▁and ▁asp ires ▁to ▁increase ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁The ▁league ▁has ▁stated ▁intent ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁Sum y , ▁D n ip rop et rov sk , ▁Lu h ansk , ▁Kh erson , ▁Kal ush , ▁Sever odon et sk , ▁I vano - Fran k iv sk , ▁K ry vy i ▁R ih , ▁and ▁Zak arp att ia . ▁Of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁original ▁ 8 ▁teams , ▁ 4 ▁were ▁based ▁within ▁the ▁K iev ▁region . ▁S ok il ▁Ky iv ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁P HL ▁to ▁have ▁ iced ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁every ▁prior ▁Ukrain ian ▁league ▁season ▁since ▁its ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁original ▁ 8 ▁teams ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁Major ▁League ▁season . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁the ▁league ▁contract ed ▁to ▁ 7 ▁teams , ▁as ▁Vin ny t ski ▁Ha id am ak y ▁lack ed ▁the ▁fund ing ▁and ▁proper ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁continue . ▁Kh ark iv ' s ▁team , ▁Ak uly , ▁with d rew ▁as ▁well ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁Dynam o ▁Kh ark iv . ▁B ily i ▁B ars ▁re located ▁from ▁Bro v ary ▁to ▁B ila ▁T ser k va , ▁another ▁city ▁still ▁within ▁K iev ▁O blast . ▁ ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season , ▁H C