Was Ukraine in the Roman empire?

Never. Eastern Ukraine was part of Kievan Russ and Russian Empire. Western Ukraine was part of Poland, Kievan Russ, Russian Empire. In XX century Ukraine was one of the republics of the Soviet Union. read more

For nearly five centuries after the defeat of Mithridates by the Roman Pompey, Crimea was under the suzerainty of Rome. The main Roman settlement was Charax, a castrum probably built around 60–65, and the main naval Roman base was in Chersonesos. read more

Most of Ukraine fell to the Russian Empire under the reign of Catherine the Great; in 1793 right-bank Ukraine was annexed by Russia in the Second Partition of Poland. Ukrainian writers and intellectuals were inspired by the nationalistic spirit stirring other European peoples existing under other imperial governments. read more