Ukraine is a large country in Europe located between Russia and Poland. It declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Some key facts about Ukraine include its size, borders, and date of independence declaration. The national symbols of Ukraine - the flag, coat of arms, and anthem - were all officially adopted in 1992 and represent important aspects of Ukraine's history and culture. Ukraine was previously part of Kievan Rus and has faced numerous conflicts and invasions throughout its history, most notably during World Wars I and II and under Russian rule. The capital and largest city of Ukraine is Kyiv, which has its own flag and coat of arms displaying Archangel Mikhail.

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• Ukraine is the biggest
country of Europe.
• The area of Ukraine is 603
628 km².
• On 24 August 1991 The
Declaration of
Independence of Ukraine
was approved.

3. • Ukraine borders on Russia, Belorussia, Poland, Slovakia,
Romania, Moldova.
• Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

4. TThhee FFllaagg ooff UUkkrraaiinnee
• The flag of Ukraine is one of the
symbols of Ukraine.
• The flag of Ukraine consists of
two colors: blue and yellow.
• Blue is the sky and yellow is a
field.
• The flag was approved on 28
January 1992.

5. TThhee CCooaatt ooff AArrmmss ooff
UUkkrraaiinnee
• The coat of arms of Ukraine is an
emblem of Ukraine.
• The coat of arms of Ukraine was
approved on 19 February 1992.
• On the coat of arms there is a
trident.

6. TThhee AAnntthheemm ooff UUkkrraaiinnee
• The anthem of Ukraine is the
song "still alive Ukraine and
glory and freedom ".
• The words were written by Paul
Chubinsky,and the music was
written by Mikhail Verbitsky.
• The anthem was approved on 15
January 1992.

7. HHiissttoorryy ooff UUkkrraaiinnee
• Ukraine was called Kiyvska Rus
in the past.
• Kiyvska Rus was founded in the
10th century by Prince Oleg.
• Kiyvska Rus was baptized by the
Prince Volodymyr Velykiy in
998.
• It was destroyed by Zolota Orda
in the 13 th century and was
invaded by the Kingdom of
Poland in the 16 th century.

8. • Then in the 16 th century
Zaporozhian Sich was founded by
Dmitry Vichnevezchky.
• It was a home of Cossacks who
protected Ukraine from enemies
of Ukraine.
• Cossacks glorified Ukraine at all
times.
• But in the 18 th century
Zaporozhian Sich was destroyed
by Russia that invaded Ukraine.

9. • The 20 th century was a bad
period in the history of Ukraine.
• There were many
revolutions,wars and the famine.
• There were World War I (1914-
1918) and World War II (1935-
1945).
• The Famine killed 12 million
people.

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• Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
• Kyiv has its own flag and its
own coat of arms.
• The flag and the coat of arms
were approved in 1995.
• On the flag and on the coat of
arms there is Archangel
Mikhail.

11. TToouurriisstt AAttttrraaccttiioonnss
Monument to
Kiy,Scheck,Horiv and
their sister Lybid
St Sophia’s Cathedral
Khreschatyk
Monument to Bogdan
Mother of the
Motherland
Khmelnitskiy
Golden Gate