Ukraine is located in eastern Europe, on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is bordered by Belarus to the north, Russia to the northeast, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the south. The land area is 603,700 square kilometers, and the population is about 41 million people. Formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine ended its alliance with Russia for an independent state.
Ukraine before 2014
In January 2014, there were anti-government riots in Kiev, which caused instability in the country. Subsequent defeats in the operations of the Ukrainian armed forces in the southeastern regions, most of the donetsk and Luhansk oblasts fell into the hands of the local forces of Eastern Ukraine. In March, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol declared independence and subsequently joined Russia.
In 2014, Crimea and Sevastopol declared their independence and subsequently joined Russia.
Since 2022, the situation in Russia and Ukraine has gradually heated up, and the conflict has been intensifying. At the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Russia took the lead, officially recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent states and sending troops into the area. According to Russian media reports, the Russian army has broken through the borders of Samui, Kharkiv, Odessa and other states, and continues to advance.
In February 2022, the situation in Ukraine, the Russian army has penetrated deep into Ukraine.