Image The waterfront in Tulcea, Romania, the regional capital. With Ukraine’s seaports too dangerous ... downloaded an official map that identified forest and farmland he always considered ...

Russian forces have made marginal gains in recent days in Ukraine's east. More Ethan Swope/Getty Images This map by the Institute ... which is close to the border with Romania.

Territorial control in Ukraine Before 2014 invasion BELARUS RUSSIA UKRAINE ROMANIA The question of where Ukraine’s borders with Russia should be drawn in any peace negotiations came into sharp ...

One escape route is the Tisza River, which separates Romania from Ukraine for 39 miles. Barelin and another border guard, 30-year-old Artem Shakhovalov, walk along a portion of the river that is ...