The Poltava Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Poltava
Valerii Voskonyan 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Dynamo Kyiv take the points off Poltava
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Heorhiy Rotan steps up from the Poltava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Heorhiy Rotan 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: Taras Rebrov joins the Poltava first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Taras Rebrov 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
Poltava promote Stanislav Kocherhin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stanislav 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
Oleksiy Mudryk steps up from the Poltava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oleksiy Mudryk 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
- Squad No hiding place for Gui Ferreira
- Squad 5 new faces, and Poltava are still learning each other
- Squad Arsentiy Doroshenko dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Oleksandr Vivdych