Shooting Union of Russia (in
Russian: Стрелковый союз России) is the successor organisation of the Federation of Bullets and Shotguns of the USSR.
In its activities, the union is guided by the Charter, the Olympic Charter and the Charter of the International Shooting Sport Federation (International Shooting Sport Federation (
ISSF)). The Russia Shooting Union is a member of the ISSF, the European Confederation of Sport Shooting Activities (
ESC), and the International Federation of the shooting sports and hunting weapons (
FITASC).
In March 2022, the
Russian Sports Ministry suspended the state accreditation of the Russian Shooting Union.
After the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
, the ISSF banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions.
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Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
National members of the European Shooting Confederation
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