Tag: Vadym Huttsait

The Ukrainian Premier League football season is set to begin behind closed doors on August 23, although Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait warned that players and officials must take shelter in the event of air raids during matches. The 2021-2022 campaign was terminated in April, having been unable to resume from its winter break due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. Following talks between Ukrainian Association of Football President Andriy Pavelko and the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it was revealed last month that plans were in place for the return of domestic football in August.

Huttsait wrote on Facebook that the 2022-2023 season would begin on August 23, coinciding with Ukraine’s Day of the National Flag. Matches are to be held without spectators with the permission of local military administrations and with a series of security measures in place. These include shelter spaces to be situated close to stadiums, to be used by players, coaches, officials and others permitted to attend matches should air raids disrupt matches. Continue reading ”  UKRAINIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TO RETURN ON AUG 23 WITH ADDED SECURITY MEASURES”