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Putin's war on freedom of expression in Russia appeared to be fraying at the edges on Thursday after guests on Kremlin-backed TV defied Moscow and openly criticised the brutal war in Ukraine.
The seismic news that was confirmed by the Government effectively means Abramovich can no longer press ahead with his original plan to sell the club.
The soldiers held emotional goodbyes with their girlfriends and families at the railway station in Lviv, before heading east to join the fight against the invading Russian forces.
Kyiv's Centre for Strategic Communications said it could not rule out the possibility following a meeting in Moscow between Russian President Putin and Belarus's Lukashenko.
On the pitch it was business as usual last night as the club beat the Premier League's worst team Norwich City 3-1 in front of away fans who chanted the oligarch's name through the match.