Ukraine's women's volleyball team recorded its first Nations League victory on 4 June, defeating Germany 3–2 (25:21, 30:28, 14:25, 19:25, 15:13) in the second round of the 2026 edition, coached by Yakub Hlushak in Canada, according to the results of the game..
The win is Ukraine's first at this level of competition: the team is appearing in the Nations League for the first time in its history, having opened its campaign with a 0–3 loss to the United States in the first round.
How the match unfolded
Ukraine took the opening set 25:21 after building a six-point lead at the midpoint. The second set appeared to be slipping away—Ukraine trailed 4:10—before the team recovered to win it 30:28. Germany, who reached the quarterfinals of the tournament the previous year, responded by winning the third set 25:14 and the fourth 25:19, leveling the match at two sets apiece.
In the deciding fifth set, neither team pulled more than two points clear. Ukraine trailed 7:9 before winning three consecutive rallies, then reached match point at 14:13. The final rally, served by Marta Fedyk, ended with a block that sealed the set 15:13 and the match.
Top scorers and standings
Opposite hitter Oleksandra Milenko led Ukraine with 22 points—matching Germany's top scorer Leana Grözer. Viktoriia Danchak added 17 points, and middle blocker Diana Meliushkyna contributed 11.
The victory moved Ukraine to 12th place in the Nations League main round standings. To advance to the playoff finals—hosted by China—teams must finish in the top seven. Ukraine's next match is against Japan on 5 June at 11:30 pm Kyiv time, with live coverage on Suspilne Sport and the Suspilne Volleyball YouTube channel.
