This coming Saturday, September 3, Dynamo will face Zorya Luhansk in the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Championship. This will be an away match for Mircea Lucescu's wards, but it will take place in Kyiv at the Dynamo stadium named after. V. Lobanovsky. This will be the first official match this year for the Dynamo field. Stadium director Yuri Pikhtovnikov told how the arena is ready for the season, and what condition the lawn is in after a long period without football.
- We have no problems, we are provided with everything necessary, we are preparing for the Saturday match of the teams as usual. We are constantly working to improve the quality of the field and infrastructure.
— How will the stadium implement new security requirements during air raids?
- We equipped the shelter, it was checked by the State Emergency Service, and we also received confirmation from the city administration that we are allowed to use this shelter for teams, match officials, broadcasters and all involved persons.