A country in Eastern Europe, on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova.

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Hungary, and Romania with capital in Kyiv also known as Kiev.

Has a long history, including those of great rise under the Kyivan Rus and great struggles for its independence and giving rise to such cultural groups as Cossacks.