The Poltava Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Poltava
A 1‑6 beating by Dynamo Kyiv was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Valerii Voskonyan keeps Poltava in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fabio Abiuso will not be coming to Poltava
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Carrarese is saying, and nobody at Poltava is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mykola Buzhyn in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Poltava this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Oleksandr Vivdych among the goals in a wild afternoon
7 goals in one match, Oleksandr Vivdych on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Poltava and Dynamo Kyiv.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Poltava rebuffed over Oleh Sokolov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Livyi Bereh have kept their man, and Poltava go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Poltava promote Taras Kocherhin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Taras Kocherhin 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: Heorhiy Dovbyk joins the Poltava first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Heorhiy Dovbyk 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
Oleh Vanat steps up from the Poltava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oleh Vanat 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.
In brief
- Market Poltava promote Vitaliy Stepanenko from within
- Boardroom Nobody left the Poltava dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The manager’s verdict