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The biggest problem you could meet encounter is that the majority of the few people don't speak English or other foreign languagelanguages. Though, if your Ukrainian is good enough, and you feel like it: just go for it! Most Some command of people speak Russian too. Besides, if you speak any of Slavic languages, (the connection will be much easier, they are quite similarCommunist-era lingua franca and many Ukrainians' native language) or Ukrainian is advisable. Especially Ukrainians understand Polish – it is also widely understood. When the closest of Slavic languages excepting Belorussian and Russian.Generally language barrier is overcome, Ukrainians are generally hospitable and open persons when you have no language barrier. They like to help foreigners besidespeople.
== Weather ==
== Food ==
Of course you can get stuck easily on the motorway next to a turn-off from the main road because of nightfall. But there is also nice night-traffic of trucks caused by warm weather from May to September. Usually, there are some gas stations near to such places and there some favorite and famous places for stops known by drivers – something like unofficial rest-stations (there are no official but a lot of unofficial ones). You can easily find something to eat and to drink there and at almost all gas-stations there are night-shops. You can eat in some road-restaurants, they may be not expensive for foreigners from countries like the EU states – you can probably have some nice dinner there for US$7-10 7–10 (2008).
== Crimes ==
Crimes related to hitch-hiking are not common in Ukraine. But a hitchhiker should avoid cars with drunken drivers or passengers. When you are a single girl it's better to find truck or a car with family for your safety. Avoid night-rides with “funny” drivers.It is also necessary to keep Keep your money (carry a bank card instead of a lot of cash) and phone in a safe place or on credit cards, the same for mobile phones – shit happens everywhere in the world.
== Cities ==
== Border crossing ==
* [[ChopBelarus]]** [[Skytok-Záhony Novaya Guta border crossing|Skytok-Novaya Guta]] with * [[Hungary]]** [[DorohuskChop-Jahodin Záhony border crossing|Chop-Záhony]] with * [[Poland]]** [[HrebenneDorohusk-Rava Ruska Jahodin border crossing|Dorohusk-Jahodin]] with Poland* [[ShegyniHrebenne-Medyka Rava Ruska border crossing|Hrebenne-Rava Ruska]] with Poland ** [[SiretShegyni-Porubnoe Medyka border crossing|Shegyni-Medyka]] with * [[Romania]]** [[Dyakove-Halmeu border crossing|Dyakove-Halmeu]] with ** [[RomaniaSighetu Marmației-Solotvyno border crossing|Sighetu Marmației-Solotvyno]]** [[SkytokSiret-Novaya Guta Porubnoe border crossing|Siret-Porubnoe]] with [[Belarus]]
== Further Information ==
* [http://ua_autostop.livejournal.com Ukrainian hitchhiking community] {{ru}}, but you can ask questions and get replies in {{en}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IE-WQ3rvmW4 Short video summary of the Ukrainian World Championship qualifiers in 2012]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IE-WQ3rvmW4 Video footage] of a hitchhiker's tour through Ukraine, giving an idea of the roads travellers will encounter there.
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