The Nistru forms a small part of Moldova's border with Ukraine in the northeast and southeast, but it mainly flows through the eastern part of the country, separating Bessarabia and Transnistria.
Dnjestar čini mali dio granice s Ukrajinom na sjeveroistoku i jugoistoku, ali uglavnom teče kroz istočni dio zemlje, odvajajući Besarabiju i Pridnjestrovlje.