Novaja Rudnia–Vystupovychi

About this crossing

Location

The Belarusian checkpoint is at Novaja Rudnia (Novaya Rudnya), in the Yelsk district of the Gomel region. On the Ukrainian side the road leads to Vystupovychi, in the Ovruch area of the Korosten district, Zhytomyr region. It is on the main road between Mazyr in Belarus and Ovruch and Zhytomyr in Ukraine (the M-21 on the Ukrainian side).

Current Status

The Belarusian State Border Committee still lists its own checkpoint as open around the clock, as an international checkpoint open to all nationalities. It also states that the Ukrainian checkpoint at Vystupovychi is not operating, at Ukraine's initiative. In practice you cannot cross here in either direction. The only point where Ukraine still lets anyone in from Belarus is Mokrany-Domanove in the Volyn region, and only for Ukrainian citizens returning home on foot. Nobody can leave Ukraine for Belarus there, and foreigners cannot use it.

Nearby Border Crossings

Other crossings close to Novaja Rudnia & Vystupovychi Border Crossing.

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Hours variable; confirm locally

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Aliaksandrawka & Vilcha Border Crossing

Ped,cars if permitted; full controls

Hours variable; check before travel

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Hluškavičy & Maidan Kopyshchansky Border Crossing

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Kamaryn & Slavutych Border Crossing

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800–1,200 daily

123 km

Loyew & Kamianka Border Crossing

Ped,cars if permitted; full controls

Hours variable; check before travel

0-200/day

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Why the Border Is Closed

Russian troops entered Ukraine from Belarusian territory in February 2022. Since then Ukraine has kept its border with Belarus closed to traffic and has fortified it. The border areas on both sides are militarised, and parts of the Ukrainian side may be mined. Do not try to approach or cross the border away from an official checkpoint.

Alternatives

Travellers between Belarus and Ukraine currently go through a third country, most often Poland or Lithuania, and then use a Polish-Ukrainian crossing. Check the entry rules of every country on the way. Many governments, and the EU countries next to Belarus, restrict entry and transit for some nationalities.

Before the War

This was one of the larger crossings on the Belarus-Ukraine border, an international checkpoint open to all nationalities, with a stated capacity of about 440 cars and 190 trucks a day in each direction. It carried freight and passenger traffic between Mazyr and Zhytomyr.

Final Planning Notes

Do not plan a trip around this crossing. Check the Belarusian State Border Committee and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine for any change. A reopening would be announced by both governments.