2020 in Ukraine
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Events in the year 2020 in Ukraine.
Incumbents
- President: Volodymyr Zelensky (2019–present)
- Prime Minister: Oleksiy Honcharuk (August 2019–March 2020), Denys Shmygal (March 2020–present)
Events
- Planned: Ukrainian Census (2020) (the last census was conducted in 2001).[1]
- 18 February – Russian-backed separatists launched an attack near Krymske, Novoaidar Raion, Luhansk Oblast, attempting to overrun an entrenched Ukrainian position, in the first such attack in two years. The attack killed one Ukrainian soldier, and injured four others.[2]
- 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires
- Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
- Timeline of the war in Donbass (2020)
- Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
Deaths
January
- 1 January – Aleksandr Manachinsky, swimmer (b. 1958).[3]
- 30 January – Vitaliy Boiko, lawyer and diplomat (b. 1937)[4]
February
- 3 February – Valentyna Shevchenko, politician (b. 1935)[5]
- 4 February – Volodymyr Inozemtsev, triple jumper (b. 1964)[6]
- 15 February – Mykola Bondar, figure skater (b. 1990)[7]
- 28 February – Gennady Kuzmin, chess player (b. 1946)[8]
March
- 6 March – Stanislav Bogdanovich, chess player (b. 1993)[9]
References
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення заплановано на кінець 2020-го". pravda.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Умер известный харьковский спортсмен". sq.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Помер рекордсмен України з легкої атлетики" [Ukraine's track and field athlete has died] (in Ukrainian). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ушел из жизни Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин" [Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin passed away] (in Russian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Ukrainian GM Stanislav Bogdanovich and his girlfriend found dead in Moscow: Report". 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
