Ukrainian
noun
Ukrai·ni·an
yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən 
also -ˈkrī-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ukraine
2
: the Slavic language of the Ukrainian people
Ukrainian
adjective
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Russia's other stipulations include limits on Ukraine's military, putting the Russian language on par with Ukrainian in official standings, and that Kyiv does not join NATO.
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Some of these use the same SatNav guidance as before, although now with increasingly advanced jam resistant antennas, some are fitted with Ukrainian SIM cards so they can be controlled via the cellphone network, and some have cameras and U.S. made NVIDIA AI chips to locate and home in on targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with two ballistic missiles and 97 drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday morning.
—ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2025.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Some of these use the same SatNav guidance as before, although now with increasingly advanced jam resistant antennas, some are fitted with Ukrainian SIM cards so they can be controlled via the cellphone network, and some have cameras and U.S. made NVIDIA AI chips to locate and home in on targets.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with two ballistic missiles and 97 drones, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday morning.
—ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 13, 2025.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian
noun
Ukrai·ni·an
yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən
1
: a person born or living in Ukraine
2
: the language of the Ukrainian people
Ukrainian
adjective
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