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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 ]
By sea Ukraine borders with Romania, Turkey and Russia. To the west Romania - Ukraine border stretches from the edge of its land segment across the Black Sea over the distance of 33 km, after that it is a boundary of the Ukrainian territorial waters and the Romanian Economic Zone. The Ukrainian territorial waters include the Snake Island.
In July 2014, faced with concerns that Transnistria could be used by Russia to attack Ukraine, the latter country started digging a trench 450 kilometres (280 miles) long, 3.5 metres (11 feet) wide and 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) deep on the border between Transnistria and Ukraine to prevent a possible movement of heavy artillery from ...
The unrecognized state, officially named the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, has its own currency and flag. Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Moldova’s ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. Unrecognised state in Eastern Europe This article is about the unrecognized state. For the administrative unit of Moldova, see Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester. For other uses, see Transnistria (disambiguation). Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Official ...
Tensions have also periodically soared in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria — a thin strip of land bordering Ukraine that isn’t recognized by any U.N. member countries ...
The Russia–Ukraine border is the de jure international boundary between Russia and Ukraine.Over land, the border spans five Russian oblasts and five Ukrainian oblasts.Due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in early 2014, the de facto border between Russia and Ukraine is different from the legal border recognized by the United Nations.
The Nistru forms a small part of Moldova's border with Ukraine in the northeast and southeast, but it mainly flows through the eastern part of the country, separating Bessarabia and Transnistria. The Prut River forms Moldova's entire western boundary with Romania.