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Ukraine coach Mikhail Fomenko has announced his squad for upcoming international friendlies vs Cyprus and Wales.
Zbirna play host to Cyprus in Odessa on 24 March before facing Wales on 28 March in Kiev, and these will be their first two warm-up games for the 2016 European Championships.
Ukraine coach Mikhail Fomenko has now revealed the list of 25 players that will be in contention for the two friendly games.
Star players Yevhen Konoplyanka, Andriy Yarmolenko and Artem Kravets are all included, whereas Roman Zozulya returns after a lengthy injury lay-off.
Veteran midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk keeps his place, whereas talented forward Pylyp Budkivskiy gets a chance to prove his worth.
Highly rated striker Yevhen Seleznyov misses out after his controversial decision to join Russian outfit Krylya Sovetov in the winter transfer window.
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Ukraine squad:
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar, Donetsk), Denys Boyko ( Besiktas, Turkey), Mykyta Shevchenko (Zorya, Lugansk);
Defenders: Artem Fedetskyi (Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk), Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Oleksandr Kucher, Yaroslav Rakytskyi (all – Shakhtar, Donetsk), Yevhen Khacheridi (Dynamo, Kyiv), Mykyta Kamenjuka (Zorya, Lugansk);
Midfielders: Oleh Husiev, Andriy Yarmolenko, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Denys Garmash, Serhiy Rybalka (all – Dynamo, Kyiv), Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk), Taras Stepanenko, Maxym Malyshev, Viktor Kovalenko (both – Shakhtar, Donetsk), Oleksandr Karavayev, Ivan Petryak (both – Zorya, Lugansk), Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Kairat, Kazakhstan), Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla, Spain);
Forwards: Roman Zozulya (Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk), Pylyp Budkivskyi (Zorya, Lugansk), Artem Kravets (Stuttgart, Germany).
