 The chronicle records that this land bordered on the principalities of Halych, Volhynia and Kiev.Archaeological research has identified the location of 13th-century fortified settlements in this region.Alexandru V. Boldur identified Voscodavie, Voscodavti, Voloscovti, Volcovti, Volosovca and their other towns and villages between the middle course of the rivers Nistru/Dniester and Nipru/Dnieper.