The Bugeac Steppe, Budjak Steppe or Budzhak Steppe (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Stepa Bugeacului; Ukrainian: Буджацький степ|Budzhats'kyy step) is a steppe located in the south of Ukraine and Moldova from the Dniester to Prut rivers reaching down to the Black Sea.[1] The Bugeac Steppe has a total surface of 3,210 km2, of which 6.1% is forest.[2]