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Until the aftermath of the First World War, both countries were part of the Russian Empire. Diplomatic relations between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Republic of Latvia were established in 1918. Subsequently, Ukraine was subsumed into the Soviet Union by 1922, while Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Both countries re ...
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 ...
Third Soviet invasion of Ukraine Russian SFSR: 1919–1920 Red Army captures Kharkiv, Kyiv, Donbas and Odesa. World War II (1939–1945) Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine Hungary: 1939 The Kingdom of Hungary occupied and annexed the just-proclaimed Carpatho-Ukraine. The Governorate of Subcarpathia (1939–1945) region included her former ...
Google has updated it's aerial maps of Ukraine for the first time since the start of Russia's attack - with images now revealing the full scale of devastation. The contrast is stark in Mariupol.
Territorial changes of the Baltic states refers to the redrawing of borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after 1940. The three republics, formerly autonomous regions within the former Russian Empire and before that of former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and as provinces of the Swedish Empire, gained independence in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917.
As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack. Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia Skip to main content
One month after their counteroffensive began, Ukrainian forces have gained significant ground following months of Russia’s advances in the south and east of the country.
The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia 's territory were identifiable towards the end of the first millennium AD.