Former coach of Moscow Lokomotiv, Yuri Semin, offered perspective on a controversial moment involving former sports director Oleg Yarovinsky, goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov, and Lokomotiv president Valery Filatov. Semin suggested that Yarovinsky framed a dramatic incident as Ovchinnikov firing at him and Filatov from the doorway using a gas pistol, a claim that Semin disputes as an invention rather than a factual event. He emphasized that Yarovinsky could not possibly have witnessed such a confrontation and noted that the club did not mistreat him in a way that would have to be staged for any reason. The claim, as reported, centers on a tension-filled scene during Ovchinnikov’s time with the team and the leadership’s response, which Semin believes has been misconstrued or exaggerated over the years.
