Twice-capped Germany international Roman Neustadter and Brazil-born goalkeeper Guilherme were included in Russia's 23-man squad for the European Championship announced on Saturday.

Schalke defender Neustadter, who was born in the Soviet Union in what is now Ukraine, is eligible for Russia having only appeared in a pair of friendlies for Germany.

However, the 28-year-old is still awaiting a Russian passport, although the country's sports minister Vitaly Mutko told R-Sport news agency that "this question is in the process of being resolved".

Russia coach Leonid Slutsky, fresh from guiding CSKA Moscow to the Russian Premier League title on Saturday, also retained Lokomotiv Moscow keeper Guilherme after the 30-year-old made his debut in March having received Russian citizenship last year.

Slutsky selected eight players from CSKA and five from deposed champions Zenit St Petersburg as well as the leading domestic goalscorer Fedor Smolov (FC Krasnodar), but Rostov were overlooked entirely despite the team's surprise second-place finish.

Defenders Yuri Zhirkov and Oleg Kuzmin will both miss the tournament in France, which starts on June 10, due to injury.

Russia will play pre-tournament friendlies against Czech Republic on June 1 before facing Serbia four days later.

Russia, the host nation for the 2018 World Cup, have been drawn alongside England, Wales and Slovakia in Group B at Euro 2016.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Guilherme (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg)

Defenders: Alexei Berezutski (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutski (CSKA Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Dmitri Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Schalke 04/GER), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shishkin (Lokomotiv Moscow), Georgy Shchennikov (CSKA Moscow)

Midfielders: Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Igor Denisov (Dinamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Oleg Ivanov (Terek Grozny), Pavel Mamaev (Krasnodar), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (CSKA Moscow)

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexander Kokorin (Zenit St Petersburg), Fedor Smolov (FC Krasnodar).