2024 in Ukraine
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Events in the year 2024 in Ukraine.
Incumbents[edit]
Ongoing[edit]
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)
Events[edit]
- 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 Union-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 was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.[6]
- 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]
- 7 March – Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[10]
- 10 March – 20 Days in Mariupol (directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov), a documentary that focuses 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, Ukraine, say that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant and that "such attacks are unacceptable".[13]
- 3 April – Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25.[14]
Scheduled[edit]
- 26 July–11 August – Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Holidays[edit]
Source:[15]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 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
Art and entertainment[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 4 January –
- Leonid Tkachenko, 70, Ukrainian-Russian football player (Baltika Kaliningrad, Metalist Kharkiv) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg).[16]
- Oleksandr Tkachenko, 84, politician, MP (1994–2012) and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (1998–2000).
- 7 January – Maksym Kryvtsov, 33, poet and soldier.[17]
- 8 January – Bohdan Shershun, 42, footballer (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, CSKA Moscow, national team).[18]
- 9 January – Vitalii Bilonozhko, 70, singer.[19]
- 22 January – Anatoli Polivoda, 76, basketball player, Olympic champion (1972) and bronze medalist (1968).[20]
- 27 March – Andrey Antonischak, 54, politician.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ukraine and Russia in 'biggest prisoner swap' so far". 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "PM in Kyiv: UK support will not falter". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Zelensky signs decree recognizing some Russian territories as historically inhabited by Ukrainians". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane with 65 POWs on board". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Governor: Lviv first oblast to complete decommunization process". Yahoo News. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash". BBC News. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders". BBC News. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Zelensky sacks Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi". BBC. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Butenko, Victoria; Tarasova-Markina, Daria; Carey, Andrew; Edwards, Christian (2024-02-08). "Zelensky fires Ukraine's military chief in major shakeup nearly two years into war". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Ukraine's Zelenskiy approves ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi's candidacy as envoy to UK". Reuters. March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary | Oscars 2024 | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "EU agrees 5 bln euro boost for Ukraine military aid fund". Reuters. March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reports shelling by Ukraine army". Reuters. March 15, 2024.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2024-04-02). "Ukraine military draft age lowered to boost fighting force". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Ukraine Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Новости". www.fc-baltika.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "На війні за Україну загинув доброволець, поет Максим Кривцов". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ Чеканов, Александр (2024-01-08). "Выигрывал Кубок УЕФА: умер экс-футболист сборной Украины". OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Умер певец и основатель фестиваля «Мелодия двух сердец» Виталий Билоножко". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ Проданчук, Оксана. "Умер олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу Поливода". ua.tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Умер бывший депутат Рады Андрей Антонищак (in Russian)
