Ural Ekaterinburg forward Vladimir Ilyin has left the club after three years to join Akhmat Grozny. The former Kuban Krasnodar forward leaves Ural as the joint-top goalscorer in the league having played in every available league fixture.

Ilyin made his top-flight debut at the age of 24 after joining Ural three years ago. He went on to score 13 goals in 75 RPL appearances, leaving a scoring rate of less than a goal every four matches.

During his time in Ekaterinburg he started in two Russian Cup finals as Ural lost both matches to Lokomotiv Moscow. Although he struggled to score consistently - last season yielded just one goal in 20 league appearances - Ural only lost one of the 20 games in which he scored.