The Ukrainian R1a Y-DNA Project if for people with R1a haplogroup who are ancestrally tied to Ukraine and Ukrainian ethnic lands. Please do not attempt to join this group if you are not R1a or do not have Ukrainian ancestry connection somewhere in your family tree. Merely having a close match, especially at 12 markers, to a Ukrainian R1a Y-DNA Project member does not meet the requirements for joining this project. There must also be some research you've done which indicates Ukrainian ancestry. If you do wish to inquire about a close match in the project, contact the project administrator. Joining the project is not the way to get information you desire. Also, in order to join the Ukrainian R1a Y-DNA Project, you must have at least ordered a test from Family Tree DNA. This will give you a kit number, which allows FTDNA to identify you; see below for link to order a test, which provides a discount. If you attempt to join the project and don't have a kit number, the attempt will not be successful. When you do send a join request, make sure that you're logged into your FTDNA account and indicated your tested or predicted haplogroup. If you're not logged into your account when you send the join request, your kit number will not show in the request and the request will not succeed.