Former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has been appointed the new Ukraine head coach.
It is the 39-year-old's first steps into full senior management and his first match as head coach will be at home to Iceland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on September 5.
Shevchenko joined the Ukraine coaching staff ahead of Euro 2016, succeeding Olexandr Zavarov as assistant to head coach Mykhaylo Fomenko.
It is the 39-year-old's first steps into full senior management and his first match as head coach will be at home to Iceland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on September 5.
Shevchenko joined the Ukraine coaching staff ahead of Euro 2016, succeeding Olexandr Zavarov as assistant to head coach Mykhaylo Fomenko.
