Babkin: Turbulent Start to RPL Season for Krylia Sovetov

The player for Samara’s Krylya Sovetov, **[Sergei Babkin](#)**, summarized his team’s performance at the conclusion of the first half of the Russian Premier League season 2025/2026. After 15 matches, Krylya Sovetov has accumulated 14 points, placing them 13th in the standings. The team is led by Magomed Adiev, who took over as head coach from Igor Osinikin at the start of the season.

«The first half of the season has been unstable and turbulent for Krylya. Everyone experiences downturns. However, if we continue to play each match as we did against Zenit, I believe we will be just fine,» Babkin stated in an interview with Championship correspondent Ilya Nikulnikov.