As a result of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the previous championship in the elite division had to be terminated prematurely. The official start date for the new season has not yet been announced, but clubs have already been actively working on summer training camps.

The first team in the Vbet League-2021/2022 standings as of 24.02.2022, "Shakhtar", appointed Croatian Igor Jovicevic as head coach, whose previous position was with "Dnipro-1". The contract with the coach is for two years. Donetskians signed Totovic and Croatian midfielder Jurasek. After a long recovery period, Krivtsov and Traoré returned to training. Brazilian Dodô left the club to become a new player at Italian "Fiorentina."

It has been announced that "Shakhtar" will host group stage matches of the Champions League in Warsaw on the Polish Army Stadium. On July 14, Donetskians began their training camp in Rotterdam, during which they played against Dutch "Fortuna" (July 22), "Ajax" (July 26) and "Utrecht" (July 30).

Ahead of the second round qualification matches for the Champions League, Kyiv's "Dynamo" traveled to Belgium. There, under Mircea Lucescu's guidance, they played against "Antwerp" (1-2) and then headed to Poland. The home match in the LC against "Fenerbahçe," which took place in Łódź, ended with a goalless draw, followed by an away game in Istanbul on July 27. On the 29th, "Dynamo" will play against "Everton" of Vitaliy Mykolenko in Liverpool at Anfield.

The white-and-blue team extended Sidorchuk's contract—the new agreement with the captain is valid until summer 2025. Mikhailenko, Vantuh and Brazyko have been loaned out to "Zorya" for two years, while Nazar Voloshyn will play next season in "Kryvbas".

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The third team of the previous season, "Dnipro-1", has not yet officially appointed a new coach after Igor Jovicevic's move to "Shakhtar". During their training camp in Slovenia, Dnipropetrovians played against Cypriot "Aris" (2-4) and Jerusalem's "Beitar" (1-1). Upcoming matches include one with Saudi Arabian "Al-Nassr" on July 22. There is also a significant transfer—a 18-year-old Yarmoluk has become a player for Brentford, which plays in the Premier League.

"Zorya" conducted training matches against "Legia" (4-1) and "Korona" (4-1) during their Polish camp. A match with Plock's "Wisia" is scheduled for July 23. New arrivals at the black-and-white team include Churko, loaned from "Dynamo"—Mikhailenko, Vantuh and Brazyko. It is also known that Luganskians will play their home matches in European competitions in Lublin, Poland.

As part of preparation for the start in Liga Conference, "Vorskla" concluded its Polish training camp. Most recently, Poltavians defeated "Legia" with a score of 7-0. They then traveled to Stockholm where they played their home match against AIK and won with a score of 3-2. The return match will take place on July 27, also in the Swedish capital.

"Oleksandria" signed Yermakova and loaned out Dynamo player Viktor Voloshin to an Indian club "Kerala Blasters". Under Yuri Huri's guidance, players played a friendly match against "Kolos" (1-1) on their home field. Upcoming matches include away games with Kolos and matches against "Metalurh", "Inguels" and "Kremen".

"Kolos" played friendly matches against "Obolon" (2-1), "Oleksandria" (1-1) and "Inguels" (0-4). A match with "Metalist 1925" is scheduled for July 22. Totovic will continue his career at "Shakhtar."

"Veres" played a friendly against Lviv U-19 (1-1) and "Karpaty" (1-1). Upcoming matches include an away game with Hungarian "Debrecen" on July 24, as well as games against "Minae", "Kolos", "LNZ" and "Rukh". Ausi left the team, whose rights belong to "Dynamo".

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"Metalist 1925" has determined their opponents for friendly matches. Kharkivians will face "Kolos" (July 22), "Storm" (July 24), "Niva" (July 26), "Chornomorets" (July 30), FSK "Mariupol" (August 1) and "Rubikon" (August 2). It is worth noting that the team's new coach is Alexander Petrakov, who leads Ukraine's national team.

"Rukh" played friendly matches against Vinnytsia "Niva" (5-0), Lviv region representatives "Mikolaev" (1-1) and "Leo Keramiko" (10-0), as well as "Youth" from Ivano-Frankivsk (8-0). On July 23, under Leonid Kuchuk's guidance, players will travel to Poland to play against "Gornik" (Zabrze).

"Lviv" played friendly matches against "Minae" (2-2) and Lviv region representative "Mikolaev" (2-0). New arrival at the city team is Vovkun.

In an away friendly match, "Chornomorets" defeated Moldovan "Dacia" (2-0). New arrivals to the Odessans are Saluk and Plaxa. The latter managed to leave Mariupol's frontline only a month after Russia's military invasion began. Suhotskyi and Vachiberadze left the team.

"Inguels" signed Viktor Blyzniichenko, Rezipov, Palamarchuk and Sidorenko as players. In friendlies, Petrivians defeated "Kryvbas" (1-0) and "Kolos" (4-0).

"Minae" played friendly matches against "Lviv" (2-2) and a student team (2-0). New arrivals to Zakarpattians are Trubochkin, Dmitruk, Chuyev, Palamar and Vitenchuk. Bandura signed a new contract with the club. Knysh and Synyogub left the team.

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The Turkish camp of "Metalist" continues. In the latest friendly match, Kharkivians defeated local "Bodrumspor" (1-0). The club's sports director is Vasyl Kobin, and Oleh Raty will take over as head coach after Alexander Kucher's departure.

Another newcomer to the top division, "Kryvbas", played a friendly match against "Inguels" (0-1). The next stage of preparation will be held in western Ukraine with planned friendlies against "Minae" on July 27 and "Selyush" on July 31. Kryvorizhians signed Banadu, loaned from "Dynamo," Nazar Voloshin for a year, and Croatian Lovric returned to the team. Vitaliy Kosovskyy was appointed as head coach of "Kryvbas" U-19 after previously working with "Vorskla".