Ukraine is a sovereign state; its independence was proclaimed in 1991. ukraine is situated in the east of europe. ukraine borders on russia, belarus, poland, moldova, slovakia, hungary, and romania. it’s washed by the black sea and the sea of azov .ukraine has the carpathians and the crimean mountains.they are covered with mixed forests of pine, fir, beech and oak trees. the dnieper is the main river of the country; .such rivers as the dniester, the danube, the southern bug and the seversky donets are also important. the biggest cities of ukraine are kyiv, kharkiv, lviv, dnipropetrovsk, zaporizhzhya, donetsk, odessa, mykolaiv and others. ukraine has a rich historical and cultural heritage. there are many higher educational establishments, theatres, libraries, museums, art galleries in ukraine. it’s also famous for many outstanding writers, poets and musicians. як правильно прочитати?