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Ukraine, highlighted Kiev Oblast
The Kiev Oblast lies in the Ukraine. It borders on the oblasts Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Cherkassy, Poltava and Chernihiv. Northern neighboring state is Belarus.
Regions
places
- Kiev, Capital of Ukraine
- Bila Tserkva
- Chernobyl
Other goals
background
The oblast is traversed from north to south by the Dnepr. A right tributary near the border with Belarus is the Pripyat. Between the cities Chernobyl and the city Pripyat it came to in 1986 Chernobyl disasterAs a result, both cities had to be evacuated from the radioactive contamination and the area closed.