The Ukrainian Football Association on its official website announced the recognition of the referee teams for the matches of the opening round of the Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26.

Thus, the match between Donetsk Shakhtar and Kudrivka was officiated by Dmytro Panchyshyn from Kharkov, and the VAR system was supported by Denis Shurman, also from Kharkov.

UPL. Round 1 31 Lipnya, Friday 18:00. Zorya – Kolos. Referee – Roman Blavatsky (Lviv). WAA referee – Klim Zabroda (Kiev).

1 Serpnya, Saturday 13:00. Kryvbas – Karpaty. Referee – Oleksandr Afanasyev (Kharkiv). BAA referee – Oleksandr Omelchenko (Slovyansk).

15:30. FC Kharkiv – Veres. Referee – Mikhailo Raida (Transcarpathian region. BAA referee – Mykola Balakin (Kiev region.

2 sickles, week 13:00. Chornomorets – Polissia. Referee – Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava). BAA referee – Viktor Kopievsky (Kropyvnytskyi).

15:30. Epicenter – Obolon. Referee – Oleg Kogut (Ternopil). BAA referee – Volodymyr Novokhatniy (Cherkasy).

15:30. Bukovyna – LNZ. Referee – Maxim Koziryatsky (Zaporizhzhya). BAA referee – Oleksiy Derevinsky (Khmelnitsky).

3 sickles, Monday 18:00. Shakhtar – Kudrivka. Referee – Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv). BAA referee – Denis Shurman (Kharkiv).

It is significant that the first round match between Dynamo Kiev and Livim Bereg was postponed to the 2nd round.