Spartak Moscow kept the pressure on leaders Rubin Kazan with five unanswered goals against struggling Tomsk.

Second-placed Spartak went ahead through Martin Jiranek before Pavel Yaklovev and Ryhor Filipenko made it 3-0 at half-time.

Eidar Nizamutdinov and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie completed the win after the interval.

Spartak Nalchik defeated Rostov 1-0 with a 51st-minute strike from Shamil Asildarov.

Terek Grozny edged Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1, with Zaur Sadaev and Daniel Pancu rendering Bentas Rodolfo's late goal academic.