ul ers ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁This ▁page ▁includes ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁the ▁Gran ce ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ky iv , ▁Grand ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ch ern ih iv , ▁Grand ▁Prince ▁of ▁Pere y as lav l , ▁Grand ▁Prince ▁of ▁Gal icia - Vol yn , ▁Het man ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁following ▁list ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁leaders ▁who ▁ruled ▁over ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁during ▁Anti qu ity ▁and ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁princes ▁who ▁ruled ▁the ▁principal ities ▁that ▁constit uted ▁Ky ivan ▁Rus ▁and ▁continues ▁with ▁the ▁pres idents ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁▁ ▁Ukraine ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁state ▁entirely ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Europe ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁by ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁names , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁histor ically ▁as : ▁Ky ivan ▁Rus , ▁Rus ', ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Gal icia - Vol yn , ▁the ▁Z apor iz h ian ▁Host ▁and ▁the ▁Het man ate . ▁The ▁so ver eign s ▁of ▁these ▁fl uct u ating ▁political ▁entities ▁have ▁accordingly ▁been ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ways : ▁kn y az , ▁kn y ah en ya , ▁kor ol , ▁het man ▁and ▁president . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁noble ▁titles : ▁kn y az ▁and ▁v ely ky ▁kn y az ▁translate ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁" Pr ince " ▁and ▁" Gr and ▁Prince " ▁respectively , ▁whilst ▁kor ol ▁transl ates ▁into ▁' king '. ▁ ▁Anti qu ity ▁( c . ▁