As Ukraine gets ready to host the European football championships in June the country, well parts of it,  have had quite a serious cosmetic makeover. Streets have been repaired, roads built, airports opened and stadiums erected.

Kyiv and Lviv got new logos, and the metro system even got new ‘English’ language signs!

In addition to this, Ukraine and her host cities feature in a whole medley of ‘inspiring’ promotional videos.

To save you hours of trouble trawling youtube, I’ve listed the best of them here.

Ladies and Gentlemen, sit back, click play and let Ukraine roll…

 

First up, the general Ukraine and Kyiv Promos 

Vlad video… a preview of the footballing action

 

Switch on Ukraine. Its a real ‘turn on’

 

You can’t come to Ukraine without experiencing Taras Shevchenko in some way, he’s everywhere. Here’s his contribution to Euro 2012.

 

4 wonderful minutes of Kyiv

 

Kyiv Live, a great time-lapse video of the city

 

I Didn’t Ask To Be Ukrainian I Just Got Lucky! – A ‘Discover Ukraine’ promo

 

This is the full official promo: “High time to see Ukraine”

 

Next we have the host city Lviv

Very short clip about the Lemberg Stadium Lviv

 

Welcome to Ukraine. Lviv. Euro 2012 [HQ]

 

UEFA‘s Lviv EURO 2012 Promo video

 

This one is worth watching just for the music!

 

...and Kharkiv 

The Stadium

 

The city

 

What they do when there’s no football

 

and finally, the formidable Donetsk

 

The expensive Donetsk promo for UEFA Euro-2012

 

The expensive stadium

 

Oh, and…

Yes, there’s even a happy EURO song!