Ukraine gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet empire. But today it is fighting for survival against the old enemy.
It is being propped and supported by the West and Nato who are using to fight a proxy war against Russia.
It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia. At present, it is pushing for EU and NATO membership to protect it from the threat of Russia with whom it shares its largest border.
Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which is currently seized and under Russian control.
It has rarely been able to enjoy its Independence, it has had an uprising in the south of the country, who want independence and is currently engaged in a war with Putin’s Russia.
Russian armed forces invaded Russia on the 24th of February 2022 and the siege continues.
The country is led by President Volodymyr Zelensky a TV producer turned politician who gave up his lucrative career in TV to lead the country, with a specific goal of bringing peace to the country.
He is posting real-time updates on his Twitter channel which you can follow on Euro news
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‘Dear Alena, the blanket was taken down.’
‘Every time they heard a gun shot, they were terrified.’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
Brits have been sending donations for drones used by a Ukrainian team on the frontline of their homeland’s counter-offensive.
The cruelty of Putin’s troops has been laid bare.
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‘A young woman committed to human rights, a woman who represents the best of our country.’
Ukraine managed to foil the attack.
The 31-year-old travelled to the war-torn country to ‘support freedom’, his mother said.
The ‘damage and suffering’ inflicted by Russia on Ukraine’s civilian population is being tracked on a live map.
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Footage shows a giant fireball erupting in Rostov-on-Don, home to the headquarters of the southern military district command.
At least 16 people have been killed by Russian shelling in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region (Picture: Twitter)
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A view of damage at a site in Odesa that was hit amid Russian drone attacks (Picture: reuters)
Ukraine has claimed a Russian drone fell and detonated on the territory ofRomania on Monday during an overnight attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure on the Danube river.
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The weapon wiped out a Russian military warehouse.
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A billboard in Paris is allegedly promoting the sale of precious icons that have been removed from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery. Many social media users are accusing Ukraine of selling these artefacts to raise money for the army. Euronews fact-checked these claims.
Russian forces used used chemical munitions in the area of Novodanylivka in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Sunday, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. “The enemy continues to use chemical munitions, violating all conventions,” said General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops. FRANCE 24 correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze explains, adding that this is “nothing new”.
‘Russian terrorists have once again targeted ports, grain facilities and global food security.’
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Such attacks are ‘inevitable’, he said.
Pictures show the buildings reduced to rubble.
Vladimir Putin furiously blamed the Ukrainians after the attack – and they’ve now confirmed his suspicions.
After Russia scrapped a grain export deal with Ukraine, the port town of Odesa has become the target of intense shelling by Moscow. The strikes have damaged buildings protected under UNESCO World Heritage status
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