Here is list of banks that garanteed by goverment(under 200 000 UAH = $25 000)
http://www.fg.gov.ua/members/stuff/
But main risk it's currency rates floating. You sent $25k for 8UAH/1USD = UAH 200k , but currency rate increase to 10UAH/1USD = $20k.
- $5k
You still can use this type of investing but you must be warned.