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Ukraine: Record Drone Strike and Country Facts for Exams

22 September 20261 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSUkraine: RecordDrone Strike andCountry Facts forExams22 September 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Ukraine mounted its biggest overnight drone assault on Russia so far.

Key facts

  • Status: Eastern European unitary multiparty republic.
  • Capital: Kyiv on the Dnieper.
  • Neighbours: Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland.
  • Peak: Mount Hoverla, 2,061 m.

Economy and history

  • Chernozem black soil makes it the breadbasket of Europe.
  • Exports wheat, maize and sunflower oil; India imports much of the latter.
  • War with Russia began February 2022.

Exam angle

  • Capital and river: Kyiv, Dnieper.
  • Soil type: chernozem.

Test yourself

1. What is the capital of Ukraine, located on the Dnieper River?

Kyiv is the capital, on the Dnieper.

2. Which fertile black soil has earned Ukraine the label breadbasket of Europe?

Chernozem is the famously fertile black soil.

3. What is the highest peak of Ukraine, located in the Carpathians?

Mount Hoverla (2,061 m) is Ukraine's highest peak.

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