"Kryvbas", which is currently leading the table, has departed for training camps in Spain's Alicante. The Kryvyi Rih team played friendlies against Polish "P?yast" (2:0), Hungarian "Ferencváros" (2:0), and Czech "Viktória" (0:3). Mykityshyn has returned to the squad, while Semotyuk and Ustimenko have been loaned out to "Minay."

"Dnipro-1" began their training camp in Turkey with a loss against Austrian "Sturm" (1:2). The club has lost the Argentine Purity. National team coach Serhiy Rebrov was present at one of the team's training sessions.

The third-placed team, "Polesia", met Spanish "Real Murcia" (2:1) and Polish "Stal Mielec" (1:1) in Murcia, Spain. The Zhytomir team has loaned out Frenchman Fortune from Swiss "Sion", as well as signed Ukrainian international defender Mykhailichenko. The Polissians' training camp was visited by Ukraine's youth coach Unai Melgosa and Serhiy Rebrov's assistant in the national squad, Vincente Gomez.

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"Shakhtar" has extended the contract with Stepanenko, and also signed Brazilian players Kevin and Marlon Gomes. Ecuadorian Castillo is on loan to Serbian "Partizan", while Topalov is on loan to "Kolos". During the first part of their Turkish training camp, the miners played against Armenian "Pyunik" (2:0), Polish "Lech" (3:1), and Slovenian "Maribor" (0:0).

The start of Dynamo's Turkish training camp was marked by losses to Kosovo's "Balkan" (0:2) and Poland's "Legia" (1:3). The Netherlands' Lonvijk will spend the second half of the season with "Fortuna" (Sittard). National team coach Serhiy Rebrov visited Dynamo's training camp.

The players of "Rukh" concluded their home preparation phase with a friendly against "Minay" (3:1) and then departed for Slovenia. There, Lvivians played against local "Domžale" (2:3) and Bosnian "Sarajevo" (0:2).

"Vorskla" in Turkey met Azerbaijani "Sabah" (3:0), Kazakh "Kaisar" (4:1), and Kosovo's "Llapi" (0:2). The newcomers to the Poltava team are Mykushko.

"Chornomorets" during their Turkish training camp played several friendlies against Hungarian "Ujpest" (1:3), Kosovo's "Drita" (1:3), South African "TS Galaxy" (0:4), Austrian "Altach" (0:2), and Macedonian "AP Bregalnica" (3:1). The newcomer to the team is Golub.

The players of "Kolos" have signed Lithuanian international forward Paulauskas, while Topalov has been loaned from Shakhtar. On January 27th, Kovalivtsi arrived in Turkey where they plan to play five friendly matches.

"LNZ" in Turkey played against Polish "Warta" (1:2) and Czech club "Mladá Boleslav" (1:5). The newcomers to the Chernihiv team are goalkeeper Kucherenko and several foreign players.

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"Oleksandria" during their Turkish training camp played against Bulgarian "Levski" (2:1), Uzbekistan's "Pakhtakor" (1:1), Polish "Wloclawek" (0:2) and Kosovo's "Dukagjini" (1:0). The Ecuadorian Hernández has left the team, while newcomers are Portuguese Miguel Campos and Brazilian De.

"Metalist 1925" has started their preparation in Spain. Kharkivians played against Austrian "Wolfsberger" (1:3) and Polish "P?yast" (0:2). The yellow-blues have signed Yurchenko, Protsenok, and Harmash.

"Obolon" has departed for Turkey where they played friendlies against Kosovo's clubs "Malisevo" (0:2) and "Dukagjini" (4:1), Czech teams "Banik" (1:3) and "K?odské Krumlov" (0:2), as well as Slovakian "Zemplín" (4:1).

The coach of "Zorya" remains Yuriy Kovalev, while Brazilian Wendel has left the black-and-whites. The team started their Turkish training camp with a loss to Polish "Krakowia" (0:2).

"Veres" in Turkey defeated Macedonian club "AP Bregalnica" (3:2). Melnyk and Montenegrin Mrvaljevic have signed, while cooperation with Blizhniichenko has ended.

"Minay" welcomed back Nemtchaninov and Bandura, who were loaned from "Kryvbas". Zakarpattians played friendlies against "Rukh" (1:3) and "Rukh-2" (6:0).