One of the domestic referees who continued their professional career abroad is Dmitro Krivushkin. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the referee, along with his wife and three children, thanks to one of volunteer centers headed to Poland.

Upon arrival, Krivushkin through the Referees Committee of the PFA turned to Luciano Locte for help. The President of the PFA Andriy Pavelko and the association's coordination center wrote a letter to the Polish Football Association to assist the Ukrainian referee with employment.

Krivushkin has already worked on matches in Poland’s lower leagues, and recently refereed a charity match between "Lechia" (Poland) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine), which took place in Gdansk.

In March, the Ukrainian participated in a seminar for referees of Poland's Ekstraklasa. Now our compatriot has the opportunity to officiate matches in the third and second Polish divisions and corresponding assignments.