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Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, romanized: Ukraïna, pronounced [ʊkrɐˈjinɐ] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country in Europe after Russia,[13] which it borders to the east and north-east.[a] Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova[b] to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It covers about 600,000 km2 (230,000 sq mi),[c] with a population of about 40 million.[14][15][d] The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv.

Ukraine
Україна (Ukrainian)
Flag of Ukraine
Flag
Coat of arms of Ukraine
Coat of arms
Anthem: Державний Гімн України
Derzhavnyi Himn Ukrainy
"State Anthem of Ukraine"

Ukraine (orthographic projection).png
Location of Ukraine (green)
Russian-occupied territories prior to the 2022 invasion (light green)
Capital
and largest city
Kyiv
49°N 32°E
Official language
and national language
Ukrainian[1]
Indigenous languages[2]
Crimean TatarKaraimKrymchak
Ethnic groups (2001)[3]
77.8% Ukrainians
17.3% Russians
4.9% Others
Religion (2018)[4]
87.3% Christianity
11.0% Irreligion
0.8% Others
0.9% Unanswered
Demonym(s)
Ukrainian
Government
Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Prime Minister
Denys Shmyhal
• Chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada
Ruslan Stefanchuk
Legislature
Verkhovna Rada
Formation
• Kievan Rus'
879
• Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
1199
• Cossack Hetmanate
18 August 1649
• Ukrainian People's Republic
10 June 1917
• Declaration of independence of the Ukrainian People's Republic
22 January 1918

The territory of modern Ukraine has been inhabited since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, the area was a key centre of East Slavic culture under Kievan Rus', which was ultimately destroyed by the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. Over the next 600 years, the area was contested, divided, and ruled by external powers, including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Tsardom of Russia. The Cossack Hetmanate emerged in Central Ukraine in the 17th century but was partitioned between Russia and Poland, and ultimately completely absorbed by the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution a Ukrainian national movement re-emerged, and the Ukrainian People's Republic was formed in 1917. This short-lived state was forcibly reconstituted into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a founding member of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1922. From 1932 to 1933 the Holodomor killed millions of Ukrainians. In 1939, Western Ukraine was annexed from Poland by the USSR. Ukraine was the most populous and industrialised republic after the Russian Soviet Republic. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union Ukraine regained its independence in 1991.

Since its independence, Ukraine has been governed as a unitary republic under a semi-presidential system. It declared itself a neutral state,[16] forming a limited military partnership with Russia and other CIS countries while also establishing a partnership with NATO in 1994. In 2013, after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement in favor of closer economic ties with Russia, mass protests and demonstrations known as the Euromaidan erupted, escalating into the Revolution of Dignity that led to the overthrow of Yanukovych and the establishment of a new government. These events formed the background to Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the War in Donbas the following month. The latter was a protracted conflict with Russian-backed separatists that culminated in a Russian invasion in February 2022. Ukraine has continued seeking closer economic, political, and military ties with the West amid ongoing war with Russia.[17] #instanews #warrior #tactical #kharkov #ukrainearmy #europe #soldier #warfootage #t #militaryaesthetic #sof #militaryvideo #militaryfootage #warvideo #militarytrash #ak #warmovie #ww #reenactment #putin #navy #tank #stopthewar #ukrainerussia #action #art #history #milsim #camoskin #forwardobservationsgroup

Ukraine is among the poorest countries in Europe and suffers from low life expectancy and widespread corruption.[18][19] However, due to its extensive fertile land, pre-war Ukraine was one of the largest grain exporters in the world.[20][21] It is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the GUAM organization, the Association Trio, and #ukrainewar #ukraine #war #army #military #kiev #ua #specialforces #donbass #donbasswar #airsoft #nomockal #warukraine #tactics #azovsea #militarystile #azov #russia #donetsk #soldiers #ukrainenews #odessa #ukrainianarmy #lviv #victory #nato #kyiv #militaryukraine #news #freesentsov