M3 highway (Russia)

The Russian route M3 (also known as the Ukraine Highway) is a major trunk road that runs across a distance of about 490 kilometres from Moscow to Russia's border with Ukraine.

Length490 km (300 mi)

Existed1976–present

WestendUkrainian border

Eastend MKAD in Moscow

Quick facts Federal Highway M3, Route information ...

Federal Highway M3
Федеральная автомобильная дорога М3
Ukraine Highway
Route information
Part of E101 and E391
Length	490 km (300 mi)
Existed	1976–present
Major junctions
West end	Ukrainian border
East end	MKAD in Moscow
Location
Country	Russia
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways
← M 2 → M 4

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The highway starts at the crossing of Leninsky Prospekt and Moscow Ring Road as Kiyevskoye Highway, passes south of Solntsevo and Vnukovo, then continues westward through Kaluga, Bryansk and Sevsk to the Ukrainian border. After crossing the border, the road continues as the Ukrainian M02 route to Kyiv.^{[citation needed]}

The M3 is covered by the European Road E101 (Moscow-Bryansk-Hlukhiv-Kipti), also the short section, near Russo-Ukrainian border in Kalinovka is a part of E391. However, during December 29, 2012, a Red Wings TU-204 overran Vnukovo's runway and crashed into the M3 Highway.