The Eastern Europe nation of Ukraine enjoys a glorious history, very much distinct to that of its neighbor Russia. Once part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union, Ukraine emerged as an independent country following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the 1990's. The country has vast amounts of acreage under cultivation, and at one time it was known as the breadbasket of Europe. From the churches and cathedrals of Kiev to the shores of the Black Sea, not to mention spectacular rivers and the Carpathian Mountains, you will find some of the best aerial views of the Ukraine available in this collection. Aerial photo: “Foggy Dawn in the Ukraine” by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Tempostudio.
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Aerial Tour of Ukraine
From Ukraine with Love
- Tempostudio
- 1.7k VŪZ
26 - 23
- 9 months ago
Take an aerial tour of the Eastern European nation of the Ukraine in this phenomenal reel by Tempostudios. You will be carried along for bird's eye views of some of the most spectacular sights of this fascinating country. Highlights include some amazing shots of the capital city Kiev and some of its great cultural and historical treasures such as St. Andrews Church and the massive Rodina Mat statue overlooking the city, as well as some aerials of the fabled Ukrainian countryside. This film was a Drone Video of the Week nominee in March, 2019.
From Kiev to the Carpathians
TWO SOULS
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.1k VŪZ
21 - 19
- a year ago
While the Eastern European nation of the Ukraine has many cultural and historical ties to Russia, both the landscape of the country and its people are quite distinct. It is a country of large cities like Kiev, spectacular peaks of the Carpathian Mountain range in the southwestern part of the countries, and gorgeous Black Sea coastlines in its far south. Contributor Anthony Esteban Gonsales does an outstanding job of using a drone to create a deeply moving aerial portrait of this amazing country.
Urban and Rural Ukraine
Height
- vasylkevych
- 2.3k VŪZ
50 - 37
- 2 years ago
Upon gaining its independence (again) following in the early 1990's, Ukraine became one of the largest countries in Europe, comparable to France in both population and geographic extent. It's a land of large cities, countless smaller towns, and diverse natural scenery. Contributor Vasylkevych flew a drone over the length and width of this amazing country to create a remarkable aerial portrait of the Ukraine, which was produced in connection with an article in a major travel magazine and website.
Kiev's Rodina Mat
Kyiv, Ukraine. Batkivschyna-Maty
- Tempostudio
- 873 VŪZ
16 - 11
- a year ago
The most prominent landmark in the Ukrainian capital Kiev is the Rodina Mat, a giant steel monument overlooking the Dneiper River. The statue the USSR's victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 against Nazi Germany. While recent laws have required many Soviet era monuments to be destroyed, WW II monuments are exempted. Here is Tempostudio's drone video of the immense statue, now is seen as recognition of Ukraine's immense contribution to victory.
Berdyansk: On the Sea of Azov
Berdyansk, Ukraine: DJI Phantom 3
- daniilsamoilenko
- 5.6k VŪZ
35 - 25
- 3 years ago
Berdyansk is a Ukrainian port the Sea of Azov, a large and extremely shallow body of water which is considered to be an extension of the Black Sea. While not as large as the port of Odessa further to the west, Berdyansk is nevertheless an important shipping center in the southern Ukraine, which otherwise lacks access to the sea. In this video, contributor and pilot Daniilsamoilenko uses a DJI Phantom 3 drone to do an epic selfie pull out shot revealing the red sand beach and the blue sea water behind it.
Landmark of Vinnitsa
Water Tower Vinnitsa / Ukraina
- Alp Karagulle
- 997 VŪZ
23 - 15
- 2 years ago
Vinnitsa (Vinnytsia) is a mid-sized city in the Podillia region of north central Ukraine. It's part of the Ukraine which has, at various times in its history, been part of neighboring Poland. In this video, contributor and pilot Alpa Karagulle used a drone to capture the water tower which figures prominently in the cityscape of Vinnitsa. The highly stylized video provides a great look at not only the tower but also the town itself, a very well preserved example of a medium sized Eastern European city.
