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34 facts to learn about #Ukraine this Independence Day


  • Ukraine is one of just four countries that has given up its #nuclear arsenal
  • Underground #Odesa
  • Cossacks created one of the earliest constitutions
  • #Kyiv is older than #Moscow
  • Donetsk was founded by a #Welshman

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34 facts to learn about Ukraine this Independence Day

Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, their hometown, or a famous Ukrainian — some of who…
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Did you know that "“Beginning in the 7th–6th centuries bce, (before the start of the Christian calendar) numerous Greek colonies were founded on the northern coast of the Black Sea, on the Crimean Peninsula, and along the Sea of Azov; these Hellenic outposts later came under the power or control of the Roman Empire." - Britannica
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