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* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] |
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] |
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** [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] (2022–present) |
** [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] (2022–present) |
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** [[Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – present) |
** [[Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – present)]] |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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===January=== |
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* 3 January – [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]] complete their first [[prisoner exchange]] in nearly five months, releasing over 200 people on each side, facilitated by [[mediation]] from the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-03 |title=Ukraine and Russia in 'biggest prisoner swap' so far |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67872417 |access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> |
* 3 January – [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]] complete their first [[prisoner exchange]] in nearly five months, releasing over 200 people on each side, facilitated by [[mediation]] from the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-03 |title=Ukraine and Russia in 'biggest prisoner swap' so far |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67872417 |access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> |
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* 12 January – [[British prime minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]] visits [[Kyiv]] to reiterate his support for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM in Kyiv: UK support will not falter |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-in-kyiv-uk-support-will-not-falter |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> |
* 12 January – [[British prime minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]] visits [[Kyiv]] to reiterate his support for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM in Kyiv: UK support will not falter |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-in-kyiv-uk-support-will-not-falter |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 22 January – [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] signs a decree recognizing some [[Russia]]n territories, including parts of [[Bryansk Oblast]] and [[Krasnodar Krai]], as historically inhabited by [[Ukrainians]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Zelensky signs decree recognizing some Russian territories as historically inhabited by Ukrainians |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-decree-territories-ukrainian/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
* 22 January – [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] signs a decree recognizing some [[Russia]]n territories, including parts of [[Bryansk Oblast]] and [[Krasnodar Krai]], as historically inhabited by [[Ukrainians]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Zelensky signs decree recognizing some Russian territories as historically inhabited by Ukrainians |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-decree-territories-ukrainian/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 24 January – [[2024 Korochansky Il-76 crash|Korochansky Il-76 crash]]: A Russian [[Ilyushin IL-76]] military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Russia's [[Korochansky District]], near the [[Russia–Ukraine border|Ukrainian border]], killing everybody on board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane with 65 POWs on board |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/24/russian-military-plane-crashes-near-ukraine-border |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
* 24 January – [[2024 Korochansky Il-76 crash|Korochansky Il-76 crash]]: A Russian [[Ilyushin IL-76]] military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Russia's [[Korochansky District]], near the [[Russia–Ukraine border|Ukrainian border]], killing everybody on board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane with 65 POWs on board |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/24/russian-military-plane-crashes-near-ukraine-border |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 30 January – [[Lviv Oblast]] becomes the first [[Oblasts of Ukraine|oblast]] to remove all [[Soviet |
* 30 January – [[Lviv Oblast]] becomes the first [[Oblasts of Ukraine|oblast]] to remove all [[Soviet]]-era monuments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=Governor: Lviv first oblast to complete decommunization process |url=https://news.yahoo.com/governor-lviv-first-oblast-complete-134937139.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* 31 January – [[Russia]] and Ukraine conduct a [[prisoner exchange]] on the border with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal |
* 31 January – [[Russia]] and Ukraine conduct a [[prisoner exchange]] on the border with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal is facilitated by the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-31 |title=Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68156442 |access-date=2024-01-31 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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===February=== |
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* 1 February – The [[European Union]] formally approves a [[€]]50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after [[Hungary]] withdraws its [[veto]]. The package is expected to help the [[Government of Ukraine|Ukrainian government]] pay pensions, salaries and other costs over the next four years with the first funds being released in March.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-01 |title=Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68165971 |access-date=2024-02-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
* 1 February – The [[European Union]] formally approves a [[€]]50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after [[Hungary]] withdraws its [[veto]]. The package is expected to help the [[Government of Ukraine|Ukrainian government]] pay pensions, salaries and other costs over the next four years with the first funds being released in March.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-01 |title=Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68165971 |access-date=2024-02-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* 8 February – President Zelenskyy announces the dismissal of commander-in-chief of the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]], replacing him with [[Oleksandr Syrskyi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-08 |title=Zelensky sacks Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68244813 |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Butenko |first1=Victoria |last2=Tarasova-Markina |first2=Daria |last3=Carey |first3=Andrew |last4=Edwards |first4=Christian |date=2024-02-08 |title=Zelensky fires Ukraine's military chief in major shakeup nearly two years into war |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/europe/zaluzhnyi-ukraine-military-chief-dismissed-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
* 8 February – President Zelenskyy announces the dismissal of commander-in-chief of the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]], replacing him with [[Oleksandr Syrskyi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-08 |title=Zelensky sacks Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68244813 |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Butenko |first1=Victoria |last2=Tarasova-Markina |first2=Daria |last3=Carey |first3=Andrew |last4=Edwards |first4=Christian |date=2024-02-08 |title=Zelensky fires Ukraine's military chief in major shakeup nearly two years into war |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/europe/zaluzhnyi-ukraine-military-chief-dismissed-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 7 March – Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]] is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the [[United Kingdom]] by President Zelenskyy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Ukraine's Zelenskiy approves ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi's candidacy as envoy to UK |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-approves-ex-army-chief-zaluzhnyis-candidacy-envoy-uk-2024-03-07/ }}</ref> |
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===March=== |
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* 10 March – ''[[20 Days in Mariupol]]'', a documentary directed by filmmaker [[Mstyslav Chernov]] focusinh on the [[siege of Mariupol]] during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], wins an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film|Best Documentary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/20-days-in-mariupol-documentary-oscar |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
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* 7 March – Former military Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed ambassador to the [[United Kingdom]] by President Zelenskyy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Ukraine's Zelenskiy approves ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi's candidacy as envoy to UK |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-approves-ex-army-chief-zaluzhnyis-candidacy-envoy-uk-2024-03-07/ }}</ref> |
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* 10 March – ''[[20 Days in Mariupol]]'', a documentary directed by filmmaker [[Mstyslav Chernov]] focusinh on the [[siege of Mariupol]] during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], wins an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film|Best Documentary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/11/20-days-in-mariupol-documentary-oscar |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=amp.theguardian.com|date=11 March 2024 }}</ref> |
