nˈoʊt: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈoʊviət pˈiəɹɪəd ɐ hˈɛd ʌv stˈeɪt ɪn juːkɹˈeɪn æz ɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ jˈuːniən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk wʌzɐ tʃˈɛɹ pˈɜːsən ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kəmˈɪɾi ænd ˈæftɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɐ tʃˈɛɹ pˈɜːsən ʌv pɹɪsˈɪdiəm ʌvðə suːpɹˈiːm sˈoʊviət vˈɜːkhɑːvnɚ ɹˈeɪdə.
Note: during the Soviet period a head of state in Ukraine as in any other union republic was a chair person of Central Executive Committee and after 1938 a chair person of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Verkhovna Rada).