Russia: Zenit Kazan defeats Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in advance of Round 21

After a disastrous first set that led to the substitutions first of Butko on 7:14, and then of Bednorz (who returned today after 2 matches of absence due to physical problems) on 16:22, Zenit Kazan (that next year will not have on the bench Alekno who, in an interview for Sport Business Gazeta, announced that he will take a break after the Olympic Games) defeated Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in a comeback 3-1 in the advance of Round 21. For the guests the regret of having missed a set point in the 4th set (25:26) after recovering from 23:20.

| Results & Program Round 21
| February 4
• Zenit Kazan – Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3:1 (22:25, 25:17, 25:12, 28:26)
Top Scorers: Mikhaylov 20, Ngapeth 19, Fedor Voronkov 14, Volvich 7, Volkov 7; Klets 17, Iereshchenko 14, Skrimov 9, Zhuk 6.

| February 5
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Belogorie Belgorod 3:0 (25:18, 25:16, 25:16)
• Fakel Novy Urengoy – Kuzbass Kemerovo 2:3 (25:17, 23:25, 17:25, 25:18, 18:20)

| February 6
• Dinamo LO – Ural Ufa
• Gazprom Surgut – Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk
• Zenit St. Petersburg – Dinamo Moscow
• ASK Nizhniy Novgorod – Neftyanik Orenburg

| Standings (Updated on February 4)
Dinamo Moscow 43
Kuzbass Kemerovo 43
Zenit St. Petersburg 42
Zenit Kazan 42
Fakel Novy Urengoy 39
Ural Ufa 31
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 31
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 25
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 24
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 22
Gazprom Surgut 18
Belogorie Belgorod 16
Dinamo LO 16
Neftyanik Orenburg 13