On 26 July, Akhmat Grozny announced Andrei Talalayev as their new manager, after Igor Shalimov's contract wasn't renewed after it expired at the end of the previous season.

[1] On 1 August, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Giorgi Shelia, on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Tambov.

[3] On 6 August, Akhmat re-signed Oleg Ivanov to a one-year contract after his previous deal expired at the end of the previous season,[4] and announced the signing of Aleksandr Putsko, to a two-year contract from Ufa,[5] and the season-long loan deal signing of Artyom Timofeyev from Spartak Moscow.

[13] On 15 October, Rotor Volgograd signed Andrés Ponce on loan from Akhmat Grozny for the remainder of the season.

[17] On 20 January, Akhmat announced the signing of Ladislav Almási on loan from MFK Ružomberok for the remainder of the season.