Belarus–Ukraine border

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Polesian lowland

The Belarusian-Ukrainian border (

Western Bug that coincides with the border of Poland
.

Geography

The border is situated in the

Western Bug to the Dnieper along the Pripyat River
.

The western end of the border starts at the Western Bug, around the area of the

Homiel and runs along the river. At the midpoint between Homiel and Ripky, the border turns and again runs eastward towards the Central Russian Upland for about 100 km (62 mi) where it terminates at the triple junction point with the Russian border
.

History

Sign at Ilmivka checkpoint (local border traffic) written in Ukrainian and Russian
Novi Yarylovychi

The modern state of the border is dated to World War I, when the Ukrainian People's Republic appeared on the map of the world in 1918.

However, the border has historical roots. The border between the

Kyiv Voivodeship, Volhynian, and Ruthenian
voivodeships on the Polish side.

After

Volyn
provinces of the interwar Polish Republic, and the eastern portion coincided with the border between the Soviet republics of Belarus and Ukraine.

At first, the border between both Soviet republics was recognised by the Treaty between the

Belarusian SSR from December 12, 1990.[citation needed
]

The status of the state border with Ukraine was given by the Supreme Soviet of Belarus of 11 June 1993, but there is an international agreement between Belarus and Ukraine, in which they mutually recognise the border BSSR and USSR recognised in 1990.

To date, the border is governed by the Agreement between Belarus and Ukraine on friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation of 17 June 1995,[

National Assembly of Belarus, but the parties still have not exchanged instruments of ratification.[citation needed
]

According to Chairman of the State Border Committee of Belarus, Igor Raczkowski, work on border demarcation may continue for up to 10 years and require 51 billion

rubelss.[3]

Demarcation of the border began with the 13 November 2013 inauguration of the first border sign at the place where the borders of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia meet.[4]

Following the

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources through its special agency. The area does not have adequate infrastructure for border crossing, which is conducted in the area under special authority due to contamination. The exclusion zone has its own checkpoints. The Chernihiv–Ovruch railway runs along the border on the Ukrainian side, connecting the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant with the city of Slavutych
. The tracks cross the border twice.

On 24 February 2022, during the

Ukrainian Ministry of Defense after Russian troops had left the area.[7] On 4 and 5 April 2022 units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine retook control of their border crossing in Chernihiv Oblast.[8]

On 11 November, it was reported that Ukraine had begun construction of a wall on the border with Belarus.[9]

After the June 2023 Wagner Group rebellion, after which the Wagner Group was slated to move to Belarus, the border again became a topic of discussion. On 30 June 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved plans for further reinforcements of the border, although they acknowledged that they did not find any current threats.[10]

Border checkpoints

Iolcha train station
Pishcha border crossing

Checkpoints in bold have international status.

Homiel – Chernihiv regions

  • Loyew – Kamianka (river, in winter – ice crossing)
  • Andzewka – Derevyny (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Paddabranka – Dobryanka (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Hlybotskaie – Ilmivka (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Kamaryn – Slavutych P35/ P 56
  • Vesialowka –
    P 13
  • Novaja Huta – Novi Yarylovychi M8/ M 01 ( E95)
  • Cierucha – Hornostayivka (railway) (Chernihiv (railway, f))
  • Cierachowka – Khorobychi (railway) (Shchors (railway))

Homiel – Kyiv regions

Homiel – Zhytomyr regions

Bresc – Rivne regions

  • Trušava – Vychivka (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Almany – Perebrody (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • (S) Nievieĺ – Prykladnyky P147/ P 76
  • Vierchni Cierabiažow – Horodyshche P88/ P 05
  • Haryń – Udrytsk (railway) (Sarny (railway))

Bresc – Volyn regions

  • Očyna – Huta (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Sušytnica – Tur (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • Dubok – Khrypsk (small road/street, local traffic passengers during day hours)
  • (S) Dzivin – Samary P127/local road
  • Tamašowka – Pulemets
    Shatsky Lakes
    area)
  • Machro – Dolsk P144/ P 14
  • Makrany – Domanove M12/ M 19 ( E85) and T0304
  • Chacislaw – Zabolottia (railway) (Kovel (railway, freight))

Special case (Chernobyl railway)

Ukrzaliznytsia only. The railway passes through a number of stations on Belarusian territory, most of which are abandoned, except for that of Iolcha. Iolcha station is leased by the government of Ukraine and operated by Ukrainian personnel, while the border services (such as customs) are conducted by the Belarusian authorities. Border services on Ukrainian territory are also conducted at Semykhody station, Vyshhorod Raion (near Pripyat) and Nedanchychi, Chernihiv Raion
(near Slavutych). The portion of the line between Semykhody and Ovruch has been suspended indefinitely and is not currently being utilised.

References

  1. ^ Note: See also Category:Belarus–Poland border and Category:Poland–Ukraine border
  2. ^ Note: See also Belarus–Russia border and Poland–Russia border
  3. BELTA
    , January 19, 2010
  4. ^ Торжественно открыт первый пограничный знак
  5. ^ Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Rob Picheta, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Macaya and Maureen Chowdhury (2022-02-23). "Ukraine says it was attacked through Russian, Belarus and Crimea borders". CNN. Retrieved 2022-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (3 April 2022)
  7. aljazeera.com
    (3 April 2022)
  8. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (5 April 2022)
  9. ^ Balmforth, Tom. "Ukraine builds wall on border with Belarus - presidential adviser". reuters.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  11. ^ in english: Island
  12. ^ in english: Town
  13. ^ in english: Transfer Point

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