Volhynia, Volynia, or Volyn (, , Volyn'; , or Volyne; , , or Wolynien, ) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe straddling Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. The alternate name for the region is Lodomeria after the city of Volodymyr-Volynsky (Vo-Lodymer), which once was a political capital of the medieval Volhynian Principality. It has changed hands numerous times throughout history and been divided among competing powers. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, it has been part of the independent nation of Ukraine.