[3] Similarly, a small community of Peruvians live mostly in Kyiv,[4] with a considerable number having been evacuated in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[5] During the Spanish American wars of independence, Miguel Rola[6] (born Mykhailo Skybytskyi; Korchivka, 1793 — Starokostiantyniv, 1847),[7] a Ukrainian soldier who had left Russia for his participation in the Decembrist revolt, fought under Simón Bolívar and participated in the Peruvian War of Independence, being wounded in action during the Battle of Ayacucho.

[7] Before Ukrainian independence, Peru maintained relations with its predecessors state, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

[12] Peru was one of 100 countries that voted in favour of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 68/262, condemning the Russian annexation of Crimea.

[20] The Peruvian and Ukrainian armed forces have signed agreements on military cooperation, leading to the development of the Tifón 2a main battle tank in 2010.