The women's national volleyball team of Ukraine announced the roster for the 2025 World Championship: full list of players

The women's national volleyball team of Ukraine is already preparing for the 2025 World Championship, which will take place this time in Thailand from August 22 to September 7. The coaching staff, led by Yakub Hlushak, has already announced the team roster for this tournament, where our team is placed in Group H along with teams from Serbia, Japan, and Cameroon. To continue on the path to victory, Ukraine must finish in the top-2 of its group.

Ukraine's women's national team roster for the 2025 World Championship

• Setters: Daria Sharhorodska (Kazakhstan), Stanislava Parfyonova;
• Diagonals: Anastasia Kryiduba (Greece), Anna Artyshuk (Germany);
• Outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko (Romania), Adriana Pavlyk, Valeriia Nudhka, Maria Kaplanska (Slovakia);
• Middle blockers: Polina Herasymchuk, Diana Melushkina (Turkey), Uliana Kotar (France), Svitlana Dorsman (Poland);
• Libero: Kristina Nyemtseva, Alika Lutsenko (Poland).

Important details about the Ukrainian team roster

The captain and middle blocker of the team Svitlana Dorsman has returned to the roster after an injury and is preparing to participate in the 2025 World Championship. Injured outside hitter Yuliia Dymar did not make it to the team roster, replaced by Maria Kaplanska. Also, Anastasia Maievska and Daria Kaplanska did not make it from the extended squad.

Competing for victory, three players from the roster are playing in the Ukrainian championship and represent the champions of the women's Super League 'Bukovynka.' Ukraine will play its first match against the reigning world champions - the Serbian team, on Saturday, August 23, at 16:30 Kyiv time.

Ukraine's match schedule for the 2025 World Championship. Group H

• Saturday, August 23. 16:30 Serbia - Ukraine;
• Monday, August 25. 13:00 Japan - Ukraine;
• Wednesday, August 27. 16:30 Ukraine - Cameroon.

It is worth noting that the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed that it does not control or conduct the Paralympic competitions organized by the Paralympic Committee of Russia, and thus cannot influence the holding of the tournament in Russia.

The Ukrainian women's volleyball team begins preparation for the 2025 World Championship in Thailand. An injured player did not make it to the roster, but the team is ready to compete for victory, starting with matches in the group stage.