is a state international highway in Ukraine connecting the two largest cities: Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 and Odessa

Odessa

Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

.

Together with it is a part of European route (Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

 – Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 – Odessa

Odessa

Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

  Samsun

Samsun

Samsun is a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Samsun Province and a major Black Sea port.-Name:...

 – Merzifon

Merzifon

Merzifon is a town and district in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 970 km², and the population is 69,237 of which 52,947 live in the town of Merzifon, the remainder spread throughout the surrounding countryside...

) and the Trans-European transportation corridor #9. The route is 453 km (281 mi) long. It starts in Kiev, goes through Vasylkiv

Vasylkiv

Vasylkiv is a city located on the Stuhna River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Vasylkivskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. A location with an over 1000 years history, it was incorporated as a...

, Bila Tserkva

Bila Tserkva

Bila Tserkva is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine, approximately south of the capital, Kiev. Population 203,300 Area 34 km².-Administrative status:...

, Uman

Uman

Uman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion ....

, Liubashivka

Liubashivka

Liubashivka is a town in Odessa Oblast , Ukraine, located of south-western Ukrainу at around 47°5′0″N, 30°2′0″E. Population is 11,500 .Liubashivka — administrative center of the Liubashivskyi Raion . Town was founded in 18th century...

 and ends in Odessa.

Main route

Highway M05
Marker	Main settlements	Notes	Highway Interchanges
0 km	Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....		E95/E101 • E373 • E40( - ) • •
26 km	Vasylkiv Vasylkiv Vasylkiv is a city located on the Stuhna River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Vasylkivskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. A location with an over 1000 years history, it was incorporated as a...	Bypass
44 km	Mytnytsia Mytnytsia Mytnytsia is a village in Brodivskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland....	Interchange
55 km	Ksaverivka
65 km	Hrebinky
78 km	Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine, approximately south of the capital, Kiev. Population 203,300 Area 34 km².-Administrative status:...	Bypass 16 km (9.9 mi)
	Uman Uman Uman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion ....		E50 •
308 km	Liubashivka Liubashivka Liubashivka is a town in Odessa Oblast , Ukraine, located of south-western Ukrainу at around 47°5′0″N, 30°2′0″E. Population is 11,500 .Liubashivka — administrative center of the Liubashivskyi Raion . Town was founded in 18th century...		E584
453 km	Odessa Odessa Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

External links

• Highways in Ukraine — Автодороги Украины.(russian lang.) Information about highways, motorways, regional roads in Ukraine.