He returned to Ukraine to play in the Ukrainian First League with Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni. In total, he played in 5 matches and recorded one goal. He left Hirnyk after a single season. The following season he resumed playing in the second tier with Avanhard Kramatorsk. Sorokin left Kramatorsk midway through the 2020-21 season in order to complete the season with Krystal Kherson.
