Carpathian Ruthenia, where I was bornTranscarpathia is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the end of the 9th century) to the end of World... See More »
Is the Ukraine a poor country?Yes, Ukraine is considered one of the poorest countries in Europe, a situation severely exacerbated by the ongoing war. As of 2025–2026, the poverty rate remains high at roughly 37%, with deep economic deprivation and significant population... See More »
The fateful election 🗳2019 Ukrainian presidential election Nominee Volodymyr Zelenskyy Petro Poroshenko Party Servant of the People Independent Alliance BPP Popular vote 13,541,528 4,522,450 Percentage 74.96% 25.04%
Russia’s main reason for the invasionPutin espoused irredentist and imperialist views challenging Ukraine's legitimacy as a state. He claimed without evidence that the Ukrainian government were neo-Nazis committing genocide against the Russian minority in the Donbas, and said that... See More »
Putin’s nickname for the UkraineGrandpa in his bunker (Russian: Бункерный дед, romanized: Bunkernyy ded; Ukrainian: Бункерний дід, romanized: Bunkernyi did), also translated as grandpa in a bunker, or bunker grandpa, is an insulting nickname for Russian president Vladimir Putin,... See More »
Answering accusationsUkraine improved its score in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), adding +1 point in 2025. The country now has 36 points, according to Transparency International Ukraine. Moderate progress allowed our state to rank 104th out of 182 countries... See More »
The immediate impactIt caused the one of the fastest population movements since World War II as people were forced to flee from their homes. 6 million people displaced were within Ukraine and another 8 million fled the country as refugees. By March 2023, 11 million... See More »
