Description: Huge explosion as Ukraine strikes Russian warship | BBC News, Ukraine’s Top General Rubbishes Russia’s ‘Captured Maryinka’ Claim, Draws Bakhmut Analogy | Watch, Russian warship destroyed by Ukraine in Crimea attack | LiveNOW from FOX
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Ukraine ( i / juː ˈ k r eɪ n / ; Ukrainian : Україна , tr. Ukraina [ukrɑˈjinɑ] ) is a country in Eastern Europe , bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland and Slovakia to the west, Hungary , Romania , and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. It is currently in dispute with Russia over the Crimean peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but Ukraine and most of the international community still recognise as U
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 , with the powerful state of Kievan Rus' forming the basis of Ukrainian identity. Following its fragmentation in the 13th century, the territory was contested, ruled and divided by a variety of powers, including Lithuania , Poland, the Ottoman Empire , Austria-Hungary , and Russia. A Cossack republic emerged and prospered during the 17th and 18th centuries, but its te
The wine industry of Ukraine is well-established with long traditions. Several brands of wine from Ukraine are exported to bordering countries, the European Union , and North America .