Next season, despite the fact that the main club archived its come back to Ukrainian elite, it was the reserves squad, Metalurh-2, which ended up the season relegated, thus leaving many perspective players such as Bondarenko, which Metalurh was forming for its near future to prepare for the main team, without a solid platform where to play.
It ended up being a good move for Bondarenko since he grabbed the starting line-up spot of the main team.
[1] After a disappointing start of Poltava, Bondarenko signed with FC Avanhard Kramatorsk and played the rest of the season with them in the 2015–16 Ukrainian First League.
He joined Serbian club FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac summer camp, and after a period of trials, he got a contract.
[3] He made a debut in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga as a starter in a first-round home game against FK Borac Čačak which finished with Metalac's victory of 1–0.