The Mighty Dneiper River
Adrift on the Dneiper River
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.2k VŪZ
25 - 23
- 2 years ago
The Ukrainian capital Kiev is closely tied to the Dneiper River on which it sits. Kiev sits roughly midway down the 2.2k km (1.36k mi.) river, Europe's fourth longest . The Dneiper rises near Smolensk in western Russia and empties into the Black Sea to the south. Along the way, it provides enough hydropower to generate about 10% of the Ukraine's electricity needs. In this video, you'll get a nice bird's eye view of the mighty river in winter, compliments of contributor Anthony Esteban Gonsales.
Ukraine's Mountainous Southwest
Tempus
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.1k VŪZ
25 - 16
- a year ago
The Carpathian Mountains of Central and Eastern Europe form an arc which juts eastward starting around the Austrian capital city of Vienna. The portion of the arc where the range turns southward (towards Romania) sits in the southwestern portion of the Ukraine. The mountains make this one of the most visually distinctive region of this Eastern European country. This is the area which you'll see in this marvelous aerial video by contributor and drone pilot Antonio Esteban Gonzales, specifically the area from Yasinya to Lake Dogyaska.
Lighthouse on the Sea of Azov
WRAITH
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.6k VŪZ
54 - 77
- 2 years ago
Berdyansk is a port city in the southeastern Ukraine. It sits on the Sea of Azov, which is an extension of the Black Sea. In this highly cinematic video, contributor Antonio Esteban Gonsales flew a DJI to fly over a lighthouse on the sea during the depth of winter. The highly stylized video does an impressive job of capturing the bleak but beautiful expanse of the semi frozen water, part of what was once the most important waterway in the world.
Donbas: Industrial Heart of Ukraine
Industrial Ukraine
- Arsen Poshotian
- 588 VŪZ
10 - 6
- 10 months ago
While its nickname "the breakbasket of Europe" associates Ukraine with wheat, it's sometimes forgotten is that the country has an equally close connection to another critical commodity: coal. The Ukraine is one of the leading coal producers in Europe, and in the Soviet era was the largest source of coal within the USSR. Arsen Poshotian created this beautiful drone video of the heart of the Ukrainian coal mining industry in the Donets River Basin (aka the "Donbas") in the eastern part of the country.
Bukovel: Carpathian Paradise
Bukovel Autumn 4K
- 1925882334111795
- 512 VŪZ
17 - 10
- a year ago
The southwestern corner of the Ukraine presents a radically different landscape from most of the rest of the country. Here the Carpathian Mountains swing from an east-west axis to a north-south orientation, in the process covering three of the country's oblasts (provinces) with its gentle peaks. The heart of this area is Bukovel, which features some of the country's most spectacular scenery as well as its busiest ski resort. Check it out from this beautiful drone video, taken during the golden Autumn.
Ivana Kupala Festival
Deep dive in to Ukraine
- Valerii Iavtushenko
- 209 VŪZ
7 - 5
- a year ago
Ivana Kupala is an ancient Eastern European festival held in mid-summer. It is observed in many areas of Eastern Europe, namely in parts of the Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. Tied to the summer solstice, it occurs the night of July 6/7 which correspondes to June 23/24 on the Gregorian calendar. Contributor Valerii Iavtushenko flew a drone over an Ivana Kupula celebration in the Ukraine to make this amazing aerial video.
Palanok: Magnificent 14th Century Castle
Ukraine - Palanok castle
- alex.k
- 2.2k VŪZ
19 - 15
- 10 months ago
Here's a bird's eye look at what is generally considered to be the Ukraine's most famous castle. Palanok Castles (also called Mukachevo Castle) is situated in the Zakarpattia oblast, the southwesternmost province of the country. Sitting atop a volcanic hill near the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, the castle dates to the 14th century. Fortified in several stages, it was used as a pan-European prison following the fall of the Bastille in Paris during the early days of the French Revolution.
