2026 in Ukraine

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Events in the year 2026 in Ukraine .

Incumbents

• President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Prime Minister: Yulia Svyrydenko

Ongoing

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

Events

January

• 5 January –
  • Vasyl Malyuk resigns as head of the Security Service of Ukraine. ^[1]
  • President Zelenskyy appoints former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser. ^[2]
• 9 January – Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov resign. ^[3]
• 14 January – President Zelenskyy declares a state of emergency in the Ukrainian energy sector due to Russian attacks and adverse winter conditions. ^[4]
• 31 January – A technical malfunction affecting power lines running between Ukraine, Romania and Moldova causes extensive power outages in western and central Ukraine, including Kyiv. ^[5]

February

• 1 February – SpaceX imposes a shutdown of Starlink satellite internet terminals across Ukraine, with exceptions for preapproved terminals by the Ukrainian defense ministry amid evidence that Russian forces were using the service in military operations. ^[6]
• 2 February – Ukraine designates the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization for its role in crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and support for Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[7]
• 6–22 February – Ukraine at the 2026 Winter Olympics
• 15 February – Former energy minister German Galushchenko is arrested while attempting to flee Ukraine aboard a train amid corruption charges against him. ^[8]
• 18 February – Hungary and Slovakia suspend exports of diesel fuel to Ukraine, citing attacks on the Druzhba pipeline. ^[9]
• 23 February – Slovakia halts exports of emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine, citing attacks on the Druzhba pipeline. ^[10]
• 25 February – A suspect in the 2025 murder of politician Andriy Portnov is arrested in Heinsberg, Germany. ^[11]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Ukraine

Source: ^{[12] [13]}

• 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. ^[14]
  • Lana Chornohorska, 26, soldier. ^[15]
• 7 January – Ihor Blazhkov, 89, conductor. ^[16]
• 14 January – Oleksandr Kabanov, 52, deputy (since 2019). ^[17]
• 16 January – Olena Hrechanina, 90, geneticist. ^[18]
• 25 January – Orest Salamakha, 34, deputy (since 2019). ^[19]
• 11 February – Viktor Zaporozhets, 78, Olympic boxer (1968). ^[20]
• 14 February – Serhiy Petrov, 28, footballer (Volyn Lutsk, Ahrobiznes Volochysk, Zirka Kropyvnytskyi). ^[21]
• 16 February – Semen Gluzman, 79, psychiatrist and human rights activist. ^[22]
• 25 February – Roman Kofman, 89, conductor. ^[23]
• 3 March – Valentyna Yeshchenko, 79, political activist, people's deputy (1990–1994). ^[24]

References

1. Tim Zadorozhnyy. "Ukraine's Security Service chief resigns under Zelensky pressure, to focus on operations against Russia". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. Catharine Tunney. "Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he's appointed Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic adviser". CBC. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. "2 Ukrainian ministers resign, await reappointment". The Kyiv Independent. 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
4. Dominic Culverwell. "Zelensky declares state of emergency in Ukraine's energy sector as crisis worsens". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
5. "Blackouts in Ukraine and Moldova as power lines fail in sub-zero temperatures after Russian airstrikes". Sky News. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
6. Paul Adams. "Musk cuts Starlink access for Russian forces - giving Ukraine an edge at the front". BBC. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
7. "Ukraine names Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
8. "Former Energy Minister detained at border in Ukraine's biggest corruption case, NABU says". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
9. "Hungary and Slovakia halt diesel exports to Ukraine amid oil transit dispute". Euronews . 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
10. "Slovakia halts emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine amid oil delivery dispute". AP News . 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
11. "Suspect in murder of top Ukrainian ex-official arrested in Germany". The Kyiv Independent. 25 February 2026.
12. "Ukraine Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
13. "Holidays and Observances in Ukraine in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
14. "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.
15. "Servicewoman and activist Lana Chornohorska killed by Russian drone on line of contact". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
16. "Помер український композитор Блажков, Гордон, 8.1.2026, автор - Ельчін Садаєв" (in Ukrainian).
17. "Oleksandr Kabanov, People's Deputy from "Servant of the People" and former screenwriter of Studio "Kvartal 95", has died". UNN. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
18. Барсукова, Олена (16 January 2026). "У Харкові померла видатна науковиця у галузі медичної генетики Олена Гречаніна". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
19. "Ukrainian parliamentarian Orest Salamakha killed in quad bike accident". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
20. "Помер учасник Олімпіади та заслужений тренер з боксу Віктор Запорожець з Миколаєва". Suspilne. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
21. Koval, Tymur (15 February 2026). "ЗСУ ліквідували колишнього гравця «Волині» та збірної України U-21 Сергія Петрова, який воював на боці РФ". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
22. "Умер правозащитник Семен Глузман, который первым бросил вызов карательной психиатрии СССР" [Human rights activist Semyon Gluzman, who was the first to challenge the punitive psychiatry of the USSR, has died.]. РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
23. "Renowned Ukrainian Conductor Roman Kofman Passes Away". Mezha. 2026-02-25. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
24. "Valentyna Yeshchenko, a People's Deputy of the first convocation, has died". UNN. 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

External links

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