Background information and travel advice to the cities of Kiev, Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv in the Ukraine.
Kiev
Built alongside the River Dnieper, Kiev is a grand sweep of a city gradually recovering the self-confidence that characterised it before the Soviet era. Dominated by the giant Mother Motherland statue (think the Angel of the North, but with Brunhilde bosoms and a 60ft sword), its hilly, undulating streets are crammed with historic architecture that largely survived the war.
