im

Contraction of in dem; in the

Westen

1. west
2. The area of Western Germany, i.e. those territories which were never part of the GDR.

der

• Article

  the

• Pron
• Pron
• Pron
• Pron

Ukraine

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)

er

1. he.
2. it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
3. she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
4. Alternative spelling of Er (you (polite))

hingegen

1. on the other hand
2. however, but

Ukrainern

dative plural of Ukrainer

als

1. at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
2. than
3. To the same degree that, as (distinguished from the aforementioned use in that comparison was between equals)
4. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
5. as if
6. but, other than