On Tuesday, April 21, Dynamo Kyiv will play against Bukovyna Chernivtsi in the semifinal of the 2025/2026 Ukrainian Cup. The match will take place in Ternopil at the Roman Shukhevych city stadium with kickoff scheduled for 18:00.
The Ukrainian Association of Football Referees Committee has appointed a refereeing team led by Kharkiv-based official Oleksandr Afanasiev.
This season Afanasiev has officiated 12 Ukrainian Premier League matches, issuing 24 yellow cards (an average of exactly two per game) and awarding one penalty. Among those were two matches involving Dynamo: an away game against Epitsentr (1:4) in Round 3 and a home match against Obolon (2:1) in Round 20.
Match officials for Bukovyna vs Dynamo:
Referee: O. Afanasiev (Kharkiv)
Assistant Referees: I. Rybchenko (Zaporizhzhia), D. Romanov (Dnipro)
Fourth Official: O. Kohut (Ternopil)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Y. Petrakov (Cherkasy)
Referee Observer: O. Zubarev (Sloviansk)
VAR Referee: R. Blavatskyi (Lviv)
VAR Assistant: O. Shandor (Lviv)
VAR Observer: Y. Herenda (Kalush)
