Ukraine is the second largest european Country and one of the more rich, if not the richest
They have the most fertile land of the world as well as a large production of ore at times of USSR Ukraine produced 35 % of the whole steel production of the union as well as 40 % of the total ore extraction
Kiev is a very nice city along the Dnepr, it has been the former Rus' capital and known as the cultural centre in the past centuries