Ukraine
Largest European country
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, the second largest on the continent by area, bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, and others, with coastline on the Black Sea.
It declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Since 2014, Ukraine has been in conflict with Russia over territory, including the annexation of Crimea and a full-scale Russian invasion beginning in 2022.
Ukraine has received significant Western military aid.
Capital of Ukraine
- LvivWestern Ukrainian metropolis
- OdessaBlack Sea port city
- KharkivNortheastern Ukrainian industrial center
- CrimeaBlack Sea peninsula
Donbas · Carpathians · Black Sea · Dnieper · Chernobyl · steppe · Mariupol · Kherson
East Slavic warrior communities
Beetroot-based Slavic soup
- kvassFermented rye beverage
- chicken KyivBreaded cutlet with herbed butter
Engineered Soviet famine
- historyRecord of past events
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
- legacyWhat's passed down
monuments · architecture · museums · UNESCO · cathedrals · Shevchenko · national identity · preservation
Armed struggle between groups
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- frontlineCombat's forward position
ceasefire · annexation · aggression · escalation · hostilities · battlefield · siege · troops
Supreme independent authority
- MaidanLarge urban public square
- Orange RevolutionUkrainian pro-democracy movement
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
nationhood · statehood · democracy · liberation · constitution · dignity · freedom · unity
Kyiv
Capital of Ukraine
- LvivWestern Ukrainian metropolis
- OdessaBlack Sea port city
- KharkivNortheastern Ukrainian industrial center
Crimea · Donbas · Carpathians · Black Sea · Dnieper · Chernobyl · steppe · Mariupol · Kherson · Eastern Europe
Cossacks
East Slavic warrior communities
- hopakUkrainian acrobatic folk dance
- banduraUkrainian plucked string instrument
- Baba YagaSlavic witch of legend
folktales · rituals · paganism · carols · legends · mythology
borscht
Beetroot-based Slavic soup
- kvassFermented rye beverage
- chicken KyivBreaded cutlet with herbed butter
Holodomor
Engineered Soviet famine
- historyRecord of past events
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
legacy · monuments · architecture · museums · UNESCO · cathedrals · Shevchenko · national identity · preservation · ancestry
war
Armed struggle between groups
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
frontline · ceasefire · annexation · aggression · escalation · hostilities · battlefield · siege · troops · shelling
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- MaidanLarge urban public square
- Orange RevolutionUkrainian pro-democracy movement
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-determination · nationhood · statehood · democracy · liberation · constitution · dignity · freedom · unity · patriotism
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- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia
- European geographyAustria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia
- Diverse NationsIndia, Indonesia, Russia, Nigeria, South Africa
- 2000s PoliticsTrump, Obama, Biden, Brexit, Putin
UkraineRussia
Eurasian federation, largest country
Russian Federation · Soviet Union · Russian Empire · the Kremlin · Moscow
- Ukraine WarCurrent Eastern European invasion
- Russo-Ukrainian WarArmed conflict since 2014
- Ukrainian cuisineEastern Slavic food traditions
- Ukraine crisisRusso-Ukrainian geopolitical conflict
- Ukrainian refugeesThose fleeing Ukraine's conflict
- Ukrainian cultureHeritage of Eastern Slavic nation