Ukraine's Pidhirtsi castle
Pidhirtsi Castle
- martini
- 1.6k VŪZ
26 - 17
- a year ago
Behold this aerial video of one of the most well known castles in the Ukraine. Contributor Martini flew a drone over Pidhirtsi Castle, which is situated in the oblast (province) of Lviv in the western part of this giant Eastern European country. The castle was constructed in the 17th century, at a time when the western part of what is now Ukraine was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The castle was near the front during much of World War I, and shortly thereafter saw fighting during the Polish Civil War.
Carpathian Ukraine
Ukrainian Carpathians
- Tempostudio
- 1.0k VŪZ
16 - 15
- 3 months ago
The great Carpathian Mountain range of Central and Eastern/Southeastern Europe faintly resembles top part of a "?" shape, beginning just east of Vienna (Austria), serving as the border between Poland and Slovakia, then "looping around" through the southwestern corner of Ukraine before heading south into Romania. In this drone video by Tempostudio, you'll get a bird's eye view of Carpathian Ukraine, which features a landscape in vivid contrast to other parts of this vast East European country.
Kharkov: Ukraine's Second City
A Tale in the Winter: "Gorky Park", Kharkov, Ukraine
- 4K Aerial photography
- 4.9k VŪZ
27 - 28
- 3 years ago
4K Aerial Photography created this beautiful drone video of Kharkov, the second largest city in the Ukraine. Lying more or less due east from the Ukrainian capital city of Kiev, Kharkov is the most important industrial city in the country. Founded as a fortress, the city was the site of multiple bloody battles in World War II (the Great Patriotic War) and it saw thousands of its citizens starve to death. In this video, you'll get a bird's eye view of the great city in the depths of the Ukrainian winter.
Abandoned Air Base in the Carpathians
Pamir
- vasylkevych
- 1.1k VŪZ
26 - 20
- 2 years ago
Creator Vasylkevych created this stunning drone video of a now-abandoned military base in the Carpathian Mountains of southwestern Ukraine. "Pamirs" served as an air-defense base for the Soviet Union, of which the Ukraine was part for most of the 20th century. It's located atop Hutyn Tomnatyk, a 2k meter (about 6.6k ft.) peak of the Chornohora region. Upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, hundreds of military bases in the former Soviet Republics were abandoned.
Lviv: City of Western Ukraine
Lviv from Above
- YoungPilot
- 338 VŪZ
7 - 7
- 2 years ago
Lviv is the largest city in the western part of the Ukraine, and the seventh largest overall in this Eastern European country. Prior to World War II, Lviv was part of Poland, whose borders were shifted to the west as part of the postwar settlement putting Lviv in what was then the USSR. While the inhabitants of the city suffered untold horrors during the war, the city center itself was left largely intact. In this video by YoungPilot, you'll get a great bird's eye view of this important cultural city.
Carpathian Mountain Village
Dzembronya: Ukraine's Highest Village
- Jdjdjdjddj
- 333 VŪZ
14 - 8
- a year ago
While much of the Ukraine is part of the Eurasian Steppe, its southwestern corner is covered by a portion of the Carpathian Mountains range. These graceful forested mountains provide some of the most spectacular scenery of Eastern Europe. In this video, you'll get a bird's eye view of the area around Dzembroyna. The beautiful town enjoys the distinction of being the highest village in the entire country. It's in the Ivano-Frankivsk province, not far from the Romanian border.
Aerial Tour of Zhytomyr Oblast
Unplanned Detour
- IvanUA
- 1.0k VŪZ
12 - 16
- 2 years ago
Contributor IvanUA made the most of an unplanned detour to create this beautiful drone video of the Zhytomyr Oblast in the Ukraine. This province sits in the north central part of the Eastern European country, along the border with Belarus to the north. The oblast (province) was the subject of ongoing struggles between the Russian and Polish/Lithuanian Empires before Poland was eventually partitioned out of existence at the end of the 18th century.
