There will be no more urban-type settlements in Ukraine. Rada adopted a law

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.

It is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the map of the bill on the BP portal.

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 simply be settlements. 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 of the concept of "settlement". This is a compact residence outside the village. For example, dacha cooperatives or mobile towns for migrants.