Last verified: Friday, 21. February 2020 at 07:21 AM
Last verified: Friday, 21. February 2020 at 07:21 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Ukraine We advise caution when travelling to Ukraine. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.
Ukraine shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Ukraine), the Advisory Index is 1.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Russia (2.3), Hungary (1.5), Poland (1.5), Romania (1.5), Belarus (1.3), Moldova with 1.3 and Slovakia with 1.3 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Ukraine.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Ukraine from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Ukraine due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Crimea due to arbitrary detentions and other abuses by Russian occupation authorities. The eastern parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, especially the non-government-controlled areas, due to armed ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Crimea due to the uncertain security situation. Do not travel to Donetsk and Luhansk regions due to ongoing violent conflict and the volatile security situation. New Zealanders currently in Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are advised to depart as soon as it is safe to do so. The New Zealand Government is severely limited in its ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Ukraine: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/ukrainesicherheit/201946
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Ukraine.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/ukraine/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/ukraine/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Läget är spänt i Ukrainas östligaste delar. Var ytterst försiktig. Undvik alla resor till de delar av länen Donetsk och Luhansk som står utanför regeringens kontroll, i närheten av den så kallade kontaktlinjen och till Autonoma republiken Krim, som inte kontrolleras av de ukrainska myndigheterna.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ukraine.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Donetska oblast
Info: Undvik alla resor
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Når du rejser til Ukraine, bør du til enhver tid være opmærksom på din personlige sikkerhed pga. risikoen for terror. De fleste danskere har dog ingen problemer under besøg i landet. Vi fraråder alle rejser til regionerne Donetsk og Luhansk i det østlige Ukraine. Der har været væbnet konflikt siden foråret 2014. Vi fraråder alle rejser til Krim-halvøen, ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/ukraine/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ukraine.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Regionerne Donetsk og Luhansk. Krim-halvøen.
Info: Meget høj sikkerhedsrisiko. Hvis du vælger at rejse, bør du søge professionel rådgivning.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid all travel to certain areas
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Ukraine. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Ukraine changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 2.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Ukraine with a rating of 3.0.
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.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kiev |
| Population | about 45.99 million |
| Size | 603.700 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Texas |
| Common languages | Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian |
| Currency | Hryvnia (short: UAH) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +380 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ua |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | UA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | UKR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 804 |
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
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ukraine. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ukraine.
Export products
Import products
Ukraine is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 9 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Ukraine.
Visiting the country Ukraine is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 9 individual sources for Ukraine.
Ukraine has a size of 603,700 km² or 233,090 mi² which is slightly smaller than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Russia (2.3)
Hungary (1.5)
Poland (1.5)
Romania (1.5)
Belarus (1.3)
Moldova (1.3)
Slovakia (1.3)
Tanzania (Africa)
Taiwan (Asia)
Uganda (Africa)
United States (North America)