The Bukovyna Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Danylo Kanevtsev
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Vitalii Dakhnovskyi
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Bukovyna
Viacheslav Tankovskyi 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitalii Koltsov moves on
Metalist pay $250.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on John Dembe
Bukovyna asked and Sigma Olomouc said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oleksiy Sydorchuk steps up from the Bukovyna academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oleksiy Sydorchuk 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Mykola Lunyov joins the Bukovyna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mykola Lunyov 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
One of our own: Bohdan Mudryk joins the Bukovyna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bohdan Mudryk is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Bukovyna come up short against Nyva
Nyva left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad 7 new faces, and Bukovyna are still learning each other
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad The formation has left Daniil Volskyi behind