2012 in Ukraine
In today's article, we are going to explore 2012 in Ukraine and its relevance in modern society. From its impact on people's daily lives to its influence in the professional field, 2012 in Ukraine has become a topic of great interest in recent years. As we progress through this article, we are going to take a closer look at how 2012 in Ukraine has evolved over time and the implications it has on different aspects of our lives. Additionally, we will also discuss the future prospects of 2012 in Ukraine and how it can continue to shape our world in the years to come. Get ready to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 2012 in Ukraine!
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2012 in Ukraine is a list of the main events that took place in 2012 in Ukraine. There is also a list of notable people who died in 2012. In addition, a list of memorable dates and anniversaries of 2012 has been compiled. Over time, famous Ukrainians born in 2012 will be added.
- Left the London Olympics with 20 medals (6 gold, 4 silver, and 10 bronze). Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Incumbents
Governors
- Cherkasy Oblast: Serhiy Tulub
- Chernihiv Oblast: Volodymyr Khomenko
- Chernivtsi Oblast: Mykhailo Papiev
- Crimea: Anatolii Mohyliov
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Oleksandr Vilkul
- Donetsk Oblast: Andriy Shyshatskiy
- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast: Mykhailo Vyshyvanyuk
- Kharkiv Oblast: Mykhailo Dobkin
- Kherson Oblast: Mykola Kostyak
- Khmelnytskyi Oblast: Vasyl Yadukha
- Kirovohrad Oblast: Serhiy Larin
- Kyiv Oblast: Anatolii Prysyazhnyuk
- Luhansk Oblast: Volodymyr Prystyuk
- Lviv Oblast: Mykhailo Kostyuk
- Mykolaiv Oblast: Mykola Kruhlov
- Odesa Oblast: Eduard Matviychuk
- Poltava Oblast: Oleksandr Udovichenko
- Rivne Oblast: Vasyl Bertash
- Sumy Oblast: Yuriy Chmyr
- Ternopil Oblast: Valentyn Khoptian
- Vinnytsia Oblast: Mykola Jiga
- Volyn Oblast: Borys Klimchuk
- Zakarpattia Oblast: Oleksandr Ledyda
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Oleksandr Peklushenko
- Zhytomyr Oblast: Serhiy Ryzhuk
Events
- March 30 - Ukraine and the European Union initial an association agreement providing for the creation of a free trade zone and visa facilitation;[1]
- April 2 - The first flight on the route Kharkiv-Kyiv with a high-speed train, designed to move at speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour, produced by the Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works;[2]
- April 5 - Georgy Filipchuk, former Minister of Environmental Protection in the Second Tymoshenko government, is sentenced to three years in prison by the Solomyansky District Court of Kyiv;
- April 12 - Kyiv's Pechersk District Court sentences former Defence Minister Valery Ivashchenko to five years in prison;[3]
- April 27 - Dnipropetrovsk explosions
- May 14 - Viktor Yanukovych signed the new Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine;
- May 18 - The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation liquidated the Union of Ukrainians of Russia;
- June 8 - July 1 - Poland and Ukraine host the 2012 European Football Championship. In the final in Kyiv, Spain defeated Italy with a record score of 4: 0;
- July 31 - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratifies the agreement on a free trade zone with the Commonwealth of Independent States countries;[4]
- August 17 - Former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko sentenced to 2 years in prison;[5]
- August 29 - September 9 - Paralympic Games in London, where Ukraine won fourth place;
- According to the State Statistics Service, in September, for the first time in 19 years, the population of Ukraine increased;
- September 26 - Karavan shooting;
- October 19 - Russian opposition leader Leonid Razvozzhayev is abducted and taken to Moscow near the UN Office for Refugees by Russian special services in Kyiv;[6]
- October 28 - Ukraine holds parliamentary elections;
- November 7 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov transfers a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser SUV confiscated from the Minister of Justice to the Ministry of Justice and orders the Ministry of Internal Affairs to register the vehicle;[7]
- December 1 - Ukrainian Anna Ushenina became world champion in women's chess;
- December 3 - Mykola Azarov's government is dismissed;[8]
- December 5 - Against the background of mass cancellation of flights, the largest air carrier in Ukraine "AeroSvit" filed for bankruptcy in the Commercial Court of Kyiv region;[9]
- December 5 - In the annual Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by the international non-governmental organization Transparency International, Ukraine ranks 144th and is named the most corrupt country in Europe;[10][11]
- December 15 - Trofimov Beheadings
- December 24 - Oleksandr Yaroslavsky under pressure from the city authorities sold the football club "Metalist" for $ 300 million;[12]
- December 26 - Mykhailo Fomenko is approved as the head coach of the Ukraine national football team.
Died
- February 1 - Stepan Sapelyak, Ukrainian poet, novelist, publicist, literary critic, human rights activist, public figure;
- February 3 - Vyacheslav Boykov, Ukrainian musician, pianist, teacher, Honored Artist of Ukraine;
- February 24 - Andriy Benckendorf, Ukrainian and Russian film director;
- March 8 - Oksana Makar
- March 17 - John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian Red Army soldier, acquitted in 1993 by the Israeli Supreme Court of war crimes charges during World War II;
- March 20 - Atena Pashko, chemical engineer, poet and social activist
- May 23 - Borys Voznytsky, Ukrainian art critic, director of the Lviv Art Gallery, Hero of Ukraine (2005), winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize (1990);
- July 31 - Iryna Kalynets, Ukrainian poet;
- November 27 - Ivan Bilyk, Ukrainian writer and translator, winner of the Shevchenko Prize;
- December 18 - Anatoliy Zayayev, Honored Coach of Ukraine in football.
Shevchenko National Prize 2012
This year the winners of the award were:
- art critic Tetyana Kara-Vasylieva - for the book "History of Ukrainian embroidery";
- artist Anatoliy Kryvolap - for a series of paintings "Ukrainian motif";
- poet Petro Midianka - for the book of poems "Luitra in the sky";
- writer Volodymyr Rutkivsky - for the historical trilogy for children "Jury";
- composer Victor Stepurko - for the musical work "Monologues of the Centuries".
Incumbents
References
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- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Україна - корупційний "лідер" Європи | DW | 05.12.2012". DW.COM (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Ярославський продав "Металіст" за 300 млн. доларів? | Чемпіон". 2013-02-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
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