The Ukrainian Football Association on its official website announced the recognition of the referee teams for the 16th round match of the Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26.

Thus, the Dynamo Kiev - Rukh match was officiated by Dmytro Panchyshyn, and the V7R system was supported by Vitaly Romanov.

The match between Shakhtar and Karpaty was entrusted to Oleksandr Afanasyev, who was assisted by Dmykhailo Ryda with the VAR system.

UPL. 17 round 20 fierce, Friday 15:30. Veres – SK Poltava. Referee – Oleksandr Omelchenko (Slovyansk). BAA referee – Oleksandr Shandor (Lviv).

18:00. Dynamo – Rukh. Referee – Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv). BAA referee – Vitaly Romanov (Dnipro).

February 21, Saturday 13:00. Epicenter – LNZ. Referee – Klim Zabroda (Kiev). BAA referee – Roman Blavatsky (Lviv).

15:30. Metalist 1925 – Krivbas. Referee – Mikola Balakin (Kiev region). BAA referee – Viktor Kopievsky (Kropyvnytskyi).

February 22, week 13:00. Kolos – Polissia. Arbitrator – Oleksiy Derevinsky (Khmelnitsky). VAA referee – Igor Paschal (Kherson).

15:30. Shakhtar – Karpaty. Referee – Oleksandr Afanasyev (Kharkiv).

BAA referee – Mikhailo Raida (Transcarpathian region).

February 23rd, Monday 13:00. Oleksandriya – Obolon. Referee – Volodymyr Novokhatniy (Cherkasy). BAA referee – Dmytro Evtukhov (Dnipro).

15:30. Kudrivka – Zorya. Referee – Maxim Koziryatsky (Zaporizhzhya). BAA referee – Sergiy Zadiran (Kiev region).

After 16 rounds, LNZ and Shakhtar are leading the UPL, ahead of Polissya by five points. Dynamo sits in fourth place, standing nine points ahead of the leaders.