Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late April 2024, in central Kyiv, heavy cranes began dismantling a sculpture erected to commemorate 17th-century Pereiaslav ...

In the summer of 1651, two immense armies faced each other near Berestechko in a struggle over Ukraine’s borderlands between ...

November 25, 2024: Russia, desperate to find more manpower to reinforce their troops in Ukraine, has turned to its small Cossack population. Russia made a deal with the Cossack leadership to persuade ...

The young Cossack fighter gripped his automatic rifle as he swore he would defend the town of Perevalsk in war-torn east Ukraine that he and his comrades now control. "We're expecting an attack. We're ...

ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) - A statue of Catherine the Great has sparked a fierce row in the multi-ethnic Ukrainian port of Odessa, with riot police confronting Cossack demonstrators in the street ...

KYIV, Ukraine – The lines for the show snake down the block, with people waiting for up to seven hours to buy tickets at the theater in downtown Kyiv. Videos of the performance have drawn millions of ...

Ukraine is a small country compared to Russia - but it punched above its weight when it came to political influence within the Soviet Union.

Captain Ukraine returns as Hexagon Comics revives Ivan Karine, Vincenzo Chiomenti’s 1963 adventure hero, for 2026. Set in 17th century Ukraine and Russia, Ivan ...