Events in the year 2008 in Ukraine.
Incumbents
President: Viktor Yushchenko Prime Minister: Yulia Tymoshenko
Governors
Events
September – December – 2008 Ukrainian political crisis. 24 December – An explosion in an apartment block in Yevpatoria kills 27 people, leading President Viktor Yushchenko to declare December 26 a day of national mourning.Death toll of Crimean blast reaches 27, says Emergencies Ministry , Interfax-Ukraine (December 26, 2008)Friday Declared Mourning Day In Ukraine For Victims Of Yevpatoria Gas Explosion , Ukrainian News Agency (December 26, 2008)
Deaths
4 September – Alina Vedmid, agronomist and politician (b. 1940).
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