KAZAN, February 22, Vadim Kuznetsov. The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) does not abandons plans to host the 2022 Men's World Championship in Russia due to the situation with the recognition of the sovereignty of the DPR and LPR, but will ensure that the participants of the tournament are provided with security, the federation's press service reported. The 2022 Volleyball World Championship should be held from August 26 to September 11 in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan and Yaroslavl.» The International Volleyball Federation is in close contact with the All-Russian Volleyball Federation and the organizing committee of the 2022 World Championship for The FIVB is confident that sport must remain out of politics, but the federation is closely monitoring the situation to ensure the safety and well-being of the participants players of all competitions, as this is its main goal,» the FIVB press service said. The situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, the DPR and LPR announced a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. It primarily concerns women, children and the elderly. As stated by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization.
