following ballets:

The Sleeping Beauty (1996, choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev), 

The Nutcracker (1998, versions by Lev Ivanov, Vasily Vainonen and his own), 

Bournonville’s Conservatoire, or Caprices of a Ballet Master (1998, after August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa Marianne von Rosen), 

Giselle (1999, choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa), 

Coppélia (2001, revival of the Mariinsky Theatre’s 1894 production), 

Don Quixote (2003, after Alexander Gorsky and Fyodor Lopukhov), 

Michel Fokine’s ballets Chopiniana (2000), Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor (2000), Le Carnaval and Schéhérazade (2001); and

Dances in the opera Aida (2004, directed by Dmitry Chernyakov).

At the Mariinsky Theatre he has staged reconstructions of ballets including:

The Sleeping Beauty (1999, revival of Marius Petipa’s 1890 production), 

Pétrouchka (2000, revival of Michel Fokine’s production with designs by Alexandre Benois, revised by Leonid Leontiev), 

La Bayadère (2002, revival of Marius Petipa’s 1900 production), 

Le Réveil de Flore (2008, revival of Michel Fokine’s 1910 production with designs by Léon Bakst); and 

Le Carnaval (2008, revival of Michel Fokine’s production 1910 with designs by Léon Bakst); as well as 

Dances in the opera A Life for the Tsar (2004, directed by Dmitry Chernyakov).

Has staged Fokine’s ballets Chopiniana, Polovtsian Dances and Le Carnaval at the Kulyash Baiseitova National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Astana, 2006) and for the NBA Ballet (Tokyo, 2007). 

At the Bolshoi Theatre he has staged revivals of the Mariinsky Theatre’s 1894 production of Coppélia (choreography by Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti, 2009). At the Teatro alla Scala in Milan he staged a production of Marius Petipa’s ballet Raymonda (2011).

Since 2007 he has been a ballet master and coach at the Mariinsky Theatre, working with Olesya Novikova and Andrei Arseniev.

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Pollsters trick 1 in 5 Russians into supporting imaginary candidate ‘backed by Putin’

Pollsters trick 1 in 5 Russians into supporting imaginary candidate ‘backed by Putin’

Presidential candidate Andrey Semyonov has secured the backing of almost a fifth of respondents in a recent poll – despite the fact he was invented by pollsters who wanted to check the extent of people’s trust in Vladimir Putin. On Wednesday, Russian independent Levada Center research agency released the results of its August poll in which the Russian public was asked if they were aware that…

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Prediksi Belgium Vs Russia 13 Juni 2021

Pada hari Minggu, 13 Juni 2021 pukul 03:00 WIB akan di adakan laga Pertandingan Liga UEFA Euro antara Belgium Vs Russia yang nantinya akan di laksanakan di Stadion Krestovsky. QQICON188 selaku Agen Bola Terpercaya akan memberikan prediksi bola untuk member dan player yang suka bermain betting sport bookie.

Belgium mendapat kesempatan untuk menjadi tuan rumah pada pertandingan kali ini. Di pertemuan terakhirnya pada tanggal 31 Maret 2020, Belgium mengalahkan tim Belarus dengan skor akhir 8 – 0. Dari catatan 5 pertandingan terakhir, Russia bermain dengan sangat bagus dengan catatan 4 kali menang dan 1 kali imbang. Untuk pertandingan kali ini seharusnya Belgium sudah menyiapkan strategi tim yang handal agar bisa membawa pulang kemenangan, serta bisa mengamankan 3 poin dalam pertandingan kali ini agar bisa meraih posisi yang aman dan terhindar dari deglarasi.

Russia yang akan bertanding ke markas Belgium tidak akan gentar dalam pertandingan kali ini. Di pertandingan sebelumnya pada tanggal 31 Maret 2020, tim ini dikalahkan tim Slovakia dengan skor akhir 2 – 1. Jika di lihat dari 5 pertandingan terakhir Russia cukup buruk dengan catatan 2 kali menang dan 3 kali kalah. Hasil ini tentunya akan membuat Russia lebih semangat lagi untuk menghadapi Belgium. Untuk pertandingan kali ini Russia juga sudah mempersiapkan strategi yang bagus untuk memenangkan pertandingan agar bisa merebut 3 poin dari markas Russia.

Berikut ini adalah data statistik dari beberapa laga terakhir head to head yang sudah dilakoni dan hasil dari 5 pertemuan terakhir masing – masing kedua tim sehingga dapat menjadi bahan untuk menganalisa skor pertandingan tersebut.

Data Statistik Belgium Vs Russia :

Head to Head Belgium Vs Russia

17/11/19 ECQ Russia 1 – 4 Belgium

22/03/19 ECQ Belgium 3 – 1 Russia

28/03/17 FRI Russia 3 – 3 Belgium

22/06/14 WOC Belgium 1 – 0 Russia

17/11/10 FRI Russia 0 – 2 Belgium

5 Pertandingan Terakhir Belgium

16/11/20 UNL Belgium 2 – 0 England

19/11/20 UNL Belgium 4 – 2 Denmark

25/03/21 WQE Belgium 3 – 1 Wales

28/03/21 WQE Czech Republic 1 – 1 Belgium

31/03/21 WQE Belgium 8 – 0 Belarus

5 Pertandingan Terakhir Russia

16/11/20 UNL Turkey 3 – 2 Russia

19/11/20 UNL Serbia 5 – 0 Russia

25/03/21 WQE Malta 1 – 3 Russia

27/03/21 WQE Russia 2 – 1 Slovenia

31/03/21 WQE Slovakia 2 – 1 Russia

Perkiraan Susunan Pemain Belgium Vs Russia :

Belgia : Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Matz Sels, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Vermaelen, Thomas Meunier, Jason Denayer, Dedryck Boyata, Leander Dendoncker.

