KIEV, Sep 22 (SW) - Dynamo Kiev midfielder Ruslan Rotan will not be able to play for the coming six months. The player will undergo surgery on his ankle and needs the time to revalidate.

The Ukranian suffered the injury against Georgia and will now miss several important Champions League meetings: Two with Lyon and one with Real Madrid.

Rotan will also miss out on Ukraine's clashes with Italy and Scotland on October 7th and 11th respectively.