Ukraine's Highest Peak
Hoverla: Highest Mountain of Ukraine
- Nebomriy
- 259 VŪZ
9 - 8
- 3 years ago
While most of the Ukraine is flat, its southwestern corner is covered in medium sized mountains. Here can be found the country's tallest mountain: Mt. Hoverla, which stands 2,060 meters (almost 6.8k ft.) above sea level. Hoverla is part of the Beskids Mountains, a subrange of the great Carpathian chain which extends across portions of central, eastern, and southeastern Europe. In this video, you'll get a bird's eye view of Mt. Hoverla, compliments of contributor Nebomriy.
Ukraine's Nomadic Cossacks
Ukrainian Cossacks Teaser
- Bezja27
- 83 VŪZ
9 - 5
- 2 years ago
The Cossacks are a semi-nomadic people from southern Russia and the southeastern portion of the Ukraine, in the valleys of the great rivers of the region. There is a fair amount of disagreement as to their origins in about the 13th-14th centuries; the areas from which they emerged were invasion zones from the Eurasian steppe for centuries and there had been much ethnic intermixing as a result. In this video, contributor Bezha27 uses a drone to tell a story about the origins of these proud people.
Landscapes of Lviv Oblast
Watch tower
- martini
- 80 VŪZ
12 - 5
- a year ago
Check out these lovely aerial views from the western Ukraine, compliments of contributor martini. The area filmed is a rural area in the Lviv Oblast, the westernmost of Ukraine's 24 regular provinces. The watchtower here is indicative of the strategic importance of the region, which is considered the gateway to the Carpathian Mountains and which has changed hands many times. It became part of the Ukraine when Poland was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union at the outset of World War II.
Rodina Mat: Tribute to the Great Patriotic War
Rodina Mat ( Батьківщина-мати ) Kiev - Ukraina
- Alp Karagulle
- 624 VŪZ
20 - 18
- 2 years ago
The Motherland Monument (Rodina Mat) is an immense statue in Kiev, Ukraine. Part of the Museum of the History of the Ukraine in World War II, the statue is a memorial to the many millions of Ukrainians who died during the Great Patriotic War (as World War II is known in the former Soviet Union). In this video, contributor Alp Karagulle used a drone to create a stunning aerial perspective of this monument, which is still standing after most Soviet-era statues have been removed.
Kiev's St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrews Church over the Fog
- Tempostudio
- 191 VŪZ
10 - 7
- a year ago
St. Andrews Church is one of the most important in Kiev, a city known in part for its churches and monasteries. It was constructed atop a prominent hill in the middle of the 18th century. The church commemorates St. Andrew, who is alleged to have visited the site of the city on the Dneiper River in the first century AD. It continued to hold services even during the worst period of Stalinist religious repression in the 1930's. Today the church is considered one of the top 2-3 tourist spots in the city.
Lighthouse in Odessa
The Lighthouse Odessa 2017
- aeroodessa
- 122 VŪZ
9 - 5
- 2 years ago
Check out this beautiful drone video from a scene on the frozen Black Sea in the Ukraine in Eastern Europe, compliments of contributor aeroodessa. The subject is a lighthouse off the coast of Odessa, the Ukraine's main southern city and the largest port on this inland sea after after Constanta in Romania. Odessa lies in the northwestern corner of the sea, where temperatures are cold enough to cause substantial blocks of ice to form in the winter months.
Poltava
Above the Clouds in Poltava
- Valerii Iavtushenko
- 300 VŪZ
13 - 9
- 2 years ago
Contributor Valerii Iavtushenko created this beautiful drone video of the important Ukrainian city of Poltava. The capital of the eponymously named province, it's situated in the east-central part of the country. The city is situated on the Vorskla River, a major tributary of the mighty Dneiper River. Poltava dates to the 12th century. The city was the site of a decisive victory in 1709 by Tsar Peter the Great's forces over Sweden during the Great Northern War, clearing the way for Russian domination of Eastern Europe.
