The Russian Football Union (RFU) has officially confirmed the referee assignments for the upcoming 29th round of the Mir Russian Premier League for the 2025/2026 season. The appointments cover all eight fixtures, with matches spread across two days.
The action begins on Sunday, May 10th. In the first match, Orenburg will host Krylya Sovetov, with Alexei Sukhoi appointed as the main referee. His assistants will be Igor Demeshko and Alexander Bogdanov. The same day, Zenit St. Petersburg takes on Sochi, with Rafael Shafeev in charge. Sergei Karasev will be on VAR duty for that encounter.
Also on Sunday, Akhmat Grozny faces Dynamo Makhachkala, refereed by Sergei Ivanov. Lokomotiv Moscow's home game against Baltika will be overseen by Anton Frolov. The VAR team for the Lokomotiv match will be led by Vladimir Moskalev.
The round concludes on Monday, May 11th, with four more matches. Akron will play Rostov under the supervision of Pavel Shadykhanov. The highly anticipated clash between Pari Nizhny Novgorod and CSKA Moscow will be refereed by Andrey Prokopov, with Anatoly Zhabchenko on VAR.
Spartak Moscow's match against Rubin will see Ivan Abrosimov as the main official. The final game of the round is a top-table encounter between Dynamo Moscow and Krasnodar, assigned to Inal Tanashev. Pavel Kukuyan will be the VAR referee for this fixture.
Each match has a full team of officials assigned, including main referees, assistants, reserve referees, VAR and AVAR specialists, and match inspectors. The appointments are a standard procedure ahead of each round, ensuring all games are staffed with qualified personnel.
Based on reporting from Чемпионат.com.