Russia : Anton Shunin, Andrey Lunyov, Yury Dyupin, Yuri Zhirkov, Fyodor Kudryashov, Georgi Dzhikiya, Igor Smolnikov, Mario Fernandes, Andrei Semyonov, Roman Neustadter.

Jadwal Pertandingan Belgium Vs Russia :

Tanggal : Minggu, 13 Juni 2021

Pukul : 03:00 WIB

Stadion : Krestovsky

Bursa Taruhan Belgium Vs Russia :

Handicap : Belgium 0 – 3/4 Russia

Over/Under : 2 3/4

Tips O/U : Over

Prediksi Skor Akhir Agen Bola Online : Belgium 52% – 48% Russia ( 2 – 1 )

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MOSCOW | Correction: WCup-Russia-Croatia story

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MOSCOW | Correction: WCup-Russia-Croatia story

MOSCOW — In a story July 5 about Russia and Croatia playing at the World Cup, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Alexander Golubev is a football coach in Kaltan. Golubev is a volleyball coach.

A corrected version of the story is below: Russia’s confidence sky-high for Croatia quarterfinal Few Russian fans ever expected to reach the quarterfinals, but midfielder Alexander Golovin is already thinking about the final

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH

AP Sports Writer

MOSCOW (AP) — It doesn’t matter that few Russian fans ever expected the hosts to reach the World Cup quarterfinals, midfielder Alexander Golovin is already thinking about the final.

The creative breakout star for Russia never doubted the team would perform well — long before it beat Spain on penalties in the round of 16, setting up a matchup with Croatia in Sochi on Saturday.

“We knew that everything was possible,” he said Wednesday. “Even before the beginning of the tournament we all understood that we could reach the final, we seriously counted on this and see this as the real state of things for us now.”

Croatia also reached the quarterfinals on penalties after overcoming a spirited Denmark team, and is now aiming to match its best-ever World Cup: it made the semifinals in 1998.

Defender Domagoj Vida believes Croatia can take full advantage of being on what’s widely considered the easier side of the bracket. “Now we are in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, which is a big success for us,” he said. “But our goals are higher. God willing, we would like to lift the World Cup trophy and that’s why we are here.”

The winner will play either England or Sweden in the semifinals. Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic was Croatia’s star in the round of 16 with three saves in the shootout. He’s predicting Russia will repeat its defensive style from the Spain game, when Spain had possession of the ball 75 percent of the game but couldn’t break through Russia’s deep and dedicated defense.

“I expect a defensive-minded Russia,” Subasic said. “We expect a tough match, as all the others.”

Golovin predicts Croatia will offer Russia more opportunities to score because of its style, compared to Spain’s endless passing.

“They don’t have the aim of controlling the ball during the whole match. Their goal is to reach a result,” Golovin said. “And in this sense it’s easier to play with such a team, in my opinion.”

ZEROES TO HEROES Russia is a team transformed in public opinion.

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov was the butt of jokes before the tournament after his team failed to win any of its last seven pre-World Cup friendlies. Now he’s being hailed as a tactical genius by Russian fans who have been partying with fake mustaches in tribute to Cherchesov’s distinctive facial hair.

After goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev made the decisive save in the penalty shootout against Spain, social media users depicted him as a saint in one widely shared meme. Opposition political leader Alexei Navalny called for Akinfeev to be given Russia’s highest honor, the Hero of Russia medal.

“The country believed in us,” midfielder Yuri Gazinsky said. “A lot of people during the match against the Spanish had doubts but we managed to prove that they can believe in us.”

WATCHING IN SIBERIA

The hardscrabble Siberian coal-mining town of Kaltan will watch Russia’s quarterfinal with particular interest even though it won’t kick off until 1 a.m. local time.

That’s because Kaltan is Golovin’s hometown and locals are proud. To Alexander Golubev, a volleyball coach in Kaltan, Golovin has put the town on the map.

“If you say to anyone that you are from Kaltan, nobody believes it first, and then, ‘Really? From such a small town?'” he said. “Yes, this proves an extra time that if you are willing, (anyone) from any town in Russia, from small towns like Kaltan, can achieve these kinds of sports results.”

SUBASIC’S MEMORY Subasic is never truly alone on the field. For the last decade, he has worn a picture of his former teammate Hrvoje Custic under his uniform during games, and Custic’s image was there too for the shootout win over Denmark.

Custic died in 2008 after running into a concrete wall near the side of the field during a Croatian league game. His memory remains an emotional one for Subasic.

“That’s what happens,” Subasic said tearfully on Tuesday. “What happened to him you know the story. I don’t think from my side there is need for extra explanation on that question.”

TACTICAL DILEMMA Russia switched to a five-man defensive line to beat Spain after using a four-man defense in the group stage. The team’s offering no hints of which option it will deploy against Croatia.

An injury to left-back Yuri Zhirkov could make the five-man option less likely, since it would mean deploying either Vladimir Granat, whose passing was poor against Spain, or Andrei Semyonov, who hasn’t played for Russia in over a year.

Croatia will likely be looking to Uruguay’s 3-0 win over Russia in the group stage for clues about how to beat the hosts.

By Associated Press

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