2020 in Ukraine

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Events in the year 2020 in Ukraine .

Incumbents

• President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Prime Minister: Oleksiy Honcharuk (until 4 March), Denys Shmygal (from 4 March)

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War (War in Donbass)

January

• 8 January – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

February

• 8 & 15 February – Ukraine was originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after a year break, but the contest was cancelled. ^{[4] [5]}
• 18 February – Russian-backed separatists launched an attack near Krymske, Novoaidar Raion, Luhansk Oblast, attempting to overrun an entrenched Ukrainian position. The attack, the first of its kind in two years, killed one Ukrainian soldier and injured four others. ^[6]

April

• 6 April – A series of wildfires began burning inside Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The fires were largely extinguished within two weeks and at least one suspect was arrested in connection with the event. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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

Stanislav Bogdanovich

January

• 1 January – Aleksandr Manachinsky, swimmer (b. 1958). ^[15]
• 30 January – Vitaliy Boiko, lawyer and diplomat (b. 1937). ^[16]

February

• 3 February – Valentyna Shevchenko, politician (b. 1935). ^[17]
• 4 February – Volodymyr Inozemtsev, triple jumper (b. 1964). ^[18]
• 15 February – Mykola Bondar, figure skater (b. 1990). ^[19]
• 28 February – Gennady Kuzmin, chess player (b. 1946). ^[20]

March

• 6 March – Stanislav Bogdanovich, chess player (b. 1993). ^[21]

April

• 27 April – Pavlyna Shapovalenko, milking machine operator (b. 1949). ^[22]

June

• 16 June – Lyudmyla Lyatetska, paediatrician (b. 1941). ^[23]

July

• 30 July – Oksana Voronina, actress (b. 1967). ^[24]

December

• 29 December – Yevheniia Kucherenko, pedagogue (b. 1922). ^[25]

References

1. "Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner". The New York Times . 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
2. 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. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
3. "Ukrainian airplane with 180 aboard crashes in Iran: Fars". Reuters. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
4. Groot, Evert (28 January 2020). "Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision.tv . 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
6. Kramer, Andrew E.; Varenikova, Maria (February 18, 2020). "To Make a Diplomatic Point, Ukraine Rebels Open Fire". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 18, 2020.
7. Roth, Andrew (April 5, 2020). "'Bad news': radiation 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl" – via www.theguardian.com.
8. "Ukraine: Crews extinguish Chernobyl forest fire – DW – 04/14/2020". dw.com.
9. "Forest Fire Around Chernobyl Plant Put Out, Ukraine Says".
10. "В МВД рассказали о захватчике автобуса в Луцке". korrespondent.net.
11. "Ukraine gunman holds 20 hostages on bus". BBC News. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
12. "У луцького терориста були спільники в інших містах України". Інтерфакс-Україна.
13. "Kharkiv Mayor Kernes dies from COVID-19 complications - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
14. Mokhonchuk, Yana (2020-12-24). "Ukraine tops 1 million coronavirus infections - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
15. "Умер известный харьковский спортсмен". sq.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
16. "Умер бывший председатель Верховного Суда, экс-министр юстиции Украины Бойко" [The former chairman of the Supreme Court, ex-Minister of Justice of Ukraine Boyko died] (in Russian). January 30, 2020.
17. "Умерла председатель бывшего президиума ВС УССР" [The chairman of the former presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR died] (in Russian). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
18. "Помер рекордсмен України з легкої атлетики" [Ukraine's track and field athlete has died] (in Ukrainian). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
19. "В Китае внезапно умер 29-летний украинский фигурист Николай Бондарь" [In China, 29-year-old Ukrainian skater Mykola Bondar suddenly died] (in Ukrainian). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
20. "Ушел из жизни Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин" [Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin passed away] (in Russian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
21. "Ukrainian GM Stanislav Bogdanovich and his girlfriend found dead in Moscow: Report". 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
22. "Шаповаленко Павлина Михайлівна (11.09.1949 – 27.04.2020)" [Shapovalenko Pavlyna Mykhailivna (September 11, 1949 – April 27, 2020)] (in Ukrainian). Heroes of Ukraine. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
23. "Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна (07.11.1941 – 16.06.2020)" [Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna (November 7, 1941 – June 16, 2020)] (in Ukrainian). Heroes of Ukraine. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
24. "Померла актриса Київського театру імені Лесі Українки". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.
25. "Кучеренко Евгения Маркияновна" [Evgeniya Markiyanovna Kucherenko] (in Russian). Heroes of the Country. Retrieved 17 October 2022.