Belarus–Ukraine border

The border is situated in the Polesian Lowland, which stretches approximately from the Western Bug to the Dnieper along the Pripyat River.

Further along, it stretches parallel to the south of the Pripyat River, passing densely wooded areas that were contaminated after the Chernobyl disaster.

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine is governed by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources through its special agency.

The Chernihiv–Ovruch railway runs along the border on the Ukrainian side, connecting the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant with the city of Slavutych.

[6] The day before the whole of Kyiv Oblast, which is located on the Belarus–Ukraine border, was declared free of invaders by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense after Russian troops had left the area.

On 30 June 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved plans for further reinforcements of the border, although they acknowledged that they did not find any current threats.

Iolcha station is leased by the government of Ukraine and operated by Ukrainian personnel, while the border services (such as customs) are conducted by the Belarusian authorities.