european family to which they rightfully belong, however, the then government in the person of yanukovych tazarovt with moscow. by the union, on the same day , thousands gathered on the independence maidan in kyiv with the flags of ukraine and the eu. further, the euromaidans swept through all large and small cities of ukraine from donetsk to lviv and did not stop even after the first severe beatings with golden eagles, followed by shootings of unarmed protesters, this did not stop, but forced yanukovych to flee to russia, the beginning of 2014, ukraine is faced with a choice: capitulation or resistance by its own forces, without a powerful army and significant support of the west, we found strength in ourselves, volunteer battalions began to be formed, a volunteer movement, people took up weapons and, although without great combat experience, began to defend their native land in 2018, we saw javelins being fired, the first lethal weapons that ukrainians received from the united states the states of ukraine are in constant contact with nato, annual exercises, new weapons, improvement of the army