Former coach of the Ukrainian national football team Mikhail Fomenko admitted that he was being treated for oncology. The 74-year-old specialist spoke about this in a commentary to Sportnews.. The source contacted Fomenko to find out if he is now safe and to discuss the results of the Ukrainian national team.. He replied that he could not speak now and was being treated for cancer.. “I can’t talk, oncology, I’m being treated,” Fomenko said. Fomenko led the Ukrainian national team from 2012 to 2016.

Under his leadership, the country's main team made it to the finals of Euro 2016, where they lost all three matches in the group stage. The Blue-Yellows lost to the teams of Germany, Northern Ireland and Poland. During his coaching career, Fomenko also worked with Dynamo, Veres, CSKA Kiev, Metalist, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Tavriya and other clubs.. Together with Dynamo Fomenko won the championship and the Cup of Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that the famous Ukrainian coach Myron Markevich headed the Lviv "