Ukraine Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 3.7 / 5

Please reconsider your need to travel to Ukraine. We detected travel advisories from 10 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.8 / 5

Ukraine shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Ukraine), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Romania (4.1), Belarus (4), Hungary (3.8), Russia (3.8), Slovakia (3.8), Moldova with 3.6 and Poland with 3.2 (of 5).

Ukraine with its capital Kiev is a country in Europe (Eastern Europe), slightly smaller than Texas (603,700 km²). The country is located Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east. The climate can be described as temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south. The landscape is most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south. With a population of about 45.99 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Ukraine is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• air and water pollution
• deforestation
• inadequate supplies of potable water
• radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant

Natural hazzards

• occasional droughts
• occasional floods

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ukraine. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. chemicals
2. coal
3. electric power
4. ferrous
5. food processing
6. machinery
7. nonferrous metals
8. transport equipment

Agriculture products

1. beef
2. grain
3. milk
4. sugar beets
5. sunflower seeds
6. vegetables

Ukrainian Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ukraine.

Export products

1. chemicals
2. ferrous
3. foodstuffs
4. fuel
5. machinery
6. nonferrous metals
7. petroleum products
8. transport equipment

Import products

1. chemicals
2. energy
3. equipment
4. machinery

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Ukraine?

Ukraine is currently rated at 3,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 10 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Ukraine.

Is it safe to travel Ukraine in 2020?

The score is rather high (3,7) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Ukraine. Maybe pick another location.

How many travel advisories do you know for Ukraine?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 10 individual sources for Ukraine.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Ukraine?

There are currently 178,353 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ukraine. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 3,583 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ukraine.

What is the size of Ukraine?

Ukraine has a size of 603,700 km² or 233,090 mi² which is slightly smaller than Texas.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.