Luhansk Zorya has officially announced that it has signed experienced Ukrainian defender Artem Machelyuk, according to the club's press service.

Ukrainian defender Artem Machelyuk will start the 2026/27 season with Zorya, according to the telegram channel 'Insides from Pasechnik 2.0'. The source reports that the management of the Luhansk club wanted to sign the 26-year-old footballer in the winter, but he will join the team in the summer transfer window. The transfer of the fullback is completed.

According to the Telegram channel 'Insiders from Pasechnik 2.0', the Lugansk club Zorya is interested in signing Artem Macheliuk, a 26-year-old Ukrainian midfielder from 'Kudrovka'. Negotiations between the parties have taken place but are currently suspended. The team's head coach, Viktor Skrypnyk, is reported to want Macheliuk in his squad. The web portal Transfermarkt estimates the player's value to be 400 thousand euros.