Lviv Oblast: Svirzh Castle
Foggy Castle
- Drozd
- 184 VŪZ
7 - 8
- a year ago
Contributor Drozd used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this stunning early-morning aerial video of a Ukrainian Castle. Svirzh Castle is a structure which originally dates to the 15th century. It is situated in the Lviv Oblast (province), which is in the far western part of the country. This is the part of Ukraine which historically was part of Poland and was ceded to the Ukraine (then part of the USSR) after World War II. The castle spent several centuries in a ruined state before being restored in the 20th century.
Pripyat: Chernobyl's Ghost Town
Chernobyl: Drone Footage of Pripyat 2019
- David.Haring
- 909 VŪZ
13 - 13
- 6 months ago
Check out this haunting but fascinating drone video from the scene of one of history's greatest industrial accidents, compliments of David.Haring. The northern Ukrainian city of Pripyat was built in the 1970's in connection with the construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. When the plant's #4 reactor core exploded on April 26, 1986, the city's 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated. The disaster is credited with thousands of cancer deaths and contributed to the downfall of the USSR in 1991.
The Sea of Azov
Frozen sea Berdyansk Drone Footage
- daniilsamoilenko
- 9.1k VŪZ
51 - 32
- 3 years ago
The Sea of Azov is a northeastern extension of the Black Sea, shared by the Ukraine and Russia. Fed by two of the most important rivers in Eastern Europe (the Don and Kuban), it's the shallowest sea in the world - its average depth is only 1-14 meters (3-45 ft.) depending on the season and river intake. In this video, you will get a bird's eye view of the frozen Azov Sea, compliments of contributor danielsamoilenko. It was filmed around the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk.
Dronie from Europe's Breadbasket
Ukrainian wheat field | DJI Mavic Air 2019
- Energy Butterfly
- 499 VŪZ
13 - 10
- 5 months ago
Check out this very creative dronie from a wheat field in the Ukraine, compliments of contributor Energy Butterfly. Once known as the Breadbasket of Europe, the Ukraine suffered massive declines in agricultural productivity during Soviet times. In the past couple of decades though Ukrainian wheat production has staged an amazing comeback: in recent years, its annual exports have been approaching 20 million tons. The country is now amongst the world's top half-dozen wheat exporters.
Ukraine's Plains: The Breadbasket of Europe
Это Украина | Welcome to Ukraine (gritsenkobros)
- 113150704271853314300
- 122 VŪZ
13 - 5
- a year ago
Take a look at this excellent 60 second drone video showing the landscapes of the heart of the Ukraine. Apart from the corner of the country which is covered by the Carpathian Mountains, most of this giant land is covered by the great Eastern European Plain. This great flat expanse is interrupted by the great cities which dot this country of over 40 million, as well as areas of forests and lakes. Much of it though is under agricultural cultivation, giving rise to the Ukraine's nickname: the Breadbasket of Europe.
Dnipro: Ukraine's Industrial Powerhouse
Dnipro, Ukraine, Sicheslavskaya Embankment
- Tempostudio
- 61 VŪZ
3 - 1
- a year ago
Contributor and drone pilot Tempostudio created this drone video of Dnipro, the fourth largest city of the Ukraine. As the name suggests, the city lies on the banks of the Dneiper River, the country's most important waterway. It is situated in the great eastern bend of the river, about 400 km (around 240 mi.) southeast of Kiev. The city became critical to the military-industrial complex of the USSR during Soviet rule, and continues to be one the country's most important manufacturing centers.
Uman's Sofiyivka Park
Golden autumn in Ukraine
- Dann
- 187 VŪZ
10 - 8
- a month ago
Check out these stunning aerial views of a well-known park in the Ukraine, compliments of contributor Dann. It's called Sofiyvka Park, and it located on the outskirts of Uman, a medium-sized city in the Cherkasy Oblast in the central part of the country. The park is one of the most popular attractions in the region, attracting about 500k visitors annually. Established in 1796, the park is home to about 2,000 species of trees and brush. It's considered one of the leading parks of its kind.
