Oleksandr Aliyev was wanted. He said he was at the Kursk front.
Oleksandr Aliyev played in Russia and Ukraine during his career. Photo from 2014. PDO
Former top player Oleksandr Aliyev sent a stern message to the Russian security service FSB.
Aliyev posted a video from the front on Instagram.
– FSB, you don’t have to look for me anymore. I came here to Kursk myself. Come and tie me up, Aliyev said in the video Sport.ua website by.
The FSB added Aliyev to the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list a few months ago.
A criminal investigation has been opened against him. Aliyev recently said that he does not care about being among those wanted by the Ministry of the Interior.
– I am Ukrainian and a patriot. Let them find me, I’m not hiding anywhere. I live in Kiev and they know it very well. They even used a picture of me being very young.
Aliyev has been at war since it began. He has defended Kyiv and has been on the front lines in other ways.
Aliyev was born in Khabarovsk, Russia. In his career, he played for, among others, Lokomotiv Moscow and Dinamo Kyiv in 2002–2010 and 2011–2013. He appeared in 134 matches, scoring 30 goals and assisting 36 goals.