Editing March (territory) (section)

===Ukraine===
{{See also|Krai|Zasechnaya cherta|Cossacks}}
[[File:Ukraine-Dyke Pole.png|thumb|250px|Map of the [[Wild Fields]] in the 17th century]]
''[[Ukraine]]'', from the Moscow-centric Russian viewpoint,
functioned as a "borderland" or "march" and arguably could have gained its current [[name of Ukraine|name]], which is derived from a Slavic term that can take on the same meaning (see above for similar in Slovenia, etc.), ultimately from this function.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} This, though, was merely a continuation of a semi-formal arrangement with the Poles, before escalating feuds, political infighting in Poland, and religious differences (mainly Eastern Orthodox vs. Roman Catholic) saw a loose coalition of Ukrainian lords and independent landowners collectively known as the Cossacks shift to ally with the Russian Empire.

The [[Cossacks]] became a significant part of Russian military history in their role as military border/buffer-troops in the [[Wild Fields]] of Ukraine.  The [[Tatar slave raids in East Slavic lands]] brought considerable devastation and depopulation to this area prior to the rise of the [[Zaporozhian Cossacks]]. As settlement advanced and the borders moved, the Tsars transferred or formed Cossack units to perform similar functions on other borderlands/marches further south and east in (for example) the Kuban and in Siberia, forming (for example) the [[Black Sea Cossack Host]], the [[Kuban Cossacks|Kuban Cossack Host]] and the [[Amur Cossacks|Amur Cossack Host]].