Andriy Totovitsky became the Pitmen's first newcomer after the appointment of Igor Jovicevich as the team's head coach.

The club from Kovalivka announced the transfer of the 29-year-old midfielder to Shakhtar in his Telegram.

The amount of the transfer and the details of Totovitsky's contract with the Orange-and-Blacks were not disclosed. However, according to Transfermarkt, the midfielder signed a contract until 2025, and Kolos received 700,000 euros for the player..

It is noted that Totovitsky is already working at the location of the Donetsk club. On July 14, Jovicevic's team started training camp in the Netherlands.

Totovytsky was in the structure of Shakhtar from 2010 to 2020, however, he played only 7 matches for the Pitmen's main team in the Ukrainian championship.

Shakhtar gave Andriy on loan to Mariupol, Zorya and the Belgian Kortrijk, after which he fully moved to Desna. For the Chernihiv club Totovitsky played 14 matches last season, scored 3 goals and 3 assists.

In the winter of 2022, Kolos signed Totovitsky as a free agent, but due to the full-scale invasion of Russian infidels, the midfielder could not play a single official match for the Kovalevsky club.

Recall, Shakhtar announced where they will play home matches of the Champions League group stage.