Ukraine, in Eastern Europe, sprawls from Kyiv’s golden-domed capital to the Black Sea, a breadbasket of sunflower fields and Chernobyl’s haunting scar. Known for borscht, Cossack lore, and a fierce post-2014 fight against Russia, its economy leans on steel, grain, and IT amid war’s toll. Its steppes and resilience roar. Ukraine’s embattled heart endures.