Shakhtar defeated a principled rival and narrowed his gap in the Ukrainian league standings.
Dynamo suffered a crushing defeat from Shakhtar in the central match of the ninth round of the Ukrainian Premier League, having conceded three unanswered goals into their own gates.
The Kiev club lost for the first time to an opponent in the Ukrainian championship under the leadership of Mircea Lucescu, who led the team last summer.
Prior to that, Dynamo won six wins and two draws in the Ukrainian championship and was defeated only in the group stage of the Champions League from Juventus and Barcelona.
Despite the failure with Shakhtar, the Kiev club continues to lead the UPL standings, but the Pitmen's backlog has been reduced to one point.