Ukrainia Novya

Ukrainia Novya was established in the Dagem System when a large fleet of colonization ships arrived from Earth and found the planet uninhabited and with a warm temperate climate suitable for an agricultural colony. Earlier, the planet had been occupied by the Orions who later abandoned the world due a Romulan scare. Ukrainia Novya quickly became one of the largest and most successful Human settlements on the outter edge of Federation space. The vast majority of the colonists are Russian or Eastern European in origin and their heritage is reflected in the architecture, music, popular culture, and spoken language of the colony.

Ukrainia Novya is said to be a transfrontier pipeline. A large (although unspecified) amount of its crops appear to enter the Triangle, the space where the Federation, Romulan Empire, and Klingon Empire converge. Their is some speculation that crops sent to the Triangle end up in either Klingon or Romulan hands. Objects of Klingon origin (not weapons though) have been traced to this colony. The planet is dominated by the Korda family, who run the colony in an Orion-like fashion. The family denies that Ukrainia Novya is involved in any such shady deals, and show great resentment towards any attempts to pry into their private affairs. (The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge)