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UKRAINE              

16th February, 2022 Geography

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Context

  • India advises its citizens to leave Ukraine temporarily in view of the escalating tensions with Russia.

 

Ukraine

  • About: Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe. The nation's capital and largest city is Kyiv.
  • Borders: It shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
  • Rivers: It is crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper, Dniester and the Southern Bug as they flow south into the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov.
  • Mountains: The country's only mountains are the Carpathian Mountains in the west.