Kyiv, Sunday 30 July 2023 18:19
Photo: Ruslan Stefanchuk, BP speaker (Vitaly Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The Verkhovna Rada approved the so-called bill on de-Sovietization. The document, in particular, provides that the concept of “urban-type settlement” will disappear in Ukraine.
According to the bill approved by 262 people’s deputies, all settlements with compact buildings and a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants will have the status of a city. Cities that do not meet this definition will not be downgraded.
Settlements with predominantly manor buildings and a population of more than 5,000 inhabitants – will be just villages. All urban settlements after the start of this law will be considered settlements. The rest of the settlements will have the status of a village.
Before the start of the Russian invasion, there were 885 urban-type settlements in Ukraine.
Another innovation of this bill is the introduction the concept of “settlement”. This is a compact residence outside the village. For example, dacha cooperatives or mobile towns for migrants.
Read urgent and important messages about Russia’s war against Ukraine on the channel RBC-Ukraine on Telegram .
2023-07-30 15:19:41
#urbantype #settlements #Ukraine #Rada #adopted #law
