Ukraine oblast investment map Know where it is before deciding if it is worth a look
Beyond Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa, most foreign investors know little about Ukraine's regions. This guide puts every oblast on the map and explains each from an investor's point of view: where it is, how many people live there, what it grows and mines, what industry it has, and what makes sense to look at now.
On a phone, swipe the map sideways. The white dot is Kyiv City. Boundary data: geoBoundaries (ODbL). Schematic only, not for determining boundaries.
The risk bands are AU139's rough judgement as of November 2026. They are not an official classification and do not replace checks on a specific project. Any part of Ukraine can come under attack, and conditions vary widely within an oblast: the north of Rivne and Volyn, for example, is close to Belarus.
Country overview
Size and population: about 604,000 km², one of the largest countries in Europe. The official population was about 41 million in early 2022. Large numbers of people have since left or moved, so all oblast populations here are pre-war figures and only show relative size.
Administration: 24 oblasts, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol. Each oblast is divided into raions (districts), and raions into hromadas (local communities). Lessors, planning and land decisions in auction lots often sit at hromada level.
Agriculture: the black-soil belt across the centre and south is a major global grain and oilseed region, exporting mainly maize, wheat and sunflower oil. Foreigners and foreign-owned companies can lease farmland but cannot buy it.
Minerals: iron, manganese, titanium, uranium, graphite, coal, natural gas, potash and many kinds of stone. Large deposits and strategic minerals are state-regulated; owning a plot does not give the right to mine it.
Logistics: Black Sea and Danube ports are the main export routes, and road and rail crossings in the west connect to the EU. Crossings with Belarus and Russia cannot be treated as trade routes.
East and west: before the war, heavy industry was concentrated in the east and along the Dnipro. The war has moved some companies and people towards the west and centre.
How to read this guide
Area and population come from Wikipedia (2022 figures). Industry descriptions summarise public information. This is a first edition and has not been checked line by line against official statistics. Please tell us if you find an error.
Listing counts are a snapshot of the AU139 asset database from 2 November 2026. "Open auction" status can lag, and Prozorro.Sale is the authority.
An oblast profile only narrows the search. Any specific project still depends on its land, utilities, price history and distance. Quality varies widely within one oblast.
West (8)
Lviv OblastWestRelatively rear
Capital: Lviv · about 21,824 km² · about 2.52 million before the war · Borders Poland to the west
Agriculture:
Wheat, sugar beet, flax, potatoes, apples and dairy; fragmented plots, not a main maize or sunflower area
Minerals and energy:
Coal in the north, Soviet-era sulphur mining in the centre, old and nearly depleted oil and gas fields in the Carpathian foothills
Industry and logistics:
IT and services, machinery, food, timber; concentration of road and rail crossings into Poland
Investor view:
First choice for firms relocating west. Demand for industrial land, warehousing and border logistics is real, and competition for good sites is the strongest
Dnipropetrovsk OblastEastNear a border or the front
Capital: Dnipro · about 31,901 km² · about 3.21 million before the war · No international border; the east is close to the front
Agriculture:
Grain and sunflower, with many large farms
Minerals and energy:
Kryvyi Rih iron ore, Nikopol manganese, Western Donbas coal
Industry and logistics:
Steel, mining machinery, pipes, chemicals
Investor view:
Heavy-industry centre and supply hub with demand for mining equipment and building materials; the east is near the front, so judge each location separately
Capital: Donetsk (administration moved to Kramatorsk) · about 26,506 km² · about 4.16 million before the war · Borders Russia to the east; mostly occupied or on the front line
Capital: Luhansk (administration relocated; the oblast is almost entirely occupied) · about 26,673 km² · about 2.15 million before the war · Borders Russia to the east; almost entirely occupied
Status:
Occupied territory; outside any investment consideration
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