Ukrainian is the dominant language in Western Ukraine and in Central Ukraine, while Russian is the dominant language in the cities of Eastern Ukraine and Southern Ukraine.

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3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Ukraine, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Ukraine is located in eastern Europe …

4 days ago · Russia launched large-scale air strikes on the Ukrainian capital on Friday morning, damaging residential buildings across the city. Six people were killed and many others were …

1 day ago · Ukraine-Russia war latest: Macron says peace deal can be struck next year after Kyiv buys 100 French fighter jets Zelensky said the agreement to supply fighter jets would …

19 hours ago · The European Union wants to finance Ukraine’s war efforts using a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets in Belgium. If that falls through, there’s no easy alternative.