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* 13 March – The European Union agrees to provide a [[€]]5 billion boost to their Ukrainian military aid fund.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2024 |title=EU agrees 5 bln euro boost for Ukraine military aid fund |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-agrees-5-bln-euro-boost-ukraine-military-aid-fund-2024-03-13/ }}</ref> |
* 13 March – The European Union agrees to provide a [[€]]5 billion boost to their Ukrainian military aid fund.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2024 |title=EU agrees 5 bln euro boost for Ukraine military aid fund |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-agrees-5-bln-euro-boost-ukraine-military-aid-fund-2024-03-13/ }}</ref> |
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* 14 March – [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis]]: [[Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Russian-installed]] officials at the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[Enerhodar]] say that [[Shell (projectile)|shelling]] hit [[critical infrastructure]] at the plant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reports shelling by Ukraine army |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-controlled-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-says-was-shelled-by-ukraine-2024-03-14/ }}</ref> |
* 14 March – [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis]]: [[Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Russian-installed]] officials at the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]] in [[Enerhodar]] say that [[Shell (projectile)|shelling]] hit [[critical infrastructure]] at the plant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reports shelling by Ukraine army |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-controlled-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-says-was-shelled-by-ukraine-2024-03-14/ }}</ref> |
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===April=== |
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* 3 April – Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2024-04-02 |title=Ukraine military draft age lowered to boost fighting force |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/ukraine-military-draft-age-law |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
* 3 April – Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2024-04-02 |title=Ukraine military draft age lowered to boost fighting force |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/ukraine-military-draft-age-law |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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* 11 April – Russian strikes destroy the [[Trypilska thermal power plant]] located in [[Kyiv Oblast]], permanently disabling it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-11 |title=Ukrainian Power Plant Destroyed in Russian Missile Attack: IFX |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/ukrainian-power-plant-destroyed-in-russian-missile-attack-ifx |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 16 April – President Zelenskyy signs a new army draft law.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-signs-new-army-draft-law-reinforce-exhausted-troops-2024-04-16/ }}</ref> |
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* 22 April – [[Russia]] attacks [[Kharkiv TV Tower]] using a [[Kh-59]] [[cruise missile]], causing the portion of the tower to fall down and disrupting the [[Broadcasting|broadcasting signal]] in [[Kharkiv]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2024 |title=Russian air strike took out TV tower in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Zelenskiy says |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tv-tower-collapses-ukraines-kharkiv-after-russian-missile-attack-2024-04-22/ }}</ref> |
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* 24 April – The [[United States]] announces a [[$]]1 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was stalled in the [[US Congress]] for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for [[artillery]] and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense systems]], along with [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armoured fighting vehicles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Michael Williams, Arlette Saenz, Kevin |date=2024-04-24 |title=Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/biden-signs-foreign-aid-bill/index.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 26 April – A court orders the arrest of agriculture minister [[Mykola Solskyi]] on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2024 |title=Ukraine frees farm minister on bail pending probe into graft allegations |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-court-orders-agriculture-minister-be-taken-into-custody-2024-04-26/ }}</ref> |
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===May=== |
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* 7 May – [[Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]: The [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by [[Russia]]'s [[Federal Security Service]] who were plotting an assassination of President Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Ukraine says it caught agents for Russia plotting Zelenskiy's murder |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-catches-russian-agents-plotting-zelenskiy-assassination-sbu-says-2024-05-07/ }}</ref> |
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* 26 July–11 August – [[Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] |
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* 10 May – [[2024 Kharkiv offensive]]: Russia launches an offensive in [[Kharkiv Oblast]], pushing Ukrainian forces back one kilometer from the international border.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-sends-reinforcements-russian-forces-103629542.html?guccounter=1 |title=Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front |author=Sergiy Karazy |author2=Tom Balmforth |author3=Yuliia Dysa |website=Yahoo! News |publisher=Reuters |date=11 May 2024 |accessdate=11 May 2024}}</ref> |
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* 10 May – Scope Ratings – the European rating agency – downgrades Ukraine’s long-term issuer rating in foreign currency from "CC" to just one level above a default rating at "C", maintaining a “Negative” Outlook. Scope is the first rating agency to cut Ukraine to this level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2024 |title=Scope downgrades Ukraine's foreign-currency issuer rating to C and maintains a Negative Outlook |url=https://www.scoperatings.com/ratings-and-research/rating/EN/176957 }}</ref> |
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* 23 May – Russia returns six children displaced by the war back to Ukraine, in a deal brokered by [[Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia returns six children to Ukraine in Qatar-brokered deal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/22/russia-returns-six-children-to-ukraine-in-qatar-brokered-deal-state-media |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 24 May – The [[European Union]] makes a decision allowing Ukraine to use interest funds from frozen Russian bank accounts, totaling [[Euro|€]]2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Psaropoulos |first=John T. |title='New ground is being broken': EU seizes Russian profits for Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/23/new-ground-is-being-broken-eu-seizes-russian-profits-for-ukraine |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 27 May – [[Prime Minister of Spain]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] signs a bilateral security pact with [[Ukrainian President|President]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and pledges [[Euro|€]]1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spain pledges 1 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine in 2024 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/27/spain-pledges-1-billion-euros-of-military-aid-to-ukraine-in-2024 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 29 May – Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine; the largest so far given by Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine |url=https://apnews.com/article/sweden-ukraine-military-aid-bd1001a45e7fff44cf4c766b84e76ace |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 30 May – The [[United States]] gives Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory near [[Kharkiv Oblast]] with [[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War#U|U.S.-supplied weapons]], but not with long-range missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atwood |first=Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie |date=2024-05-30 |title=Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/biden-ukraine-limited-strikes-russia/index.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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===June=== |
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* 7 June – The [[European Commission]] allows Ukraine to begin negotiations on joining the [[European Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2024 |title=European Commission greenlights Ukraine and Moldova for EU membership talks |website=[[Telewizja Polska|TVP]] |url=https://tvpworld.com/77956705/european-commission-greenlights-ukraine-and-moldova-for-eu-membership-talks}}</ref> |
