Fakel Voronezh officially signed two players from FC Khimki, relegated to First League.

Firstly, goalkeeper Vitaly Gudiev joined the team. 28-year-old keeper played for Khimki in 2022/23 season and made eight appearances in RPL. Before joining Khimki last summer, Gudiev played for Alania and Akhmat.

Secondly, Fakel signed forward Aleksandr Dolgov, Voronezh born. 24-year-old striker came to Khimki in 2020 on loan from Rostov, he joined as full-time player in September 2021. In 2022/23 season Dolgov scored four goals in 25 RPL matches.