Events in the year 2020 in Ukraine.

2020
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Ukraine

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Incumbents

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Events

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

January

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February

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April

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July

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Stanislav Bogdanovich

January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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December

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References

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  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.