Uzhhorod (all images)

Uzhhorod (Ужгород in Ukrainian, Ungvár in Hungarian and Ungwar/Uschhorod in German) is a small city of 115000 inhabitants in western Ukraine, not far from the borders to Slovakia and Hungary. The city has a few interesting sights (a castle, an open air meseum, some churches and a synagogue), but is not exactly a tourist highlights. It's mainly a convenient place where to stop before crossing the borders into Slovakia or Hungary. It can take several hours to cross these borders, so it's better not to arrive at the border late in the evening. It's best to spend a night in Uzhhorod before crossing the borders.
Still Uzhhorod is also a surprisingly interesting place, because you wouldn't expect to find so many sights in a small place in a remote location. Uzhhorod actually became Ukrainian only after World War II. Before that it was briefly Slovak (between the two world wars) and has been Hungarian for several centuries.
How to get to Uzhhorod
There is an airport with flights to Kyiv and a train station with trains to Ukraine, Hungary or Slovakia. It's also possible to reach Uzhhorod by car. Crossing the border by car into Hungary took us 15 hours in August 2021. It's as if border officials do not care about travellers or want to restrict tourism in the city, which is a shame, because Uzhhorod has potential.
Accommodation
There are a number of hotels and pensions in Uzhhorod, most of them bookable via the international booking portals.