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==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
*[[President of Ukraine|President]]: [[Volodymyr Zelensky]]
*[[President of Ukraine|President]]: [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]
*[[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]]: [[Oleksiy Honcharuk]] (until 4 March), [[Denys Shmygal]] (from 4 March)
*[[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]]: [[Oleksiy Honcharuk]] (until 4 March), [[Denys Shmygal]] (from 4 March)


==Events==
==Events==
Ongoing – [[Timeline of the War in Donbass (2020)|War in Donbass]]
Ongoing – [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine]], [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] ([[Timeline of the war in Donbass (2020)|War in Donbass]])


=== January ===
=== January ===
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=== February ===
=== February ===
* 8 & 15 February – [[Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020|Ukraine was originally planned to participate]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020]], after a year break, but the contest was cancelled.<ref name="allocation">{{cite web|last=Groot|first=Evert|date=28 January 2020|title=Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/host-city-insignia-exchange-semi-final-allocation-draw-2020|accessdate=28 January 2020|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref><ref name="cancellation statement">{{cite web|date=18 March 2020|title=Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation|url=https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318142008/https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|archive-date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020|website=[[Eurovision.tv]]}}</ref>
* 8 & 15 February – [[Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020|Ukraine was originally planned to participate]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020]], after a year break, but the contest was cancelled.<ref name="allocation">{{cite web|last=Groot|first=Evert|date=28 January 2020|title=Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/host-city-insignia-exchange-semi-final-allocation-draw-2020|accessdate=28 January 2020|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref><ref name="cancellation statement">{{cite web|date=18 March 2020|title=Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation|url=https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318142008/https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation|archive-date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020|website=[[Eurovision.tv]]}}</ref>
*18 February – [[War in Donbass|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 Ground Forces|Ukrainian soldier]] and injured four others.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kramer|first=Andrew E.|last2=Varenikova|first2=Maria|date=February 18, 2020|title=To Make a Diplomatic Point, Ukraine Rebels Open Fire|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-assault.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200218173832/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-assault.html|archive-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
*18 February – [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|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 Ground Forces|Ukrainian soldier]] and injured four others.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kramer|first1=Andrew E.|last2=Varenikova|first2=Maria|date=February 18, 2020|title=To Make a Diplomatic Point, Ukraine Rebels Open Fire|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-assault.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200218173832/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-assault.html|archive-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>


=== April ===
=== April ===
*6 April – [[2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires|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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roth|first=Andrew|date=April 5, 2020|title='Bad news': radiation 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/06/bad-news-radiation-spikes-16-times-above-normal-after-forest-fire-near-chernobyl|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chernobyl: Ukraine crews extinguish forest fires in exclusion zone.|url=https://www.dw.com/en/chernobyl-ukraine-crews-extinguish-forest-fires-in-exclusion-zone/a-53125643}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Forest Fire Around Chernobyl Plant Put Out, Ukraine Says.|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-14/forest-fire-around-defunct-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-put-out-ukraine-government-says}}</ref>
*6 April – [[2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires|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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roth|first=Andrew|date=April 5, 2020|title='Bad news': radiation 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/06/bad-news-radiation-spikes-16-times-above-normal-after-forest-fire-near-chernobyl|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/chernobyl-ukraine-crews-extinguish-forest-fires-in-exclusion-zone/a-53125643|title=Ukraine: Crews extinguish Chernobyl forest fire – DW – 04/14/2020|website=dw.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Forest Fire Around Chernobyl Plant Put Out, Ukraine Says.|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-14/forest-fire-around-defunct-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-put-out-ukraine-government-says}}</ref>


=== July ===
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=В МВД рассказали о захватчике автобуса в Луцке|url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4254407-v-mvd-rasskazaly-o-zakhvatchyke-avtobusa-v-lutske|website=korrespondent.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 July 2020|title=Ukraine gunman holds 20 hostages on bus|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53483585|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=У луцького терориста були спільники в інших містах України|url=https://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/676139.html|website=Інтерфакс-Україна}}</ref>
* 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=В МВД рассказали о захватчике автобуса в Луцке|url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4254407-v-mvd-rasskazaly-o-zakhvatchyke-avtobusa-v-lutske|website=korrespondent.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 July 2020|title=Ukraine gunman holds 20 hostages on bus|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53483585|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=У луцького терориста були спільники в інших містах України|url=https://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/general/676139.html|website=Інтерфакс-Україна}}</ref>


=== Predicted and scheduled events ===
=== December ===
* 17 December – Mayor [[Hennadiy Kernes]] of [[Kharkiv]] dies in Germany due to complications caused by [[COVID-19]] after contracting the virus in September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-17 |title=Kharkiv Mayor Kernes dies from COVID-19 complications - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/kharkiv-mayor-kernes-dies-from-covid-19-complications.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=KyivPost}}</ref>
* 10 November – 23 December – The [[Ukrainian Census (2020)|2020 Ukrainian Census]], the [[Ukrainian Census (2001)|first census in the country]] in over a decade, will be conducted by the [[State Statistics Service of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Всеукраїнський перепис населення заплановано на кінець 2020-го|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2019/10/10/7228684/|accessdate=3 January 2020|website=pravda.com.ua|language=uk}}</ref>
* 24 December – The country surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-24 |title=Ukraine tops 1 million coronavirus infections - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/covid-19-in-ukraine-11490-new-cases-223-new-deaths-352302-active-cases.html |access-date=2022-03-18 |newspaper=Kyiv Post|last1=Mokhonchuk |first1=Yana }}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
{{update section|date=July 2020}}
{{update section|date=July 2020}}
[[File:Stanislav Bogdanovich 2014.jpg |thumb |tight |100 px | [[Stanislav Bogdanovich]] ]]
[[File:Stanislav Bogdanovich 2014.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Stanislav Bogdanovich]]]]


