The roster of the junior national team of Ukraine for the World Volleyball Championship is announced.

Today, June 23, the youth national team of Ukraine (U21) in volleyball started training camps in Mielec, Poland, to prepare for two crucial starts. This was reported by 'Glavkom' citing sport.ua.

From July 10-13, the Ukrainians will compete in the qualifications for Eurovolley-2026 in Rome. From August 18-31, the team will play in the final part of the World Championship in Jiangmen, China.

Squad of the Ukraine U21 team

Setters: Artem Zelinsky ('MHP-Kolos'), Denis Degtyar ('Epicenter-Podolany Ukraine U20'), Artem Karvatsky ('Police of Protection')

Diagonal: Igor Shchavinsky, Oleksandr Boyko (both - AZS 'Czestochowa', Poland), Maxim Tonkonog ('Fano', Italy)

Outside Hitters: Maxim Sviridov, Eduard Shtyrek (both - 'Epicenter-Podolany Ukraine U20'), Yaroslav Horobets ('Ostrava', Czech Republic), Oleksandr Ostapchuk ('Volleyball Academy Stilon', Poland), Mykyta Shapovalov ('Ludwigsburg', Germany)

Middle Blockers: Artem Ryazanov ('Reshetylivka'), Mykola Kuts ('Barkom-Kazhany'), Ruslan Chervatiuk ('Epicenter-Podolany Ukraine U20')

Libero: Oleksandr Borysov ('Burevisnyk'), Mykola Dzhul ('Epicenter-Podolany Ukraine U20'), Yevhen Boyko ('Reshetylivka'), Mykhailo Saidov ('Gambler College', Canada)

It should be noted that in the group stage of the World Championship in Jiangmen, China, the Ukrainian team will face teams from Italy, Argentina, Tunisia, France, and Indonesia.

Recall that the French volleyball team made changes to their roster before the second week of the Nations League.

This event provides context to the youth national team of Ukraine U21 in volleyball, which has begun preparations for two important competitions. The Ukrainian volleyball players will participate in the qualifications for Eurovolley-2026 and the final part of the World Championship, where they are expected to face opponents such as Italy, Argentina, Tunisia, France, and Indonesia.