2026 in Ukraine

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Events in the year 2026 in Ukraine .

Incumbents

• President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Prime Minister: Yulia Svyrydenko

January

• 1 January –
  • Russia attacked several Ukrainian regions with drones overnight, striking energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast and causing a fire in Lutsk. ^[1]
  • Russian forces struck the Feldman Ecopark near Kharkiv, wounding and killing dozens of animals. ^{[2] [3]}
  • Russian authorities report at least 28 people are killed, including a child, and dozens of others are injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a hotel and a restaurant in Khorly  [ uk ] in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. ^[4]
• 2 January –
  • At least six people have been killed and 42 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the day. ^[5]
  • Russian forces launched a missile attack on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, killing 6 people and injuring at least 31, including a six-month-old baby. ^[6]
  • Kyrylo Budanov, head of the HUR, is appointed to replace Andriy Yermak as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. ^[7]
• 3 January – Russian attacks against Ukraine killed four civilians and injured at least five others. ^[8]
• 4 January – Russian air defense systems shot down 132 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 11 intercepted over Moscow Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed. ^[9]
• 5 January –
  • Vasyl Malyuk resigns as head of the Security Service of Ukraine. ^[10]
  • President Zelenskyy appoints former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser. ^[11]
  • An oil extraction plant in Dnipro was damaged in a Russian drone strike, spilling 300 tons of sunflower oil onto city streets. ^[12]
  • A Russian overnight drone strike hit a hospital in Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring four others. ^[13]

Ongoing

• Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present)
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Ukraine

Source: ^{[14] [15]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 9 March – International Women's Day Holiday
• 12 April – Easter Sunday
• 13 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 8 May – Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945
• 31 May – Whitsun
• 1 June – Whit Monday
• 28 June – Constitution Day
• 29 June – Constitution Day Holiday
• 15 July – Statehood Day
• 24 August – Independence Day
• 25 August – Independence Day Holiday
• 1 October – Defenders Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 1 January – Volodymyr Marchenko, 103, mathematician. ^[16]

References

1. "Russia launches New Year's Day drone attacks across Ukraine". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
2. "Lions injured, birds killed — Russian attack strikes eco-park near Kharkiv". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
3. Мавричев, Марія Солодовнік, В'ячеслав (2026-01-01). "Фельдман розповів про наслідки авіаудару РФ по екопарку під Харковом". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-01-07.
4. "Ukrainian Drones Kill 28 in Occupied Kherson Resort Town, Pro-Kremlin Governor Says". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
5. "At least 6 killed, 42 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-03. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
6. "Update: Russian missile attack on Kharkiv kills 6 people, including 3-year-old-child, injures at least 31". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
7. Jaroslav Lukiv. "Zelensky names spy chief to head presidential office". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
8. "Russian attacks kill 4, injure 5 in Ukraine over past day". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
9. "Ukrainian drones target Moscow, trigger airport closures, Russia says". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
10. Tim Zadorozhnyy. "Ukraine's Security Service chief resigns under Zelensky pressure, to focus on operations against Russia". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
11. Catharine Tunney. "Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser". CBC. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
12. "Ukraine war latest live updates: Russian drones attack Dnipro, damage US-owned sunflower oil plant, major spill reported (11)". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
13. "Russian drone strikes hospital in Kyiv, kills 1, injures 4". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
14. "Ukraine Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
15. "Holidays and Observances in Ukraine in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
16. "З глибоким сумом сповіщаємо, що 1 січня ц.р. на 104-му році пішов із життя видатний український математик та організатор науки академік НАН України Володимир Олександрович Марченко". NAS. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

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