2019 in Ukraine

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Events of 2019 in Ukraine.

Incumbents

• President: Petro Poroshenko (2014–2019), Volodymyr Zelensky (2019–present)
• Prime Minister: Volodymyr Groysman

Events

• January 5 – Bartholomew I of Constantinople issues formal decree granting Orthodox Church of Ukraine independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.[1]
• 31 March 2019 Ukrainian presidential election
• 21 July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
• 7 September – Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others have been released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.[2][3]

References

1. "Ukraine Orthodox Church granted independence from Russian Church". BBC. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
2. "FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV AND OTHERS FREED IN PRISONER SWAP", Amnesty International/USA, retrieved Sep 7, 2019
3. "Українські в'язні повернулися. Хто серед них? Повний список" [Ukrainian prisoners are back. Who among them? Full list]. BBC (in Ukrainian). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.