Moldova–Ukraine border

TheMoldova–Ukraine border,the officialborderbetweenRepublic of MoldovaandUkraine,was established after thedissolution of the Soviet Union.The length of the inland border is 1,222 kilometres (759 mi),of which 267 kilometres (166 mi) is fluvial (i.e., along rivers) and 955 kilometres (593 mi) is land border.About 454 kilometres (282 mi) of it constitutes thede factoborder between Ukraine and theunrecognized breakaway republicofTransnistria.

The border runs from the northernRomania-Moldova-Ukrainetripointin the northwest of the country, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), from the Ukrainian village andborder crossingofMamalyha,Ukraine toCriva, Briceni,Moldova. It runs east until the city and border crossing ofMohyliv-Podilskyi,where it turns southeast and enters the channel of the river ofDniester.By the village ofNimereucathe territory of Transnistria begins, which ends byPurcari.Several kilometers further it turns west. ByBasarabeasca Districtit turns south and runs until the southern Romania-Moldova-Ukraine tripoint nearGalați,Romania andReni, Ukraine,byDanube.

As of 2014the border had 67 permanent officialborder crossingsclassified into three categories: international, for crossing by citizens of any state; interstate, for crossing only by citizens of Moldova and Ukraine; and local, forlocal border traffic.Of them, 25 crossings are along the territory held by the Transnistrian separatist regime and are not monitored by the Moldovan border guards.There is a unique disputed situation with the Moldovan village ofPalanca, Ștefan Vodă.As of 2014its territory abuts toOdesa Oblastof Ukraine in such a way that there is no way to travel to the southwestern part of Odesa Oblast from the rest of Ukraine by land without crossing Republic of Moldova.

Checkpoint Mamalyha (Chernivtsi Oblast) in Northern Bessarabia

List of border crossings with Moldova

Border Crossing Checkpoints(BCPs) are listed by theState Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Moldovan and Ukrainian boundary markers

Map of Moldova

Moldova and Transnistria

Stateless persons crossing into Ukraine

Per the Ukraine Government's site as of 21 Sep 2017 "Foreigners and stateless persons enter Ukraine only when they have a passport and a certain type of visa, which is required by a current legislation or an international agreement, if there are no other requirements. Copies of passports, visas and other documents confirmed by a notary give no right to cross the state border."

See also

• Transnistrian border customs issues
• Moldova–Ukraine relations
• European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine