The Chernihiv Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Chernihiv
Maksym Serdiuk was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv rebuffed over Rostyslav Liakh
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Karpaty have kept their man, and Chernihiv go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv promote Nazariy Karavayev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nazariy Karavayev has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oleksiy Popov joins the Chernihiv first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oleksiy Popov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chernihiv promote Artem Matvienko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Artem Matvienko has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ruslan Burda steps up from the Chernihiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ruslan Burda has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chernihiv come up short against Podillia
Podillia left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Pavlo Shushko
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pavlo Shushko, and the manager let it.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Matvienko answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Vitalii Lobko is in the works
- The dugout Dmytro Myronenko is still paying for one afternoon at Chernihiv
- Player ratings A day to forget for Dmytro Myronenko