Ural Ekaterinbirg announced that team's captain Denis Kulakov has extended his contract till the end of the 2021/22 season.

34-year-old defender cam to Ural from Metallist Kharkiv in summer 2015. He participated in 161 RPL games with scoring one goal against Lokomotiv in 2-1 away victory on 23 November 2018. Kulakov also took part in the 2018/19 Russian Cup final, where Ural was beaten by Lokomotiv.