Moldova / Ukraine

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From Bulboaca to Clocușna. Bordermarkers 0081 - 0090
The end of the March 2025 expedtion at border marker 0081.
In April 2019 I also visited 0089 and 0090.
I came back in August 2025 for the remaining border markers 0082 - 0089.
EE-RU  20160415 Map 0081-0090
From Bulboaca via endless fields to the next village Clocușna.

Border marker 0081
The last border marker of our march 2025 expedition.
Before the Soviet Union fell, this was a main road, but now it is closed. There is no traffic, the road is not maintained and is blocked. A rather sad sight.

Next Moldova - Ukraine expedition: August 2025

Border marker 0082
In Augsut 2025 the area looked very green. In the late afternoon sun I found this pair betrween the fields.

MD-UA 20250801 Border marker 0083
On Ukrainian side a fresh ditch.

MD-UA 20250801 Border marker 0084
At every border marker there is an open space in the bush.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0085
Still in the afternoon sun. When I was finding a good postition for a picture an Ukrainian border guard who came out of nothing saw me from a distance:
"Контроль?" he asked.
"Да, контроль!" I answered quickly. I wore blue pants and a blue polo shirt, so I guess he assumed I was a Moldovan colleague.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0085-05
Beautiful view in the late afternoon into Ukrain. On the background fields with sun flowers.

Border marker 0086
The border makes a sharp angle here The border runs through a low and wet part full of reed.

MD-UA 20250801 Border marker 0087
The start of the second day of the August 2025 expedition. Again huge fields on both sides of the border.

MD-UA 20250801 Border marker 0088
From 0087 to here I had to hike as the farmers road ended there. Again a nice view.
Strange enough at BM 0087 and BM 0088 the border is a straight line. A bit up to the north, the border makes an angle which is only covered by a intermediate marker.

Border marker 0089
Back to the first expedition in April 2025:
We started at this border marker pair along the closed road between Clocușna and Hvizdivtsi. When we arrived here, two of Igors colleagues with a Kalashnikov appeared. They were talking while I was taking some pictures. I wonder when this road was closed. In 1991 Moldova and Ukraine got independent from the Sovjet Union. I guess the road was closed shortly after these independencies like the road at BM 0081.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0089 (2)
In summer 2025 I visited this marker in Clocușna as well. The area changed. On Ukrainian side extra bared wire.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0090
The border runs short along the Ukrainian village Hvizdivtsi.

Border marker 0090-01
Some very old and creaky fence with bared wire has to prevent you from illegal border crossing. On the background a sandy road, not a sand strip. You don't see that much sand strips here.
On the second picture my guide Igor.

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Intro 0001-0010 0011-0020 0021-0030 0031-0040 0041-0050 0051-0060 0061-0070 0071-0080 0081-0090 0091-0100 0101-0204 0478-0570 (PMR) 0571-0781