===January===
===January===
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*3 February – [[Valentyna Shevchenko (politician)|Valentyna Shevchenko]], politician (b. 1935).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/1850002-pomerla-golova-kolishnoyi-prezidiyi-vr-ursr|title=Умерла председатель бывшего президиума ВС УССР|trans-title=The chairman of the former presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR died|language=ru|date=3 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*3 February – [[Valentyna Shevchenko (politician)|Valentyna Shevchenko]], politician (b. 1935).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.unn.com.ua/ru/news/1850002-pomerla-golova-kolishnoyi-prezidiyi-vr-ursr|title=Умерла председатель бывшего президиума ВС УССР|trans-title=The chairman of the former presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR died|language=ru|date=3 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*4 February – [[Volodymyr Inozemtsev]], triple jumper (b. 1964).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://glavcom.ua/sport/news/pomer-rekordsmen-ukrajini-z-legkoji-atletiki-657380.html|title=Помер рекордсмен України з легкої атлетики|language=uk|trans-title=Ukraine's track and field athlete has died|date=4 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*4 February – [[Volodymyr Inozemtsev]], triple jumper (b. 1964).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://glavcom.ua/sport/news/pomer-rekordsmen-ukrajini-z-legkoji-atletiki-657380.html|title=Помер рекордсмен України з легкої атлетики|language=uk|trans-title=Ukraine's track and field athlete has died|date=4 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*15 February – [[Mykola Bondar]], figure skater (b. 1990).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://24tv.ua/sport/ru/v_kitae_vnezapno_umer_29_letnij_ukrainskij_figurist_nikolaj_bondar_n1282564|title=В Китае внезапно умер 29-летний украинский фигурист Николай Бондарь|language=uk|trans-title=In China, 29-year-old Ukrainian skater Mykola Bondar suddenly died|date=15 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*15 February – Mykola Bondar, figure skater (b. 1990).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://24tv.ua/sport/ru/v_kitae_vnezapno_umer_29_letnij_ukrainskij_figurist_nikolaj_bondar_n1282564|title=В Китае внезапно умер 29-летний украинский фигурист Николай Бондарь|language=uk|trans-title=In China, 29-year-old Ukrainian skater Mykola Bondar suddenly died|date=15 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*28 February – [[Gennady Kuzmin]], chess player (b. 1946).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushel_iz_zhizni_gennadiy_kuzmin/|title=Ушел из жизни Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин|date=28 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020|trans-title=Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin passed away|language=ru}}</ref>
*28 February – [[Gennady Kuzmin]], chess player (b. 1946).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushel_iz_zhizni_gennadiy_kuzmin/|title=Ушел из жизни Геннадий Павлович Кузьмин|date=28 February 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020|trans-title=Gennady Pavlovich Kuzmin passed away|language=ru}}</ref>


===March===
===March===
*6 March – [[Stanislav Bogdanovich]], chess player (b. 1993).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/955322/ukrainian-gm-stanislav-bogdanovich-and-his-girlfriend-found-dead-in-moscow-report|title=Ukrainian GM Stanislav Bogdanovich and his girlfriend found dead in Moscow: Report|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
*6 March – [[Stanislav Bogdanovich]], chess player (b. 1993).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/955322/ukrainian-gm-stanislav-bogdanovich-and-his-girlfriend-found-dead-in-moscow-report|title=Ukrainian GM Stanislav Bogdanovich and his girlfriend found dead in Moscow: Report|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>

===April===
* 27 April – [[Pavlyna Shapovalenko]], milking machine operator (b. 1949).<ref>{{cite web|title=Шаповаленко Павлина Михайлівна (11.09.1949 – 27.04.2020)|trans-title=Shapovalenko Pavlyna Mykhailivna (September 11, 1949 – April 27, 2020)|url=http://www.ukrgeroes.com.ua/ShapovalenkoPM.html|publisher=Heroes of Ukraine|language=uk|access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref>

===June===
* 16 June – [[Lyudmyla Lyatetska]], paediatrician (b. 1941).<ref>{{cite web|title=Лятецька Людмила Володимирівна (07.11.1941 – 16.06.2020)|trans-title=Lyatetska Lyudmyla Volodymyrivna (November 7, 1941 – June 16, 2020)|url=http://www.ukrgeroes.com.ua/LyatetskaLV.html|publisher=Heroes of Ukraine|language=uk|access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref>


===July===
===July===
*30 July – [[Oksana Voronina]], actress (b. 1967).<ref>[https://zn.ua/ukr/CULTURE/pomerla-vidatna-ukrajinska-aktorka-.html Померла актриса театру імені Лесі Українки] {{in lang|uk}}</ref>
*30 July – [[Oksana Voronina]], actress (b. 1967).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zn.ua/ukr/CULTURE/pomerla-vidatna-ukrajinska-aktorka-.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115231017/https://zn.ua/ukr/CULTURE/pomerla-vidatna-ukrajinska-aktorka-.html|url-status=dead|title=Померла актриса Київського театру імені Лесі Українки|archivedate=November 15, 2020|website=Зеркало недели &#124; Дзеркало тижня &#124; Mirror Weekly}}</ref>

===December===
* 29 December – [[Yevheniia Kucherenko]], pedagogue (b. 1922).<ref>{{cite web|title=Кучеренко Евгения Маркияновна|trans-title=Evgeniya Markiyanovna Kucherenko|url=https://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=15715|publisher=Heroes of the Country|language=ru|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Events in the year 2020 in Ukraine.

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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July

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December

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References

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  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.
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  14. ^ Mokhonchuk, Yana (2020-12-24). "Ukraine tops 1 million coronavirus infections - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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  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.
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