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* 10 June – The [[United States]] lifts a ban on sending U.S. weaponry to Ukraine's [[Azov Brigade]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Birnbaum |first1=Michael |last2=O'Grady |first2=Siobhán |last3=Horton |first3=Alex |date=2024-06-11 |title=U.S. lifts weapons ban on Ukrainian military unit |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/10/azov-brigade-ukraine-us-weapons/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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* 13 June – Leaders of the [[G7]] agree to loan Ukraine US$50 billion and use interest from Russia's frozen central bank assets as collateral for the loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia's frozen assets. Here's how it will work |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-frozen-assets-loan-39d8619f083600651fabe46b4548716d |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 14 June – Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] announces that he is ready for a [[ceasefire]] if Ukraine withdraws from [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine|territories occupied by Russian forces]] and stops its [[Ukraine–NATO relations|accession to NATO]]. Ukraine rejects the offer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Putin offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects it |url=https://apnews.com/article/putin-russia-ukraine-war-4f58423548b3d2e8594c9d9eb8e9d36e |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 15–16 June – World leaders meet at the [[Bürgenstock Resort]], Switzerland to advance the [[Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukrainian peace process]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Carroll |first=Lisa |date=2024-06-15 |title=World leaders to gather in Swiss resort in attempt to forge Ukraine peace plan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/world-leaders-to-gather-in-swiss-resort-in-attempt-to-forge-ukraine-peace-plan |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Niamh Kennedy |author2=Joshua Berlinger |date=2024-06-16 |title=Major Ukraine summit ends with fresh plea for peace but key powers spurn final agreement |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/16/europe/ukraine-peace-summit-switzerland-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 15 June – The United States announces a [[$]]1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on [[Energy in Ukraine|the country's energy industry]] and [[humanitarian assistance]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=US unveils $1.5B in new energy, humanitarian aid for Ukraine |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/humanitarian-aid-ukraine-united-states-energy/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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*16 June – [[Norway]] announces it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion [[Norwegian krone|kroner]] (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before winter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-16 |title=Norway Gives $103mn to Ukraine to Secure Electricity |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/34371 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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*20 June – Ukraine is moved to the top of the US list in receiving ordered deliveries of Patriot missile systems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atwood |first=Kylie |date=2024-06-20 |title=Ukraine moved to top of list to receive US air defense capabilities |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/20/politics/ukraine-us-air-defense-capabilities/index.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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*21 June – Israel and [[Ukraine]] mutually impose travel restrictions to each others' citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Israel, Ukraine to suspend visa-free regime |url=https://kyivindependent.com/israel-ukraine-to-suspend-visa-free-regime/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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**The [[European Union]] formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and [[Moldova]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baube |first=Olivier |title=EU To Kick Off 'Historic' Membership Talks With Ukraine, Moldova |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/eu-kicks-off-membership-talks-with-ukraine-moldova-19679ac6 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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**The [[European Court of Human Rights]] unanimously finds [[Russia]] guilty of systematic violations of [[human rights]] in [[Crimea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top European court finds Russia guilty of rights violations in Crimea |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/25/top-european-court-finds-russia-guilty-of-rights-violations-in-crimea |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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**Russia and [[Ukraine]] each return 90 prisoners of war in a [[prisoner exchange]] mediated by the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Russia, Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-each-return-90-prisoners-war-russian-defence-ministry-says-2024-06-25/ }}</ref> |
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*27 June – President Zelenskyy signs a law establishing [[English language|English]] as an official language of international communication in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Zelensky signs law on use of English in Ukraine |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-law-on-use-of-english-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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===July=== |
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*1 July – The SBU says that it had foiled a [[2024 Ukrainian coup attempt allegations|coup plot]] against the Ukrainian government organised by a Russian-backed group.<ref>{{cite news |title= Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/world/europe/ukraine-coup-plot.html |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |author= Marc Santora |date=1 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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**[[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] opposition activist [[Aydos Sadykov]] dies of injuries sustained after being shot in [[Kyiv]] on 18 June.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kazakh dissident dies following assassination attempt in Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/2/kazakh-dissident-dies-following-kyiv-assassination-attempt |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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**[[Prime Minister of Hungary|Hungarian Prime Minister]] [[Viktor Orbán]] visits [[Kyiv]] for the first time since the start of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], proposing a [[ceasefire]] plan which is rejected by President Zelenskyy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Ukraine war latest: Zelensky dismissed Orban's ceasefire proposal during his visit to Kyiv, official says |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-july-2/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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*3 July – [[NATO]] nations agree to grant Ukraine €40 billion ($43 billion) in military aid in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2024 |title=NATO members pledge 40 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine, diplomats say |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-members-agree-40-billion-euro-financial-pledge-ukraine-diplomats-say-2024-07-03/ }}</ref> |
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*6 July – Fourteen people are killed and one survivor is critically injured after an oil tanker collides with a minibus near [[Verkhiv]], [[Rivne Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2024 |title=Ukraine lorry collides with minibus killing 14 |website=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng01eypvpo }}</ref> |
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*8 July – President Zelenskyy says Poland can shoot down Russian missiles inside Ukrainian [[airspace]] following the signing of a security agreement in [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-08 |title=Zelensky on security agreement: Poland will be able to shoot down Russian missiles in skies over Ukraine |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3883098-zelensky-on-security-agreement-poland-will-be-able-to-shoot-down-russian-missiles-in-skies-over-ukraine.html |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.ukrinform.net |language=en}}</ref> |
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*9 July – [[NATO]] announces that it will establish a senior representative to [[Kyiv]] to coordinate with Ukrainian officials and strengthen Ukraine's ties with the bloc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATO to appoint representative in Kyiv to deepen Ukraine ties: US official |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/9/nato-to-appoint-representative-in-kyiv-to-deepen-ukraine-ties-us-official |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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*15 July – [[NATO]] establishes a new [[command centre]] in [[Wiesbaden]], Germany to plan and coordinate support for the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian military]] as part of the [[NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=NATO launches Ukraine command centre in Germany |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/07/15/nato-launches-command-centre-for-ukraine-in-germany |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> |
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*16 July – |
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**Ukrainian state [[electrical grid]] operator [[Ukrenergo]] begins emergency power shutdowns in seven [[Eastern Ukraine|eastern]] and [[Central Ukraine|central]] [[Oblasts of Ukraine|oblasts]] amid a record [[heat wave]] and equipment failures worsened by ongoing [[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|Russian attacks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Ukraine starts emergency power cuts amid record heatwave |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-starts-emergency-power-cuts-amid-record-heatwave-2024-07-16/ }}</ref> |
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**The [[Czech Republic]] announces plans to facilitate [[Colt CZ Group]] [[assault rifle]] production and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Service |first=RFE/RL's Ukrainian |title=Ukraine, Czech Gunmaker To Build Ammunition Factory |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-ukraine-ammunition-factory-shmyhal/33038684.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> |
