2020 in Ukraine explained
Events in the year 2020 in Ukraine.
Incumbents
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Oleksiy Honcharuk (until 4 March), Denys Shmygal (from 4 March)
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War (War in Donbass)
January
February
April
July
- 21 July – A hostage situation took place in Lutsk, Volyn Oblast when Maksym Kryvosh seized a BAZ A079 bus and barricaded himself and 13 passengers inside at the Teatralna Square. The crisis was eventually resolved with the release of the hostages and Kryvosh's arrest.[10] [11] [12]
December
- 17 December – Mayor Hennadiy Kernes of Kharkiv dies in Germany due to complications caused by COVID-19 after contracting the virus in September.[13]
- 24 December – The country surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.[14]
Deaths
January
February
March
April
June
July
- 30 July – Oksana Voronina, actress (b. 1967).[24]
December
Notes and References
- News: 10 January 2020. Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner. The New York Times. live. 10 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111072451/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/world/middleeast/missile-iran-plane-crash.html. 11 January 2020.
- News: Oliphant. Roland. Mendick. Robert. Nicholls. Dominic. 8 January 2020. Iran plane crash: All 176 passengers killed as Ukraine Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran. The Telegraph. live. 8 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108054218/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/08/iran-plane-crash-170-passengers-feared-dead-ukraine-boeing-737/. 8 January 2020.
- Web site: 8 January 2020. Ukrainian airplane with 180 aboard crashes in Iran: Fars. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108035747/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/ukrainian-airplane-with-180-aboard-crashes-in-iran-fars-idUSKBN1Z70EL. 8 January 2020. 8 January 2020. Reuters.
- Web site: Groot. Evert. 28 January 2020. Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final. 28 January 2020. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union.
- Web site: 18 March 2020. Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318142008/https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation. 18 March 2020. 18 March 2020. Eurovision.tv.
- News: Kramer. Andrew E.. Varenikova. Maria. February 18, 2020. To Make a Diplomatic Point, Ukraine Rebels Open Fire. The New York Times. https://archive.today/20200218173832/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-assault.html. February 18, 2020.
- Web site: Roth. Andrew. April 5, 2020. 'Bad news': radiation 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl. www.theguardian.com.
- Web site: Ukraine: Crews extinguish Chernobyl forest fire – DW – 04/14/2020. dw.com.
- Web site: Forest Fire Around Chernobyl Plant Put Out, Ukraine Says..
- Web site: В МВД рассказали о захватчике автобуса в Луцке. korrespondent.net.
- News: 2 July 2020. Ukraine gunman holds 20 hostages on bus. en-GB. BBC News. 21 July 2020.
- Web site: У луцького терориста були спільники в інших містах України. Інтерфакс-Україна.
- Web site: 2020-12-17 . Kharkiv Mayor Kernes dies from COVID-19 complications - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice . 2022-03-18 . KyivPost.
- News: 2020-12-24 . Ukraine tops 1 million coronavirus infections - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice . 2022-03-18 . Kyiv Post. Mokhonchuk . Yana .
- Web site: Умер известный харьковский спортсмен . sq.com.ua . ru . 3 January 2020.
- News: Умер бывший председатель Верховного Суда, экс-министр юстиции Украины Бойко. ru. January 30, 2020. The former chairman of the Supreme Court, ex-Minister of Justice of Ukraine Boyko died.
- News: Умерла председатель бывшего президиума ВС УССР. The chairman of the former presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR died. ru. 3 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
- News: Помер рекордсмен України з легкої атлетики. uk. Ukraine's track and field athlete has died. 4 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
- News: В Китае внезапно умер 29-летний украинский фигурист Николай Бондарь. uk. In China, 29-year-old Ukrainian skater Mykola Bondar suddenly died. 15 February 2020. 7 March 2020.
- News: Ушел из жизни Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин. 28 February 2020. 7 March 2020. Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin passed away. ru.
- News: Ukrainian GM Stanislav Bogdanovich and his girlfriend found dead in Moscow: Report. 6 March 2020. 7 March 2020.
- Web site: Шаповаленко Павлина Михайлівна (11.09.1949 – 27.04.2020). Shapovalenko Pavlyna Mykhailivna (September 11, 1949 – April 27, 2020). Heroes of Ukraine. uk. 15 March 2022.
- Web site: Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна (07.11.1941 – 16.06.2020). Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna (November 7, 1941 – June 16, 2020). Heroes of Ukraine. uk. 15 March 2022.
- Web site: Померла актриса Київського театру імені Лесі Українки. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115231017/https://zn.ua/ukr/CULTURE/pomerla-vidatna-ukrajinska-aktorka-.html. dead. November 15, 2020. Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly.
- Web site: Кучеренко Евгения Маркияновна. Evgeniya Markiyanovna Kucherenko. Heroes of the Country. ru. 17 October 2022.