MOSCOW, May 31, Sergey Fuks. Forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) club ) «Minnesota Wild» Kirill Kaprizov said that the attitude towards him and his teammate defender Dmitry Kulikov after the start of the special operation in Ukraine has not changed. the club failed to overcome the first round, losing in the series to “St. Louis” (2-4). Kaprizov scored 108 points (47 goals and 61 assists) in 81 regular season games, tying Minnesota's records for goals and points in the regular season. Kulikov, who joined the team before the start of the season, scored 24 points (7+17) in 80 meetings.
"The situation in Ukraine? I don't want to talk about it. Local guys asked, showed some news. No questions seemed to be asked. The attitude towards Dima Kulikov and me has not changed in any way, no one has done anything to me", Kaprizov told reporters.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.