"Dynamo" minimally beat "Ruh" (1:0). LNZ and "Poliyska" with the same score, 2:0, defeated "Epizentrum" and "Kolos" respectively. And "Shakhtar" in its match against "Karpaty" won the most convincing victory of the round – 3:0.

The match in Alexandria, where the local club was supposed to face the capital "Obolon," did not take place due to the unpreparedness of the football field.

In this round, players who were called by Sergiy Rebrov for matches with the Ukrainian national team in the UEFA Euro 2026 qualifying against France (0:4 here) and Iceland (2:0 here): in "Dynamo" – Taras Mykhavko, Nazar Voloshyn, and Mykola Shaparenko (substituted on 68th minute), in "Shakhtar" – Dmytro Riznyk, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Yehor Nazaryna, Yuriy Konoplya (came on as a substitute on 64th minute) and Oleh Ochereyko (came on as a substitute on 85th minute), in "Poliyska" – Yevheniy Volinets, Bohdan Mykhailichenko, and Oleksii Gutsulak (scored the winning goal), in "Metallist 1925" – Ivan Kaluzhnyi.

The next round of UPL will start on Friday, February 27 and last four days.

Round 17

February 20, 2026

"Veres" – "Poltava" – 3:2 (1:2)

Goals: Tsyput (45), Khartyn (50, penalty), Ndukwe (60) – Marusich (7, penalty), Sukhoruchko (31).

"Dynamo" – "Ruh" – 1:0 (0:0)

Goal: Ponomarenko (75).

February 21, 2026

"Epizentrum" – LNZ – 0:2 (0:1)

Goals: Assinor (41, 50).

"Metallist 1925" – "Kryvbas" – 0:0

February 22, 2026

"Kolos" – "Poliyska" – 0:2 (0:1)

Goals: Gutsulak (25), Krasnopir (68).

Khobutenko was ejected («P», 89, second yellow card).

"Shakhtar" – "Karpaty" – 3:0 (0:0)

Goals: Traore (67, 71, 82).

February 23, 2026

"Alexandria" – "Obolon" (not played)

"Kurdyvka" – "Zorya" – 2:2 (0:2)

Goals: Belyayev (80), Gluschenko (90+2) – Perduta (30), Kushirenko (38).

Results and tournament table

Round 18

February 27, 2026

"Dynamo" – "Epizentrum" (13:00)

"Shakhtar" – "Veres" (15:30)

February 28, 2026

"LNZ" – "Poliyska" (13:00)

"Metallist 1925" – "Alexandria" (15:30)

March 1, 2026

"Kryvbas" – "Zorya" (13:00)

"Obolon" – "Ruh" (15:30)

"Karpaty" – "Kolos" (18:00)

March 2, 2026

"Poltava" – "Kurdyvka" (13:00)