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I did a quick Google search, and I didn't say that the Maidan is to blame or that manual control isn't to blame. A combination of factors leads us to the saying: we have what we have.
What affects the exchange rate?

Like any price, the exchange rate is subject to deviations from its value base, which occur under the influence of supply and demand, which depend on many factors. The exchange rate is related to a large number of economic categories: price, value, money, balance of payments, and others. All factors are very closely related, and it is impossible to single out any dominant one. The main ones are:

Inflation rate
Balance of payments
Difference in interest rates in different countries
Functioning of foreign exchange markets and the implementation of speculative foreign exchange operations
The level of confidence in the national currency in the domestic and foreign markets
Currency policy
National income
Conjunctive factors

So, to be so categorical, that only one person on the forum understands currency fluctuations, and the rest are just dust, I wouldn't.

And regarding imports and exports, Google is also helpful. I didn't exaggerate, but rather understated. In 2013, imports exceeded exports, and what follows from this, I think, I don't need to explain to such a pro (absolutely without sarcasm, because it is clear that there is understanding).

Ukrainian potatoes, carrots, etc. - either of good quality from a private farmer, or with nitrates, phosphates, etc. A private farmer won't ship three bags to Europe, but they have plenty of their own with nitrates. So, where is the export?

We don't need to read about specialization. It is enough to look at how much and what the industry produces. One airplane in two years. A serious bid for foreign exchange earnings for the country. If they could do something, they either have forgotten how or no one needs it. There is no progress in science, and even less in production. As much as I would like it, I cannot name a single industry that would be considered advanced (of course, except for confectionery, meat and dairy, where everything is at a level - all based on chemistry). So, what kind of competition, especially with the West, where productivity is many times higher?? So, all that remains is Russia, from which we are trying to distance ourselves.

And do we need to understand currency fluctuations when it is obvious that higher activity in the Euromaidan leads to a higher exchange rate? Ask people who buy dollars, different people, why they do it. The priority is political instability. And there is no need to be a super-duper financier in this case; the current dollar exchange rate is purely the merit of the Euromaidan.