Modern Ukraine, having chosen as its coat of arms the emblem of the princely state of Volodymyr the Great, carries out its statehood from Russia of the Kyivan princes of the Rurik dynasty of the IX-XIII centuries. During its heyday, in the X-XI centuries, Russia was one of the largest and most influential countries in Europe. After the Mongol invasion, Russia's successor was the Galician-Volyn principality of the 13th-14th centuries, which was later absorbed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, which were united into a federal Commonwealth in the 16th century.
Read more on WikipediaSince February 20, 2014, Ukraine has been defending itself against the armed invasion of the Russian Federation, which includes the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The new stage of the Russian-Ukrainian war began on February 24, 2022 with a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. BBC NEWS