Moldova / Ukraine

Intro 0001-0204 0478-0570 (PMR) 0571-0600 0601-0610 0611-0620 0621-0630 0631-0640 0641-0650 0651-0660 0661-0670 0671-0680 0681-0690 0691-0700 0701-0781
Bordermarkers 0671 - 0680
Down the hill near Zviozdocica to a lake at Ucrainca. In between some closed dead ending roads.
EE-RU  20160415 Map 0671-0680
The border runs east of Zviozdocica and east and south of Ucrainca, which is a village in Moldova.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0671
Still on the hillock of this beautiful slighly bumped landscape.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0672
From here the border runs down the hill to reach the level of a creek that leads to the lake in Ucrainca.

EE-RU  20160415 Intermediate border marker 0672-02
Here the border makes a 90 degrees angle and goes further down the hill.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0673
Reachable from the road between Zivozdocica and Tocuz. I had to cross a small creek but I succeeded without getting wet feet.

Border marker 0674
Now we are in the area of the small village Ucrainca which is more or less surrounded by the border.
BM 0674 is situated along a closed road between Ucrainca and connected to another road in Ukraine which is also cut by the border. That's the road which crosses the border at BM662 that ends now in the small village Lisne.
On the front of this pair of border markers you find a thin almost invisable line. When you hit it, somewhere this is notified.
A very old and simple but effective way of detecting smugglers at night.

On the second picture again an old statute which is disrepair.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0675
Situated along the dead ending road which runs parallel to the border.

Area of border marker 0676
Again a dead ending road. It's the same road as at BM 0662 but it's ending here. It's still tarred but not in use anymore not even by farmers. In fact it's dead ending on both ends in Moldova. You can only reach this part from by bumpy farmers roads. This road itself is blocked by a bareer, by removed pavement and even by some branches.
On some parts towards the border the road is almost totally overgrown.

Border marker 0676
Detail of the two border markers on the side of the road.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0677
In a small forrest east of the dead ending road. A bumpy road used by border guards brings you here. Notice the same thin lines as at BM 0674.
Border marker 0678
Situated close to the other dead ending part of the former road I already mentioned. The road itself runs about 50 meters from this angle in the border.
On the second picture a detail of the bared wire on Ukrainian side.

Dead ending road
Another dead ending road. Decorated with a rusred barrier. One can conclude that the independency in 1991 caused that many local roads became useless.
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EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0679
From Ucrainca I took some farmers roads between the fields to reach these (and the pervious) border markers.

EE-RU  20160415 Intermediate border marker 0679-1
Just tp give an impression about the area. A bit hilly, filled with fields. A beautiful view on this sunny morning in September.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0680
South of Ucrainca. Close to two small lakes. I visited this spot in the late afternoon just after arriving in Chișinău. First I went to 681 and 682, then I encountered two border guards.

EE-RU  20160415 Border marker 0680 extra
After visiting 0680 the two border guards kept me waiting for almost an hour. Although I prepared the expedition very careful and all necessary permits were granted, there was still hassle. After some calls they told me I was allowed to be here, but not to picture the border markers. I was legaly forbidden. After some telephone calls it turned out I was allowed to do it. But on own risk. 'I hope there will be no incidents', I read on 'Google Translate on the phone of the Border Guards.
So I won and it was the only serious hassle during my expedition.
These border guards joined me to BM 0683 - 0686. On the next remaning days I could do everything without further guidance ehich saved them and also me a lot of time.

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