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*19 July – Former [[Svoboda (political party)|Svoboda]] MP [[Iryna Farion]] is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in [[Lviv]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Former Ukrainian MP Iryna Farion dies in Lviv after assassination attempt |url=https://kyivindependent.com/former-ukrainian-mp-iryna-farion-dies-in-lviv-after-assassination-attempt/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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*24 July – |
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**[[Ministry of National Defence (Poland)|Polish Defense Minister]] [[Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz]] states that [[Poland]] will block Ukraine's bid to join the [[European Union]] if it does not resolve issues regarding the [[Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia|massacre of Poles]] by [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army|Ukrainian nationalists]] during [[World War II]], including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Ukraine won't enter EU without settling WWII-era Volyn massacre issue, Polish minister says |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-eu-volyn-poland/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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**Three [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian soldiers]] are killed and four others are injured in a [[mass shooting]] in [[Kharkiv Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Three dead in shooting incident among Ukrainian troops |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/25/three-dead-in-shooting-incident-among-ukrainian-troops |work=al-Arabiya}}</ref> |
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*25 July – [[Fitch Ratings]] downgrades Ukraine’s [[credit rating]] from "CC" to "C" due to its need to restructure [[United States dollar|US$]]20 billion in international bonds to foreign investors, increasing the nation's risk of [[Default (finance)|default]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 881 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/25/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-881 }}</ref> |
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* July 26–August 11 – [[Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]: The Ukrainian Olympic delegation wins three gold, five silver, and four bronze medals and places 22nd out of 84 countries competing at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title=Ukraine wins 3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze medals in Paris Olympics |url=https://kyivindependent.com/paris-olympics-ukraine-wins-3-gold-5-silver-and-4-bronze-medals-as-games-come-to-an-end/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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*26 July – The [[European Union]] sends its first transfer of [[€]]1.5 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]1.63 billion) in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|military]] and infrastructure support. The [[Government of Russia|Kremlin]] denounces the transfer as "illegal" under [[international law]] and pledges legal retaliation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=EU sends first $1.6 billion from frozen Russia assets to Ukraine |url=https://apnews.com/article/eu-russia-frozen-assets-ukraine-fund-b743697199adccd5187b4b59159b3a54 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> |
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*27 July – [[Hacker]]s from the [[Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)|Ministry of Defense of Ukraine]] escalate "massive" [[cyberattack]]s on Russia's largest banks, prohibiting any cash or credit transactions. Cyberattacks also target Russian [[Public transport|public transport systems]], [[Internet service provider|internet]] and [[Mobile network operator|mobile providers]], and [[Social networking service|social networks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dirac |first=Jeremy |date=2024-07-27 |title=Ukraine Hacks ATMs Across Russia in Ongoing Massive Cyberattack |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36471 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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**Ukraine demands that Russia explain the death of [[Prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine#Ukrainian prisoners of war|Ukrainian POW]] Oleksandr Ishchenko in Russian captivity, who was being [[Trial|tried]] with 21 other captured [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian troops]] for being part of the [[Azov Brigade]] that Russian prosecutors allege is [[Far-right politics in Ukraine|far-right]] affiliated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Ukraine protests against death of Azov brigade member in Russian captivity |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-protests-against-death-azov-brigade-member-russian-captivity-2024-07-31/ }}</ref> |
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**[[Prime Minister of Slovakia|Slovak Prime Minister]] [[Robert Fico]] threatens to suspend Slovakia's [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] exports to [[Ukraine]] if the Ukrainian government continues to suspend [[pipeline]] oil transport from [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]] company [[Lukoil]], which Slovakia claims is causing a national [[energy crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Slovakia's Fico threatens to cut off diesel supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute |url=https://kyivindependent.com/slovakias-fico-threatens-to-cut-off-diesel-supplies-to-ukraine-over-russian-oil-dispute/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 3 August – [[S&P Global Ratings|S&P Global]] downgrades Ukraine's [[credit rating]] to "SD" for 'selective' [[Default (finance)|default]] after being unable to pay a [[US$]]34 million [[Bond (finance)|international bond]] payment, while stating that Ukraine's credit rating would fall to "D" representing a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine's debt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2024 |title=S&P cuts Ukraine rating to 'selective' default as restructuring looms |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sp-cuts-ukraine-rating-selective-default-restructuring-looms-2024-08-03/ }}</ref> |
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**President Zelenskyy confirms the arrival and deployment of the first batch of [[F-16]] fighter jets pledged by Western countries in Ukraine and their usage by the [[Ukrainian Air Force]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zelensky confirms F-16s already being used by Ukrainian Air Force |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-received-f-16s/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=The Kyiv Independent |author=Elsa Court |date=4 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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** Mali breaks diplomatic relations with Ukraine following reports of the latter's involvement in an [[Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024)|attack]] on Malian and Wagner Group forces by [[Tuareg]] separatists in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqdd7vdwg7o |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=BBC |author=Adam Durbin |language=en}}</ref> |
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** Russia claims that Ukrainian forces have made an [[August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion|incursion]] into [[Kursk Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Moscow Rushes Troops to Kursk Region as 3 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/06/moscow-rushes-troops-to-kursk-region-as-3-killed-in-ukrainian-attacks-a85947 |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=[[The Moscow Times]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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** Niger breaks diplomatic relations with Ukraine, citing claims of support for "terrorist" groups.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia accuses Ukraine of opening 'African front' as Niger cuts Kyiv ties |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/7/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-opening-african-front-as-niger-cuts-kyiv-ties |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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** The [[European Union]] approves a grant of [[Euro|€]]4.2 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]4.58 billion) in financial aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2024 |title=EU governments give green light to 4.2 bln euros payout to Ukraine |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-governments-give-green-light-42-bln-euros-payout-ukraine-2024-08-06/ }}</ref> |
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*9 August – The United States announces it will send Ukraine a $125 million [[military aid]] package, including [[FIM-92 Stinger]] missiles, [[Shell (projectile)|artillery ammunition]], and [[Man-portable anti-tank system|anti-armor systems]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2024 |title=US to send Stinger missiles, ammunition to Ukraine in new $125 million package |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-send-stinger-missiles-ammunition-ukraine-new-125-million-package-2024-08-09/ }}</ref> |
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*10 August – President Zelenskyy confirms ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia's Kursk Oblast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/downed-ukraine-launched-missile-injures-13-russias-kursk-regional-officials-say-2024-08-11/|title=Zelenskiy acknowledges Ukraine's military operation in Russia|first=Oleksandr|last=Kozhukhar|work=[[Reuters]]|date=11 August 2024|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> |
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*14 August – Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic [[buffer zone]] on the [[Russia–Ukraine border]] that is "designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks".<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Ukraine says advance into Russia 'going well', creates strategic buffer |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-keeps-pounding-kursk-incursion-biden-calls-real-dilemma-putin-2024-08-14/ }}</ref> |