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Aerial Kamyanets-Podilsky Castle
- 1925882334111795
- 126 VŪZ
8 - 7
- 2 years ago
Check out this drone video of a well-known castle in the western Ukraine. It's called Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, and it's located in the historical region of Podolia that covered parts of western modern-day Ukraine and parts of Moldova. The castle was built in the 14th century, when the region (indeed much of Eastern Europe) was under the control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It later became important to the outer defenses of the successor prot-state, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Churches in Kozelets, Chernihiv Oblast
Above churches in Kozelets, Ukraine
- ukrainian
- 161 VŪZ
10 - 7
- 2 years ago
Contributor and drone pilot ukrainian created this aerial film of the churches of Kozelets, a town in the northern Ukraine. Kozelets is part of the Chernihiv Oblast, which covers much of the north-central part of this Eastern European country. The town dates to the 11th century and was once an important Cossack outpost. The video features the town's main attraction, the 18th century Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin church, as well as Saint Michael's Church (built in 1784) and Ascension Church (1866).
Odessa: Pearl of the Black Sea
Sunny days in Odessa 2017
- aeroodessa
- 92 VŪZ
7 - 5
- 2 years ago
Here's a nice aerial mini-tour of the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, compliments of aeroodessa. It's the city's third most populous city (after Kiev and Kharkov) and the home of its main port on the Black Sea. Nicknamed the Pearl of the Black Sea, Odessa was established as a Greek trading outpost during the Antiquity, and successively came under the control of (among others) the Golden Horde, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, and the USSR.
Abandoned Chernobyl and Pripyat
Chernobyl and Pripyat 33 years after disaster
- 4ndrewmk
- 2.2k VŪZ
20 - 19
- 4 months ago
Here's a haunting yet fascinating aerial tour of the site of one of history's great industrial disasters: the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near the town of Pripyat in the Ukraine. Commissioned in 1977, the giant plant's No. 4 reactor exploded in 1986, spewing a huge cloud of radioactive material across the western part of the then-Soviet Union and all the way into Western Europe. The town of Pripyat, which had a population of 50k, was permanently evacuated and will likely never be re-occupied.
Kiev's Pivnichnyi Bridge
Moskovs'kyi Bridge, Kyiv, Ukraine
- CamFly
- 2.5k VŪZ
28 - 26
- 3 years ago
The Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge is a massive span which crosses the Dneiper River in Kiev, Ukraine. It is the capital city's northernmost (upriver) crossing point, spanning a difficult and wide stretch of it compared to the crossing points of the downriver bridges. Opened in 1976, the 816 meter (about 2.7k ft.) cable-stayed suspension bridge was a major Soviet era infrastructure investment. Contributor CamFly flew a drone over the span at sunset to create this amazing bird's eye view.
More Bird's Eye Views of the Ukraine
Drone Video of Chernobyl Site Pripyat
- AirVūz Editorial
- 1.3k VŪZ
30 - 13
- 6 months ago
ENDORPHINE
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.0k VŪZ
23 - 23
- 2 years ago
keiv from above
- YoungPilot
- 884 VŪZ
15 - 11
- 2 years ago
Life After People: Chernobyl
- Tomáš Golej
- 1.2k VŪZ
14 - 18
- 6 months ago
CHERNOBYL ZONE
- AEROZOND
- 527 VŪZ
16 - 8
- 3 years ago
St. Michael's Temple
- Tempostudio
- 89 VŪZ
6 - 4
- 10 months ago
Kyiv, Pochtova pl. Autumn fog over the river Dnieper
- 10208324516908881
- 292 VŪZ
11 - 9
- a year ago
INVISIBLE TOUCH
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 982 VŪZ
16 - 17
- a year ago
Infinity Color ( Kiev Ukraine )
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.1k VŪZ
34 - 14
- 2 years ago
VELVET SUN
- Antonio Esteban Gonsalez
- 1.1k VŪZ
31 - 39
- 2 years ago