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Ukraine is the second-largest European country, after Russia, and the largest country entirely in Europe. Lying between latitudes 44° and 53° N, and longitudes 22° and 41° E., it is mostly in the East European Plain. Ukraine covers an area of 603,550 square kilometres (233,030 sq mi), with a coastline of 2,782 kilometres (1,729 mi).
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May 17, 2024 · Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia. 17 May 2024. By the Visual Journalism Team, BBC News. Fighting has been raging in Ukraine for two years since Russia's invasion, with Moscow's...
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2 days ago · Stay on top of Ukraine latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
23 hours ago · Ukraine’s air defence says it shot down 24 of 27 Russian drones fired in an overnight attack on Saturday. It said the drones were downed over 12 regions across the country.
Ukraine is facing Russian attacks along the front. On the frontlines, Ukrainian soldiers use a graphic term to describe the Russian tactics they face daily. They call them "meat assaults": waves ...
Ukraine’s months-long preparation for its summer counteroffensive to try to wrest back occupied territory allowed Russia to fortify its positions along the almost 1,000km frontline.