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**Ukraine denies its involvement in explosions that damaged the [[Nord Stream|Nord Stream 2 pipeline]] and accuses Russia of causing the explosions, following Germany issuing its first [[arrest warrant]] on the case towards a Ukrainian man.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Ukraine presidential adviser denies Ukraine's involvement in Nord Stream explosions |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-presidential-adviser-denies-ukraines-involvement-nord-stream-explosions-2024-08-15/ }}</ref> |
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**Ukraine establishes a [[Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast|military administration]] in [[Sudzha]] with major general [[Eduard Moskalyov]] appointed as its senior commander. General [[Oleksandr Syrskyi]] says that the administration will "maintain law and order" in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Ukraine sets up military office in Russia as incursion grows |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qgwvjj9d1o.amp |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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**[[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian troops]] and military vehicles enter Russia's [[Belgorod Oblast]] with the region declaring a [[state of emergency]]. Heavy fighting is reportedly underway.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-15 |title=Ukraine offensive in Russia expands beyond Kursk region, soldiers say |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/15/russia-ukraine-kursk-captured-soldiers/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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**The [[United Kingdom]] says that Ukraine can use British weaponry, including [[Challenger 2]] tanks, for its military operations inside Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=War latest: Russian state TV gloomy over Ukraine invasion of border towns - as Putin's forces capture Ukrainian territory |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-moscow-concerned-about-rapid-ukrainian-advances-as-satellite-image-reveals-russian-fortifications-in-invaded-region-12541713 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> |
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*17 August – |
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**Germany issues an indefinite ban on requesting or providing new [[military aid]] to Ukraine that has not already been approved in order to reduce [[Budget of Germany|federal budget]] spending. The [[Moratorium (law)|moratorium]] results in a "tangible dispute" within the [[Scholz cabinet|Scholz coalition government]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-halt-new-ukraine-military-aid-report-war-russia/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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**The [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] declares that the safety of the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]] is deteriorating, following an investigation into an [[Drone warfare|explosive drone strike]] that targeted a perimeter access road at the power plant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2024 |title=Safety at Ukraine nuclear plant deteriorates after nearby blast, IAEA says |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-accuses-ukraine-bombing-road-near-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-2024-08-17/ }}</ref> |
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*18 August – [[President of Belarus|Belarusian President]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]] reports that nearly one third of the [[Armed Forces of Belarus|Belarusian Army]] has been deployed along the [[Belarus–Ukraine border]], in response to Ukraine stationing more than 120,000 troops at the border. However, Ukraine claims no movement of Belarusian troops has been observed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2024 |title=Nearly a third of Belarus army deployed on Ukraine border, Lukashenko says |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-lukashenko-says-nearly-third-army-sent-ukraine-border-belta-reports-2024-08-18/ }}</ref> |
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*20 August – |
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**[[Ternopil]] residents are urged to remain indoors after Russian drone strikes an industrial facility, causing a large fire and an increased concentration of [[chlorine]] in the air.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=Higher chlorine air concentration in Ternopil after Russian attack on industrial site |url=https://kyivindependent.com/higher-chlorine-air-concentration-in-ternopil/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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** The [[Verkhovna Rada]] passes a bill banning the activities of all Russia-associated religious groups across Ukraine, including the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)]], following arrests of dozens of the church's clerics on [[treason]] charges for alleged involvement in Russian [[espionage]] and the transfer of a cleric to Russia in a [[Prisoner exchange|prisoner swap]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=Ukraine's parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target |url=https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-parliament-legislative-ban-ukrainian-orthodox-church-539e0f3a6d657277aa4fa93b8ec53505 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> The bill is signed into law by President Zelenskyy on 24 August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zelensky signs law potentially banning Moscow-linked church |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-law-potentially-banning-moscow-linked-church/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |date=24 August 2024 |website=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |language=en}}</ref> |
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*21 August – |
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**The [[Verkhovna Rada]] votes 281-1 to ratify the [[Rome Statute]] leading to full membership in the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Ukraine votes to join ICC as it seeks to bring Russia to justice |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/21/ukraine-votes-to-join-icc-as-it-seeks-to-bring-russia-to-justice |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> |
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**[[Burkina Faso]], [[Mali]] and [[Niger]] write to the [[United Nations Security Council]] to complain that Ukraine is supporting rebel groups in West Africa's [[Sahel region]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2024 |title=West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine's alleged rebel support |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-juntas-write-un-over-ukraines-alleged-rebel-support-2024-08-21/ }}</ref> |
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*23 August – |
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**The United States announces a new military aid package to Ukraine, including [[Missile defense|air defense missiles]], [[HIMARS]] munitions, [[Anti-tank guided missiles|anti-armor missiles]], vehicles, and other equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=The US is sending $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-military-aid-us-kursk-4ca7ba2bb2da155d8038c0376da80ab1 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> |
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**During a meeting in [[Kyiv]], [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] urges President Zelenskyy to end the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], and volunteers to act as a mediator in talks between Zelenskyy and Russia. In a later national address, Zelenskyy thanks Modi but states that it is necessary for [[India]] to respect [[international law]] as well as Ukraine's [[territorial integrity]] and [[sovereignty]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2024 |title=In Kyiv, Indian PM urges Zelenskiy to sit down for talks with Russia |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/indian-pm-modi-set-visit-kyiv-talks-with-ukraines-zelenskiy-2024-08-23/ }}</ref> |
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*25 August – |
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**A British safety adviser working for [[Reuters]] is killed and two other journalists are injured in a Russian [[ballistic missile]] strike on their hotel in [[Kramatorsk]], [[Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Reuters safety adviser killed, two journalists injured in Ukraine's Kramatorsk |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reuters-staff-hit-strike-hotel-ukraines-kramatorsk-2024-08-25/ }}</ref> |
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**President Zelenskyy publicly presents the Ukrainian-produced [[Palianytsia (missile)|Palianytsia]] [[rocket drone]] and [[loitering munition]], intended to serve as the Ukrainian counterpart to the Russian [[ZALA Kub-BLA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Зеленський опублікував деталі про українську ракету-дрон "Паляниця" |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/08/25/7471770/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Українська правда |language=uk}}</ref> |
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**[[Pope Francis]] condemns the Ukrainian government's ban of the [[Moscow]]-linked [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)]] and other Russia-linked religious groups as infringing on Ukrainians' [[Civil and political rights|civil right]] to [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-25 |title=Pope Francis criticizes push to ban activities of Russian-affiliated religious organizations in Ukraine |url=https://kyivindependent.com/pope-francis-criticizes-push-to-ban-activities-of-russian-affiliated-religious-organizations/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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*26 August – |
