Microwave Activities in Ukraine

We review briefly the historical background and the present state of microwave activities in Ukraine including research, education, industry, and community networking. These activities started a hundred years ago as split-anode magnetron research of a handful of bright enthusiasts, then became state-priority matter in the times of the totalitarian USSR, and now form a branch of engineering science and technology in the independent Ukraine as associated member-state of the EU. Because of today's mortal challenges to Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, the most important applications of microwaves are radar and remote sensing.