The Tarutyns'kyj steppe is a protected landscape located in Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.

The Tarutyns'kyj steppe is located in the Odesa Oblast in the territory of Veselodolyns'ka village council.

[1] The original proposal by the State Department, put forward in 2008, was for the creation of a park that could be used for public recreation.

However, the dispute remained between the district administration and The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine for the right to dispose of the lands.

The landscape preserve "Tarutyns'kyj steppe" was announced by decree № 445-VI during the 12th session of the Odesa Regional Council of People's Deputies of the Sixth Convocation (26 of April, 2012).

[5][6][7] Ironically, it was the former military range, with the large protected zone used for grazing, which created conditions similar to the natural steppe ecosystem requirements - over 100 years of moderate grazing pressure and lack of plowing.