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**Audits conducted by the Ukrainian [[Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)|Ministry of Defense]] determine that between March and July, multiple [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] units never received nearly [[United States dollar|US$]]4.2 million in military aid labeled as "humanitarian aid" to bypass customs fees, prompting [[embezzlement]] and [[illicit enrichment]] investigations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=Audit discovers over $4 million in imported 'humanitarian aid' never reached destination |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-units-have-not-received-humanitarian-aid-worth-over-4-million-due-to-alleged-customs-violations-dm-says/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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** An [[F-16]] [[fighter jet]] belonging to the [[Ukrainian Air Force]] crashes in action during a [[26 August 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine|Russian air attack]], killing its pilot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kottasová |first=Daria Tarasova-Markina, Ivana |date=2024-08-29 |title=Exclusive: Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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*27 August – |
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**President Zelenskyy announces that Ukraine has successfully tested a domestically-produced ballistic missile for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Україна створила першу балістичну ракету – Зеленський |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/08/27/7472143/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Українська правда |language=uk}}</ref> |
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**President Zelenskyy announces that [[Poland]] will cooperate with Ukraine to return [[Ukrainians]] "who violated the law, [[Treason|traitors]], collaborators" by illegally crossing the [[Poland–Ukraine border]] in order to escape [[conscription]] in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-27 |date=2024-08-27 |language=en |title=Ukraine has agreements with Poland on the return of Ukrainians who illegally crossed the border - Zelenskyy |url=https://unn.ua/en/news/ukraine-has-agreements-with-poland-on-the-return-of-ukrainians-who-illegally-crossed-the-border-zelenskyy |website=unn.ua}}</ref> |
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*30 August – |
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**President Zelenskyy dismisses [[Mykola Oleshchuk]] as the commander of the [[Ukrainian Air Force]] following the fatal crash of an F-16 fighter jet on 26 August and replaces him with [[Anatolii Kryvonozhko]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Zelensky sacks Ukraine air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m0jvd4m3zo |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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**President Zelenskyy urges [[Mongolia]] to arrest Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] as he travels to [[Ulaanbaatar]] to make his first meeting to an [[International Criminal Court]] member state since the issue of his ICC arrest warrant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin on ICC warrant during upcoming visit |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240830-ukraine-urges-mongolia-to-arrest-putin-on-icc-warrant-kremlin-says-it-has-no-worries-about-visit |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> |
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**NATO Secretary General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] declares that Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory in [[Kursk Oblast]] is legitimate under Ukraine's right to self-defense.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region is legitimate, says NATO's Stoltenberg |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-incursion-into-russias-kursk-region-is-legitimate-says-natos-2024-08-31/ }}</ref> |
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** At least 53 people are killed and 298 others are injured in a [[September 2024 Poltava strike|Russian missile attack]] in [[Poltava]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |title=Death toll of Russia's attack on Poltava rises to 53 as rescue operations continue |url=https://kyivindependent.com/death-toll-of-poltava-attack-rises/ |website=The Kyiv Independent|date=4 September 2024 |accessdate=4 September 2024}}</ref> |
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** Five ministers resign from their positions, including Deputy Prime Minister [[Olha Stefanishyna]] and foreign minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]], resulting in a vacancy in more than a third of the cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Ukraine arms chief, four ministers resign in government shake-up |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-arms-chief-two-other-ministers-tender-resignation-top-lawmaker-says-2024-09-03/ }}</ref> |
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==Holidays== |
==Holidays== |
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* 8 March - [[International Women's Day]] |
* 8 March - [[International Women's Day]] |
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* 1 May - [[International Workers' Day]] |
* 1 May - [[International Workers' Day]] |
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* 5 May: [[Orthodox Easter|Easter Day (Orthodox)]] |
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* 8 May - [[Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945]] |
* 8 May - [[Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945]] |
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* 28 June - [[Constitution Day (Ukraine)|Constitution Day]] |
* 28 June - [[Constitution Day (Ukraine)|Constitution Day]] |
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** [[Oleksandr Tkachenko (politician)|Oleksandr Tkachenko]], 84, politician, [[People's Deputy of Ukraine|MP]] (1994–2012) and [[chairman of the Verkhovna Rada]] (1998–2000). |
** [[Oleksandr Tkachenko (politician)|Oleksandr Tkachenko]], 84, politician, [[People's Deputy of Ukraine|MP]] (1994–2012) and [[chairman of the Verkhovna Rada]] (1998–2000). |
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*7 January – [[Maksym Kryvtsov]], 33, poet and soldier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=На війні за Україну загинув доброволець, поет Максим Кривцов |url=https://novynarnia.com/2024/01/07/na-vijni-za-ukrayinu-zagynuv-dobrovolecz-poet-maksym-kryvczov/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=novynarnia.com |language=uk}}</ref> |
*7 January – [[Maksym Kryvtsov]], 33, poet and soldier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=На війні за Україну загинув доброволець, поет Максим Кривцов |url=https://novynarnia.com/2024/01/07/na-vijni-za-ukrayinu-zagynuv-dobrovolecz-poet-maksym-kryvczov/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=novynarnia.com |language=uk}}</ref> |
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*8 January – [[Bohdan Shershun]], 42, footballer ([[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], [[Ukraine national football team|national team]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |
*8 January – [[Bohdan Shershun]], 42, footballer ([[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], [[Ukraine national football team|national team]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chekanov |first=Aleksandr |date=2024-01-08 |title=Выигрывал Кубок УЕФА: умер экс-футболист сборной Украины |url=https://www.obozrevatel.com/sport-oboz/vyiigryival-kubok-uefa-umer-eks-futbolist-sbornoj-ukrainyi.htm |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=OBOZREVATEL |language=ru}}</ref> |
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*9 January – [[Vitalii Bilonozhko]], 70, singer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Умер певец и основатель фестиваля «Мелодия двух сердец» Виталий Билоножко |url=https://kp.ua/culture/a683004-umer-kompozitor-i-narodnyj-artist-vitalij-belonozhk |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=KP.UA |language=ru}}</ref> |
*9 January – [[Vitalii Bilonozhko]], 70, singer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Умер певец и основатель фестиваля «Мелодия двух сердец» Виталий Билоножко |url=https://kp.ua/culture/a683004-umer-kompozitor-i-narodnyj-artist-vitalij-belonozhk |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=KP.UA |language=ru}}</ref> |
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*22 January – [[Anatoli Polivoda]], 76, basketball player, Olympic champion ([[Basketball at the 1972 Olympics|1972]]) and bronze medalist ([[Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |
*22 January – [[Anatoli Polivoda]], 76, basketball player, Olympic champion ([[Basketball at the 1972 Olympics|1972]]) and bronze medalist ([[Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prodarchuk |first=Oksana |title=Умер олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу Поливода |url=https://ua.tribuna.com/basketball/1000000125261-umer-olimpijskij-chempion-po-basketbolu-polivoda/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=ua.tribuna.com |language=ru}}</ref> |
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*27 March – [[Andrey Antonischak]], 54, politician.<ref>[https://mignews.ua/news/ukraine/umer-byvshij-deputat-rady-andrej-antonishak.html Умер бывший депутат Рады Андрей Антонищак] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> |
*27 March – [[Andrey Antonischak]], 54, politician.<ref>[https://mignews.ua/news/ukraine/umer-byvshij-deputat-rady-andrej-antonishak.html Умер бывший депутат Рады Андрей Антонищак] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> |
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*19 July – [[Iryna Farion]], 60, linguist and politician.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/nationalist-campaigner-for-the-ukrainian-language-is-shot-dead-in-lviv | title=Nationalist campaigner for the Ukrainian language is shot dead in Lviv | newspaper=The Guardian }}</ref> |
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Events in the year 2024 in Ukraine.
