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Upon the outbreak of World War I, Ukraine was not an independent political entity or state.The majority of the territory that makes up the modern country of Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire with a notable far western region administered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the border between them dating to the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
Two centuries later Guillaume le Vasseur, sieur de Beauplan became one of the more prominent cartographers working with Ukrainian data. His 1639 descriptive map of the region was the first such one produced, and after he published a pair of Ukraine maps of different scale in 1660, his drawings were republished [by whom?] throughout much of Europe. [2]
According to Peter Kenez, "Denikin's advance in the Ukraine was most spectacular. He took Poltava on July 31, Odesa on August 23, and Kyiv on August 31." [20] By winter, the tide of war reversed decisively, and by 1920 all of Eastern and central Ukraine except Crimea was again in Bolshevik hands. The Bolsheviks also defeated Nestor Makhno.
Ukraine, with its rich natural resources and strategic location, was a key focus of these plans. Ukraine became a major center for heavy industry, particularly in coal mining, steel production, and machine building. Cities like Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro), and Stalino (now Donetsk) were transformed into industrial hubs. The rapid ...
Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins? Tom Watling. January 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM. By the time February 2025 arrives, marking three years ...
Proposed borders presented by the Ukrainian delegation at the Paris Conference Language map published by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society in 1914. The Directorate gained massive popularity, and the support of some of Skoropadsky's military units including the Serdiuk Division. Their insurgent army encircled Kiev on 21 November.
As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack.
This is the map from Sept. 4: ... Kherson, the major city in the province, was the first city in Ukraine to be occupied by Kremlin-led forces during the invasion. This is the map from Oct. 3: