Where we work

The Moldovan-Ukrainian state border is 1,222 km long, consisting of 955 km of “green” (land) border and 267 km of “blue” (river) border. EUBAM covers the entire length through six field offices (3 on the Moldovan side, 3 on the Ukrainian side), a Liaison office in Chisinau and HQ in Odessa.

Map of the EUBAM Area of Responsibility

There are 67 permanent official border crossing points along the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, including international, inter-state and local ones. 470 km of this border on the Moldovan side is under the control of the so-called authorities of Transnistria, including 25 official crossing points to Ukraine.

The “internal boundary” between the Transnistrian region of Moldova and other regions of Moldova is not monitored by Moldovan border guards, but there are some customs check-points supported by police at road crossing points.

EUBAM Field offices

Field Office Besarabeasca

EUBAM’s Basarabeasca Field Office is located at Basarabeasca Customs Office in Moldova. The Area of Responsibility of Basarabeasca Field Office is roughly 300 km of the South-East Moldova - Ukraine border. The Field Office cooperates with the counterpart services on both sides of the border.

Field Office Chisinau

EUBAM’s Chisinau Field Office Area of Responsibility is along the Nistru river. On the left bank is the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova. The main focus of the Field Office is the administrative boundary line between the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova and the rest of the Republic of Moldova. The area of responsibility (approx. 411 km) is from Sanatauca to Rascaeti in the Republic of Moldova.

Field Office Kotovsk

EUBAM’s Kotovsk Field Office is located at Kotovsk Border Guard Detachment. The Area of Responsibility of Kotovsk Field Office is roughly 400 km of the Transnistrian segment of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border.  

Field Office Kutchurgan

EUBAM’S Kuchurhan Field Office is located at Kuchurhan Railway Border Crossing Point in Ukraine. It also has offices in Kuchurhan Road BCP and in Palanca Road BCP in the Republic of Moldova. The Area of Responsibility of Kuchurhan Field Office is roughly 213 km of of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. This section of the border adjoins the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova for 74 km.  

Field Office Otachi

EUBAM’S Otaci Field Office is located at Otaci International Border Crossing Point in Moldova opposite Mohyliv Podylskiy in Ukraine. The Area of Responsibility of Otaci Field Office covers 312 km of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border. Field Office Otaci deals with major crossing points between Moldova and Ukraine for both road and rail. 

Field Office Odessa

EUBAM’s Odessa Field Office is located on the territory of Odessa commercial sea port. It also has an office at Illichyvsk commercial sea port. In terms of turnover of goods, Odessa and Illichyvsk sea ports are the largest ports in Ukraine.