Incumbents
Ongoing
Events
January
- 3 January – Ukraine and Russia complete their first prisoner exchange in nearly five months, releasing over 200 people on each side, facilitated by mediation from the United Arab Emirates.[1]
- 12 January – British prime minister Rishi Sunak visits Kyiv to reiterate his support for Ukraine.[2]
- 22 January – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree recognizing some Russian territories, including parts of Bryansk Oblast and Krasnodar Krai, as historically inhabited by Ukrainians.[3]
- 24 January – Korochansky Il-76 crash: A Russian Ilyushin IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, near the Ukrainian border, killing everybody on board.[4]
- 30 January – Lviv Oblast becomes the first oblast to remove all Soviet-era monuments.[5]
- 31 January – Russia and Ukraine conduct a prisoner exchange on the border with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal is facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.[6]
February
- 1 February – The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto. The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government pay pensions, salaries and other costs over the next four years with the first funds being released in March.[7]
- 8 February – President Zelenskyy announces the dismissal of commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, replacing him with Oleksandr Syrskyi.[8][9]
March
- 7 March – Former military Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Zelenskyy.[10]
- 10 March – 20 Days in Mariupol, a documentary directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov focusinh on the siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins an Oscar for Best Documentary.[11]
- 13 March – The European Union agrees to provide a €5 billion boost to their Ukrainian military aid fund.[12]
- 14 March – Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis: Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar say that shelling hit critical infrastructure at the plant.[13]
April
- 3 April – Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.[14]
- 11 April – Russian strikes destroy the Trypilska thermal power plant located in Kyiv Oblast, permanently disabling it.[15]
- 16 April – President Zelenskyy signs a new army draft law.[16]
- 22 April – Russia attacks Kharkiv TV Tower using a Kh-59 cruise missile, causing the portion of the tower to fall down and disrupting the broadcasting signal in Kharkiv.[17]
- 24 April – The United States announces a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was stalled in the US Congress for months and was recently approved. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles.[18]
- 26 April – A court orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million.[19]
May
- 7 May – Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were plotting an assassination of President Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials.[20]
- 10 May – 2024 Kharkiv offensive: Russia launches an offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, pushing Ukrainian forces back one kilometer from the international border.[21]
- 10 May – Scope Ratings – the European rating agency – downgrades Ukraine’s long-term issuer rating in foreign currency from "CC" to just one level above a default rating at "C", maintaining a “Negative” Outlook. Scope is the first rating agency to cut Ukraine to this level.[22]
- 23 May – Russia returns six children displaced by the war back to Ukraine, in a deal brokered by Qatar.[23]
- 24 May – The European Union makes a decision allowing Ukraine to use interest funds from frozen Russian bank accounts, totaling €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) per year.[24]
- 27 May – Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signs a bilateral security pact with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledges €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine.[25]
- 29 May – Sweden announces a package of $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine; the largest so far given by Sweden.[26]
- 30 May – The United States gives Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv Oblast with U.S.-supplied weapons, but not with long-range missiles.[27]
June
- 7 June – The European Commission allows Ukraine to begin negotiations on joining the European Union.[28]
- 10 June – The United States lifts a ban on sending U.S. weaponry to Ukraine's Azov Brigade.[29]
- 13 June – Leaders of the G7 agree to loan Ukraine US$50 billion and use interest from Russia's frozen central bank assets as collateral for the loan.[30]
- 14 June – Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he is ready for a ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from territories occupied by Russian forces and stops its accession to NATO. Ukraine rejects the offer.[31]
- 15–16 June – World leaders meet at the Bürgenstock Resort, Switzerland to advance the Ukrainian peace process.[32][33]
- 15 June – The United States announces a $1.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, focused primarily on the country's energy industry and humanitarian assistance.[34]
- 16 June – Norway announces it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before winter.[35]
- 20 June – Ukraine is moved to the top of the US list in receiving ordered deliveries of Patriot missile systems.[36]
- 21 June – Israel and Ukraine mutually impose travel restrictions to each others' citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit.[37]
- 25 June –
- The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.[38]
- The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in Crimea.[39]
- Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates.[40]
- 27 June – President Zelenskyy signs a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine.[41]
July
- 1 July – The SBU says that it had foiled a coup plot against the Ukrainian government organised by a Russian-backed group.[42]
- 2 July –
- Kazakh opposition activist Aydos Sadykov dies of injuries sustained after being shot in Kyiv on 18 June.[43]
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proposing a ceasefire plan which is rejected by President Zelenskyy.[44]
- 3 July – NATO nations agree to grant Ukraine €40 billion ($43 billion) in military aid in 2025.[45]
- 6 July – Fourteen people are killed and one survivor is critically injured after an oil tanker collides with a minibus near Verkhiv, Rivne Oblast.[46]
- 8 July – President Zelenskyy says Poland can shoot down Russian missiles inside Ukrainian airspace following the signing of a security agreement in Warsaw.[47]
- 9 July – NATO announces that it will establish a senior representative to Kyiv to coordinate with Ukrainian officials and strengthen Ukraine's ties with the bloc.[48]
- 15 July – NATO establishes a new command centre in Wiesbaden, Germany to plan and coordinate support for the Ukrainian military as part of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine.[49]
- 16 July –
- Ukrainian state electrical grid operator Ukrenergo begins emergency power shutdowns in seven eastern and central oblasts amid a record heat wave and equipment failures worsened by ongoing Russian attacks.[50]
- The Czech Republic announces plans to facilitate Colt CZ Group assault rifle production and the construction of an ammunition factory in Ukraine.[51]
- 19 July – Former Svoboda MP Iryna Farion is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Lviv.[52]
- 24 July –
- Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz states that Poland will block Ukraine's bid to join the European Union if it does not resolve issues regarding the massacre of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, including finding and burying all victims killed on current Ukrainian territory.[53]
- Three Ukrainian soldiers are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting in Kharkiv Oblast.[54]
- 25 July – Fitch Ratings downgrades Ukraine’s credit rating from "CC" to "C" due to its need to restructure US$20 billion in international bonds to foreign investors, increasing the nation's risk of default.[55]
- July 26–August 11 – Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics: The Ukrainian Olympic delegation wins three gold, five silver, and four bronze medals and places 22nd out of 84 countries competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[56]
- 26 July – The European Union sends its first transfer of €1.5 billion (US$1.63 billion) in proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for military and infrastructure support. The Kremlin denounces the transfer as "illegal" under international law and pledges legal retaliation.[57]
- 27 July – Hackers from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine escalate "massive" cyberattacks on Russia's largest banks, prohibiting any cash or credit transactions. Cyberattacks also target Russian public transport systems, internet and mobile providers, and social networks.[58]
