Assault on a Referee in the First League

Referee Yurii Ivanov was beaten on July 15 in Volochysk after a 24th-round First League match between Ahrobiznes and Mynai.According to one version, the referee was beaten in the referees' room at the stadium. It is not known who beat the referee.

The YouTube show "TaToTake", citing sources, reported that Ahrobiznes president Oleh Sobutskyi brought three "hulks" to the referees who could have beaten Ivanov.Ivanov reportedly had his injuries recorded not in Volochysk, where the match took place, but in Kyiv. He did so because of a possible conflict of interest, as Sobutskyi has influence in Khmelnytskyi region.Profutbol reports that the police opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 125 "Intentional minor bodily injury", naming "unknown persons" as the perpetrators. However, the case is to be requalified.Sobutskyi denies the accusations. According to his version, the referees could have been beaten outside the stadium.

However, in previous statements Sobutskyi openly said that he had tried to hold back people who were "rushing" at Ivanov.