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The press service of Kyiv Dynamo congratulated Ukrainians on the Day of Dignity and Freedom.

«Today, Dynamo, together with the entire country, recalls the events and people who stood firm for Ukraine’s right to be free and democratic. The Orange Revolution and the Revolution of Dignity became symbols of the strength of our people — the ability to defend our values and future.

In these times of full-scale war, these words take on new meaning. Every defender, every Ukrainian, continues the struggle for freedom, which we fight for every day.

We remember. We thank. Let’s unite for Ukraine,» reads the message on Dynamo’s official Telegram channel.

Ex-midfielder of Kyiv «Dynamo» Andrey Bogdanov shared his thoughts on the current situation in the Ukrainian championship.

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Renowned Ukrainian coach Roman Hryhorchuk shared his expectations from the matches of the 13th round of the Ukrainian championship, which will take place this weekend.

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This weekend will feature the 13th round matches of the Ukrainian Championship for the 2025/26 season. The games will take place over four days—from Friday to Monday.

November 21, Friday

«Poltava» — LNZ (15:30, Kropyvnytskyi, «Zirka» Stadium named after S. Berezkina)

November 22, Saturday

«Karpaty» — «Metalist 1925» (13:00, Lviv, «Ukraina» Stadium)

«Kolos» — «DYNAMO» (15:30, Kovalivka, «Kolos» Stadium)

«Obolon» — «Shakhtar» (18:00, Kyiv, «Obolon Arena» Stadium)

November 23, Sunday

«Kryvbas» — «Veres» (13:00, Kryvyi Rih, «Gornyak» Stadium)

«Polesia» — «Epicenter» (15:30, Zhytomyr, Central City «Polesia» Stadium)

«Rukh» — «Kudrivka» (18:00, Lviv, «Arena Lviv» Stadium)

November 24, Monday

«Zorya» — «Oleksandriya» (18:00, Kyiv, «Dynamo» Stadium named after V. Lobanovsky).

According to Sport Arena, FK Poltava players are ready to undergo polygraph testing to refute their involvement in fixed matches.

Within the new UPL entrant, this information is considered nonsense, and the players themselves are ready to prove their innocence regarding this incident by undergoing polygraph testing.

Center News, in turn, reports that the National Police of Ukraine has initiated a criminal case concerning matches involving SK Poltava.

’Poltava' is in last place in the UPL. In the next round of the Ukrainian championship, Pavlo Matviychenko’s team will host LNZ on November 21.

A legend of «Dynamo» and the Ukrainian Championship, now a well-known coach, Maksym Shatskikh talks about his future plans after leaving «Andijan,» about the national team, UPL, and much more.

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After the 12th round match against LNZ, Dynamo players topped the 2025/2026 season ranking in the Ukrainian championship for the number of forward passes per match (this metric is calculated by Wyscout per 90 minutes, even for one match) — 194.06.

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Today, the opponent of the Ukrainian national team in the play-off of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament became known — the team of Sweden. In case of a successful result in the final match for the right to enter the Mundial, the Ukrainians will face the winner of the Poland-Albania pair. Former coach of our national team Myron Markevych commented on the results of this draw.

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Kyrylo Kovalevets, as noted by 'Oleksandriya' head coach Kyrylo Nesterenko, has a valid contract with the club and officially remains its player, although he is currently demoted to the reserve team.

There is no mechanism for unilateral termination of the contract, but the player is not receiving playing time, which is considered a breach of contractual obligations.

As reported by «Football 24», this is the reason Kovalevets submitted the case for review to a European football authority, deeming the club’s actions unlawful.

Meanwhile, 'Oleksandriya' continues to pay him a monthly salary, as the contract remains in effect. According to available information, in this process, Kovalevets demands significant financial compensation for the breach of contract terms.

Let us remind that Kovalevets is the top scorer in the history of the 'Citizens' in the Ukrainian Premier League.

The president of SC Poltava, Serhiy Ivashchenko, commented on the information regarding the initiation of a criminal case against the club for match-fixing.

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As reported by Sport.ua, the main contender for promotion is «Bukovyna,» making efforts to enter the new season as prepared as possible for challenges in the UPL.

According to available information, the preparation of technical documentation for new artificial lighting at the «Bukovyna» stadium will be completed in November. Soon, installation work will begin so that next spring the certification committee will have no questions about the club’s infrastructure. It must meet current requirements. In Chernivtsi, they want to break the sad tradition that practically all UPL newcomers are forced to play home matches in stadiums of other cities for various reasons.

Despite «Bukovyna’s» leading position in the First League of the Ukrainian Championship, the club’s scouts are not sitting idly. They are currently focused on strengthening the attacking line. Negotiations have already been completed for the transfer of «Ahrobiznes» striker Maksym Voitikhovskiy to «Bukovyna.» The popular portal Transfermarkt values the striker at 200,000 euros, but he will join the Bukovyna team for free because his contract with the Podolia club expires on November 30. There are also some more intriguing developments.

«Bukovyna» has so far accumulated 42 points, leading «Chornomorets» by seven points.

The head coach of Oleksandriya, Kyrylo Nesterenko, recalled his team’s matches against Kyiv Dynamo this season — in the 1/16 finals of the Ukrainian Cup (1:2) and in the 6th round of the Ukrainian Championship (2:2).

"I have to be honest: in matches against Dynamo, the focus is on organizing the defense, discipline, and countering the opponent’s strong sides. Yet we want to see our team imposing its game and dominating on the field.

Therefore, I can’t say that against Dynamo it was the game we strive to see. No, we want to see in the future a game where our team dominates and completely controls the match,” said Nesterenko.