The 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the VBet Liha for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 15th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.

The previous 2021–22 season was abandoned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[2] Although Shakhtar Donetsk were at the top of the table when the league was abandoned, no title was officially awarded ("The handing out of awards to the league's medalists will not take place").

[3] The current season began on 23 August 2022 and ended on 3 June 2023.

[4] Shakhtar Donetsk were crowned champions for the 14th time in their history.

Due to the full-scale invasion of Russia, teams were discussing the possibility of playing in western Ukraine as well as Poland.

On 27 May 2022, a conference was held in the House of Football involving participants of the Ukrainian Premier League along with the UAF presidium.

Topics discussed at the conference included the continuation of the league, possible places and dates of conducting it as well as its format for the future season.

[5] On 25 June, the league's executive director, Yevhen Dykyi, explained that the season was expected to start on 20 August in the usual format with 16 participants.

[6][7] Later, the president of the Ukrainian Association of Football clarified that the only teams allowed to play abroad would be those still in continental competitions, subject to their opponents' agreement.

[8] Some football functionaries criticised conducting the competitions due to risks of deliberate Russian missile attacks.

[9] PUMA Orbita Ball is official football ball of the 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League, and the Puma brand became an official technical sponsor.

[10] It is the leading ball model, certified by FIFA, designed specifically for professional football.

Two teams had their status suspended due to the Russian occupation and/or destruction of their sports infrastructure.

In case if one or both Desna and Mariupol decide to return to the league competitions next season, it is predetermined that the league team pool would be increased to 18 teams.

[11] The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3).

[12] With the ongoing Russian aggression clubs were forced to relocate to western parts of the country with the Ukrainian Association of Football listed its certified stadiums for the season competitions.

The match, which kicked off on 23 November 2022, has been interrupted in the 10th minute, then resumed on 11 May 2023.

If players of the clubs would be called to the national teams, games will be moved to June 8 and 12.

LNZ Cherkasy won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the UPL; Inhulets were relegated to the First League Veres Rivne won 6–2 on aggregrate and both teams remained in their respective divisions As of 6 June 2023[update][78]