- 31 July –
- Ukraine demands that Russia explain the death of Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Ishchenko in Russian captivity, who was being tried with 21 other captured Ukrainian troops for being part of the Azov Brigade that Russian prosecutors allege is far-right affiliated.[59]
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatens to suspend Slovakia's diesel exports to Ukraine if the Ukrainian government continues to suspend pipeline oil transport from Russian oil company Lukoil, which Slovakia claims is causing a national energy crisis.[60]
August
- 3 August – S&P Global downgrades Ukraine's credit rating to "SD" for 'selective' default after being unable to pay a US$34 million international bond payment, while stating that Ukraine's credit rating would fall to "D" representing a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine's debt.[61]
- 4 August:
- President Zelenskyy confirms the arrival and deployment of the first batch of F-16 fighter jets pledged by Western countries in Ukraine and their usage by the Ukrainian Air Force.[62]
- Mali breaks diplomatic relations with Ukraine following reports of the latter's involvement in an attack on Malian and Wagner Group forces by Tuareg separatists in July.[63]
- 6 August:
- Russia claims that Ukrainian forces have made an incursion into Kursk Oblast.[64]
- Niger breaks diplomatic relations with Ukraine, citing claims of support for "terrorist" groups.[65]
- The European Union approves a grant of €4.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in financial aid to Ukraine.[66]
- 9 August – The United States announces it will send Ukraine a $125 million military aid package, including FIM-92 Stinger missiles, artillery ammunition, and anti-armor systems.[67]
- 10 August – President Zelenskyy confirms ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia's Kursk Oblast.[68]
- 14 August – Ukraine announces that it will create a strategic buffer zone on the Russia–Ukraine border that is "designed to protect our border communities from daily enemy attacks".[69]
- 15 August –
- Ukraine denies its involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and accuses Russia of causing the explosions, following Germany issuing its first arrest warrant on the case towards a Ukrainian man.[70]
- Ukraine establishes a military administration in Sudzha with major general Eduard Moskalyov appointed as its senior commander. General Oleksandr Syrskyi says that the administration will "maintain law and order" in the region.[71]
- Ukrainian troops and military vehicles enter Russia's Belgorod Oblast with the region declaring a state of emergency. Heavy fighting is reportedly underway.[72]
- The United Kingdom says that Ukraine can use British weaponry, including Challenger 2 tanks, for its military operations inside Russia.[73]
- 17 August –
- Germany issues an indefinite ban on requesting or providing new military aid to Ukraine that has not already been approved in order to reduce federal budget spending. The moratorium results in a "tangible dispute" within the Scholz coalition government.[74]
- The International Atomic Energy Agency declares that the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, following an investigation into an explosive drone strike that targeted a perimeter access road at the power plant.[75]
- 18 August – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reports that nearly one third of the Belarusian Army has been deployed along the Belarus–Ukraine border, in response to Ukraine stationing more than 120,000 troops at the border. However, Ukraine claims no movement of Belarusian troops has been observed.[76]
- 20 August –
- Ternopil residents are urged to remain indoors after Russian drone strikes an industrial facility, causing a large fire and an increased concentration of chlorine in the air.[77]
- The Verkhovna Rada passes a bill banning the activities of all Russia-associated religious groups across Ukraine, including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), following arrests of dozens of the church's clerics on treason charges for alleged involvement in Russian espionage and the transfer of a cleric to Russia in a prisoner swap.[78] The bill is signed into law by President Zelenskyy on 24 August.[79]
- 21 August –
- The Verkhovna Rada votes 281-1 to ratify the Rome Statute leading to full membership in the International Criminal Court.[80]
- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger write to the United Nations Security Council to complain that Ukraine is supporting rebel groups in West Africa's Sahel region.[81]
- 23 August –
- The United States announces a new military aid package to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, HIMARS munitions, anti-armor missiles, vehicles, and other equipment.[82]
- During a meeting in Kyiv, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi urges President Zelenskyy to end the Russo-Ukrainian War, and volunteers to act as a mediator in talks between Zelenskyy and Russia. In a later national address, Zelenskyy thanks Modi but states that it is necessary for India to respect international law as well as Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.[83]
- 25 August –
- A British safety adviser working for Reuters is killed and two other journalists are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on their hotel in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.[84]
- President Zelenskyy publicly presents the Ukrainian-produced Palianytsia rocket drone and loitering munition, intended to serve as the Ukrainian counterpart to the Russian ZALA Kub-BLA.[85]
- Pope Francis condemns the Ukrainian government's ban of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and other Russia-linked religious groups as infringing on Ukrainians' civil right to religious freedom.[86]
- 26 August –
- Audits conducted by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense determine that between March and July, multiple Armed Forces of Ukraine units never received nearly US$4.2 million in military aid labeled as "humanitarian aid" to bypass customs fees, prompting embezzlement and illicit enrichment investigations.[87]
- An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force crashes in action during a Russian air attack, killing its pilot.[88]
- 27 August –
- President Zelenskyy announces that Ukraine has successfully tested a domestically-produced ballistic missile for the first time.[89]
- President Zelenskyy announces that Poland will cooperate with Ukraine to return Ukrainians "who violated the law, traitors, collaborators" by illegally crossing the Poland–Ukraine border in order to escape conscription in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[90]
- 30 August –
- President Zelenskyy dismisses Mykola Oleshchuk as the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force following the fatal crash of an F-16 fighter jet on 26 August and replaces him with Anatolii Kryvonozhko,[91]
- President Zelenskyy urges Mongolia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin as he travels to Ulaanbaatar to make his first meeting to an International Criminal Court member state since the issue of his ICC arrest warrant.[92]
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declares that Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory in Kursk Oblast is legitimate under Ukraine's right to self-defense.[93]
September
- 3 September –
- At least 53 people are killed and 298 others are injured in a Russian missile attack in Poltava.[94]
- Five ministers resign from their positions, including Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna and foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, resulting in a vacancy in more than a third of the cabinet.[95]
Holidays
Source:[96]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 5 May: Easter Day (Orthodox)
- 8 May - Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945
- 28 June - Constitution Day
- 15 July - Statehood Day
- 24 August - Independence Day
- 1 October - Defenders of Ukraine Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Arts and entertainment
Deaths
- 4 January –
- Leonid Tkachenko, 70, Ukrainian-Russian football player (Baltika Kaliningrad, Metalist Kharkiv) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).[97]
- Oleksandr Tkachenko, 84, politician, MP (1994–2012) and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (1998–2000).
- 7 January – Maksym Kryvtsov, 33, poet and soldier.[98]
- 8 January – Bohdan Shershun, 42, footballer (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, CSKA Moscow, national team).[99]
- 9 January – Vitalii Bilonozhko, 70, singer.[100]
- 22 January – Anatoli Polivoda, 76, basketball player, Olympic champion (1972) and bronze medalist (1968).[101]
- 27 March – Andrey Antonischak, 54, politician.[102]
- 19 July – Iryna Farion, 60, linguist and politician.[103]
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