The Moldova–Ukraine border, the official border between Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The length of the inland border is , of which is fluvial (i.e., along rivers) and is land border. About of it constitutes the de facto border between Ukraine and the unrecognized breakaway republic of Transnistria.

The border runs from the northern Romania-Moldova-Ukraine tripoint in the northwest of the country, , from the Ukrainian village and border crossing of Mamalyha, Ukraine to Criva, Briceni, Moldova. It runs east until the city and border crossing of Mohyliv-Podilskyi, where it turns southeast and enters the channel of the river of Dniester. By the village of Nimereuca the territory of Transnistria begins, which ends by Purcari. Several kilometers further it turns west. By Basarabeasca District it turns south and runs until the southern Romania-Moldova-Ukraine tripoint near Galați, Romania and Reni, Ukraine, by the Danube.

the border had 67 permanent official border crossings classified into three categories: international, for crossing by citizens of any state; interstate, for crossing only by citizens of Moldova and Ukraine; and local, for local border traffic. Of them, 25 crossings are along the territory held by the Transnistrian separatist regime and are not monitored by the Moldovan border guards. There is a unique situation with the Moldovan village of Palanca, Ștefan Vodă. European route E87, connecting Odesa and Bolhrad runs through a small stretch of Moldovan territory, turning the part of Ukraine west of Dniestr river into a de facto pene-exclave. The only way to reach Bolhrad without crossing the border is via the bridge on the spit over the Dniester Estuary near the town of Zatoka, part of highway H33.

In 2022, after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present), checkpoints along the breakaway republic of Transnistria were closed. The Ukrainian government officially said that the measure prevents a potential invasion from the southwest. The border was even fortified with landmines.

List of border crossings with Moldova There are currently 21 open road border crossings between Moldova and Ukraine and 2 additional crossings by ferry. The 20 crossings that lead to territory controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic have been closed since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war.https://www.zois-berlin.de/en/publications/zois-spotlight/from-war-zone-to-conflict-region-ukrainian-refugees-in-transnistria The crossings are listed from North to South.

Moldovan name Ukrainian name Moldovan road Ukrainian road Status Opening times Criva Mamalyha internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730454845802-mamaliga-kriva 24 hours Lipcani Podvirivka local road local road internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/podvir-yivka-lipkan 24 hours Medveja Zelena local road local road internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730454110526-zelena-medvezhe 24 hours Larga Kelmentsi local road local road internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730454867278-kelmenci-larga 24 hours Briceni Rososhany P-133 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/rossoshani-brichen 24 hours Grimăncăuți Vashkivtsi L-20 T-2633 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/vashkivci-grimenkeuc 24 hours Clocușna Sokyriany 1 local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/sokiryani-klokushna 24 hours Ocnița Sokyriany 2 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730454133359-sokiryani-oknicya 24 hours Otaci Mohyliv-Podilskyi internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/mohyliv-podilskyi-otach 24 hours Unguri Bronnytsia internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/bronnicya-ungri 24 hours Cosăuți Yampil (ferry) (ferry) internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730450793200-yampil-koseuc daytime Soroca Tsekynivka local road (ferry) local road (ferry) bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730450810734-cekinivka-soroka daytime Hruşca Velyka Kisnytsia L-126 T-0215 bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/velika-kosnicya-hrushka 24 hours (CLOSED) Ocnița Hrabarivka local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/grabarivka-oknicya daytime (CLOSED) Hristovaia Bolhan T-0225 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/bolgan-hristova 24 hours (CLOSED) Rotari Studena local road T-0233 localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/studena-rotar daytime (CLOSED) Slobozia-Rașcov Oleksiivka local road T-1611 bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/oleksiyivka-valya-turkuluj 24 hours (CLOSED) Vadul Turcului Oleksiivka local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/shershenci-valya-turkuluj daytime (CLOSED) Broșteni Tymkove L-137 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/timkove-broshten 24 hours (CLOSED) Cobasna Domnytsya local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/domnicya-kovbasna daytime (CLOSED) Vărăncău Stanislavka L-155 T-1638 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/stanislavka-verenkeu 24 hours (CLOSED) Jura Fedosiivka local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/fedosiyivka-zhura daytime (CLOSED) Dubău Dubove local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/dubove-dubeu daytime (CLOSED) Goianul Nou Platonove internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/platonove-goyanul-nou 24 hours (CLOSED) Colosova Yosypivka local road T-1614 bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/josipivka-kolosovo 24 hours (CLOSED) Mocearovca Pavlivka local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/pavlivka-mocharivka daytime (CLOSED) Mălăiești Velykopoloske local road local road bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/velikoploske-meleyesht 24 hours (CLOSED) Blijnii Hutor Slovyanoserbka local road local road bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/slov-yanoserbka-blizhnij-hutir 24 hours (CLOSED) Tiraspol Hrebenyky T-1616 localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/grebeniki-tiraspol 24 hours (CLOSED) Andriaşevca Nouă Rozalivka local road local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/rozalivka-frunze-nove daytime (CLOSED) Pervomaisc Kuchurhan internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/kuchurgan-pervomajsk 24 hours (CLOSED) Nezavertailovca Hradenytsi local road local road internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/gradinci-nezavertajlivka 24 hours (CLOSED) Palanca Mayaky-Udobne internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/palanka-mayaki-udobne-palanka 24 hours Tudora Starokozache internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/starokozache-tudora 24 hours Săiți Lisne T-1644 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/lisne-seic 24 hours Basarabeasca Serpneve T-1627 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/serpneve-1-basarab-yaska 24 hours Ceadîr-Lunga 1 Maloyaroslavets T-1645 bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/maloyaroslavec-1-chadir-lunga 24 hours Ceadîr-Lunga 2 Novi Troyany T-1632 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/novi-troyani-chadir-lunga 24 hours Cairaclia Zaliznychne L-666 local road localhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/zaliznichne-kayrakliya 24 hours Mirnoe Tabaky L-672 T-1629 internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/tabaki-mirne 24 hours Vulcăneşti Vynohradivka adjacent to internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/vinogradivka-vulkenyesht 24 hours Cișmichioi Dolynske L-705 T-1642 bilateralhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/dolinske-chishmikioj 24 hours Giurgiulești Reni internationalhttps://dpsu.gov.ua/en/1730454798871-reni-dzhyurdzhyulesht 24 hours

Stateless persons crossing into Ukraine Per the Ukraine Government's site as of 21 Sep 2017 "Foreigners and stateless persons enter Ukraine only when they have a passport and a certain type of visa, which is required by a current legislation or an international agreement, if there are no other requirements. Copies of passports, visas and other documents confirmed by a notary give no right to cross the state border."

See also Transnistrian border customs issues Moldova–Ukraine relations European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine

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