Where is the dividing line between East and West Ukraine?

The dividing line between east and west Ukraine is the Dnieper River.

after the Pelja Slavic Agreement was signed, Russia and Poland fought a war for 13 years. In the end, Ukraine was divided by the Dnieper River. The western Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper River belonged to Poland and the eastern Ukraine on the left bank belonged to Russia. This is not only the most important geographical boundary in the early modern history of Ukraine, but also an important cultural boundary.

The Dnieper River

The Dnieper River originates from the marshland in the mixed forest zone in the south of Valdai Hills in Russia. It flows from north to south, turns to southeast in Kiev, turns to southwest after reaching Zaporoge, flows through Smolensk, Belarus and Ukraine in Russia, and finally flows into the Black Sea 3 kilometers southwest of Hellson.

The total length of the river is 2,285 kilometers, with a drainage area of 53, square kilometers and a total drop of 253 meters. The length of the rivers in the three countries is 485 kilometers, 595 kilometers and 1,25 kilometers respectively.