Russia Under-21 squad announced for matches against Bulgaria and Serbia

Mikhail Galaktionov has announced his Russia Under-21 squad for the friendlies that will be played in preparation for the new qualifying cycle of the 2023 UEFA Under-21 European Championship.

Goalkeepers: Maksim Borisko (Baltika), Vitaly Botnar (Torpedo), Stanislav Agkatsev (Krasnodar), Ivan Budachev (Dynamo)

Defenders: Pavel Maslov (Spartak), Vadim Karpov (CSKA), Danila Khotulev (Zenit), Danila Prokhin (Sochi), Ilya Agapov (Neftekhimik), Danil Stepanov (Rotor), Alexander Silyanov (Lokomotiv), Kirill Bozhenov (Khimki), Daniil Khlusevich (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Konstantin Maradishvili (CSKA), Aleksandr Chernikov (Krasnodar), Daniil Prutsev (Sochi), Nail Umyarov, Stepan Oganesyan, Mikhail Ignatov, Ruslan Litvinov (all Spartak) Nikita Krivtsov (Tom), Lechi Sadulaev (Akhmat), Edgar Sevcan (Levante, Spain), Vladislav Karapuzov (Tambov)

Forwards: Konstantin Tyukavin (Dynamo), Kirill Kosarev (Tom), Kirill Klimov (Tambov)

The reserve list also includes six more players who can be called up if necessary: Kirill Kolesnichenko (SKA Khabarovsk), Kirill Folmer (Rostov), Timur Suleymanov (Nizhny Novgorod), Nikita Karmaev (Akhmat), Ilya Martynov (Krasnodar), Aleksey Mironov (Orenburg).

Preparation for the new cycle will begin on 29 May, when the team will meet in Novogorsk.

Galaktionov's players will meet Bulgaria on 3 June at the Bulgarian national team base, and then Serbia on 6 June at the Serbian national team base.