Which parts of Ukraine are safe?

The towns in the Ukrainian Carpathian region, such as Kolomyya and Kosiv, are the safest destination in Ukraine. Other Western Ukrainian towns, including Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Chernivtsi, are also risk free for tourists. Are you planning a trip to Ukraine?



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Kharkiv is in Eastern Ukraine, not Western. So, it is Eastern Ukraine that is sort of sympathing with Russia, but not so much recently, due to known events in Crimea and Donbass. Kharkiv situation is pretty safe.

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UNESCO, the UN's cultural organisation, has put Ukraine's two cities Kyiv and Lviv on its 'in danger' list. The reason behind this is that these cities are at risk from Russian invasion.

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The city centre of Odessa is really safe enough, both in the day time and at night, I'd say it's 9/10. All the local open-air markets are quite unsafe, I'd not recommend you to visit them, in the day time you can be easily pick-pocketed and at night even robbed.

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Ukraine - AVOID ALL TRAVEL Your safety is at high risk, particularly if you engage in active combat. On October 10, 2022, Russia launched numerous missile strikes against Ukrainian civilian and government infrastructure in multiple cities, including Kyiv. The attack resulted in several casualties.

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Currently, there are no direct flights to Ukraine from the United States.

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Suspension of operations (2022-present) Shortly afterward, the airport was hit by Russian missiles targeting Ukrainian infrastructure. As of November 2023, the airspace is still closed, and commercial air travel across Ukraine remains suspended.

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Do not travel to Belarus due to the volatile security environment caused by the Russian military presence along Belarus' border with Ukraine and military conflict. Russian forces are conducting military operations from Belarus, and this has heightened tensions in the region.

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A visit to Bulgaria will be completely unaffected by the issues in Ukraine. We visited 3 times last year and definitely no problems.

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Do not travel to Russia due to the security environment and the impacts of the military conflict with Ukraine. Due to recent military tensions additional security restrictions, including some limitations on movement, may remain in place in some regions. Further measures may be implemented at short notice.

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