Moldova–Ukraine border

The Moldova–Ukraine border, the official border between Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The length of the inland border is 1,222 kilometres (759 mi),[1] of which 267 kilometres (166 mi) is fluvial (i.e., along rivers) and 955 kilometres (593 mi) is land border.[2] About 454 kilometres (282 mi) of it constitutes the de facto border between Ukraine and the unrecognized breakaway republic of Transnistria.[2]

The border runs from the northern Romania-Moldova-Ukraine tripoint in the northwest of the country, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), from the Ukrainian village and border crossing of Mamalyha, Ukraine to Criva, Briceni, Moldova. It runs east until the city and border crossing of Mohyliv-Podilskyi, where it turns southeast and enters the channel of the river of Dniester. By the village of Nimereuca the territory of Transnistria begins, which ends by Purcari. Several kilometers further it turns west. By Basarabeasca District it turns south and runs until the southern Romania-Moldova-Ukraine tripoint near Galați, Romania and Reni, Ukraine, by Danube.

As of 2014[update] the border had 67 permanent official border crossings classified into three categories: international, for crossing by citizens of any state; interstate, for crossing only by citizens of Moldova and Ukraine; and local, for local 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.[2] There is a unique disputed situation with the Moldovan village of Palanca, Ștefan Vodă.[needs update] As of 2014[update] its territory abuts to Odesa Oblast of 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.[2]

International border

Checkpoint Mamalyha (Chernivtsi Oblast) in Northern Bessarabia

## List of border crossings with Moldova

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Border Crossing Checkpoints[3] (BCPs) are listed by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Moldovan and Ukrainian boundary markers

Map of Moldova Moldova and Transnistria

## Stateless persons crossing into Ukraine

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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."[4]

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Ministerul Afacerilor Externe si Integraraii Europene al RM". www.mfa.gov.md. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23.
2. ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2017-05-04.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Checkpoints". dpsu.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
4. ^ "Border crossing by foreigners and stateless persons". dpsu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

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Borders of Moldova

* Romania
* Ukraine

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Borders of Ukraine

* Belarus
* European Union
* Hungary
* Poland
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Moldova
* Russia

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Transnistria articles

History|

* Before 1792
* World War II
* Moldavian ASSR
* Transnistria Governorate
* Transnistria conflict
* Transnistria War
* Joint Control Commission
* 1997 Moscow memorandum
* Kozak memorandum
* 2025 Moldovan energy crisis

Geography|

* Localities

Politics|

* 2006 customs crisis
* Coat of arms
* Flag
* Foreign relations
* Human rights
* Law enforcement
* Military
* Moldova–Ukraine border
* Parliament
* Political parties
* President
* Prime Minister
* Proposed reintegration into Moldova
* Proposed Russian annexation
* Russian military presence
* Unification of Moldova and Romania

Economy|

* Central bank
* Rubla (currency)
* Moldova Steel Works
* Airports

Society|

* Crime
* Culture
* Media
* Romanian-language schools
* Public holidays
* Anthem

Demographics|

* History
* Poles in Transnistria
* Census in 1989 / 2004 / 2015

Note: Transnistria is a Moldovan breakaway territory and a self-proclaimed republic, unrecognised by any United Nations member state.

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Transnistria conflict

Background|

* First Partition of Poland and Treaty of Iași
* Union of Bessarabia with Romania
* Moldavian ASSR
* Moldovenism
* World War II
* Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
* Moldavian SSR
* Transnistria Governorate
* The Holocaust in Romania
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* Controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova
* Moldovan language
* Unification of Moldova and Romania

Transnistria War|

* Timeline
* Battle of Bender
* Ceasefire agreement

Post-war developments|

* Human rights in Transnistria
* Romanian-language schools in Transnistria
* Russian military presence in Transnistria
* Joint Control Commission
* 2006 Transnistrian independence referendum
* 2006 Transnistrian customs crisis
* 2006 Russian ban of Moldovan wines
* 2012 Moldova security zone incident
* 2022 Transnistria attacks
* 2025 Moldovan energy crisis

Resolution attempts|

* 1997 Moscow memorandum
* 1999 Istanbul summit
* 2003 Kozak memorandum
* 2005 Yushchenko Plan
* Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
* 5+2 format (2005–present; see also Berlin Plus package, 2016–present)

Potential solutions|

* Reintegration into Moldova
* Bureau for Reintegration of the Republic of Moldova
* Annexation by Russia

Participants and figures|

| Pro-Moldova|

* Moldova
* Mircea Snegur
* Petru Lucinschi
* Vladimir Voronin
* Nicolae Timofti
* Igor Dodon
* Maia Sandu
* European Union
* Romania
* United States
* Ukraine

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Pro-Transnistria|

* Transnistria
* Igor Smirnov
* Yevgeny Shevchuk
* Vadim Krasnoselsky
* Russia
* 14th Guards Army
* Operational Group of Russian Forces

Neutral|

* Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

See also|

* Gagauzia conflict
* Gagauz Republic
* Cobasna ammunition depot
* Moldova–Ukraine border

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