Numerous cities in Ukraine have undergone name changes since 1 January 1986, based on the database of the Verkhovna Rada. Following the adoption of decommunization laws in 2015, the Verkhovna Rada has renamed numerous settlements and administrative units.

Autonomous Republic of Crimea Albat → Kuibysheve (1945) → Albat (2023) Aluston → Lusta → Aluşta → Alushta (1784) As → Proletarka (1948) → As (2023) Ermeni Bazar → Armianskyi Bazar (1736) → Armiansk (1921) Komsomolskoye/Komsomolske → Baqaçıq Qıyat/Bakachyk-Kyiat (2023) Karasubazar → Bilohirsk (1944) Büyük Onlar → Oktiabrske (1945) → Büyük Onlar/Biuk-Onlar (2023) Aqmeçit → Chornomorske (1944) Dolossı → Sovietske → Dolossı/Dolossy (2023) Canköy → Dzhankoi (1784) Theodosia → Ardabda → Kafas → Caffa → Kefe (1475) → Feodosia (1784) Sarabuz → Hvardiiske (1944) İçki → Sovietskyi (1944) → İçki/Ichki (2023) Inkerman → Belokamensk (1976) → Inkerman (1991) İslâm Terek → Kirovske (1944) → İslâm Terek/Isliam Terek (2023) Kaygador → Provalnoe → Dvoiakornoie → Bubnovka → Ordzhonikidze (1937) → Kaygador/Kaihador (2023) Panticapaeum → Bosporus → Korchev → Vosporo/Cerchio → Kerch Qocalaq → Krasnoarmiiske (1948) → Kodzhalak (2023) Qızıltaş → Krasnokamianka (1945) Aşağı Otuz → Prymorie (1945) → Kurortne (1978) casalle Sichite → Nikita → Botanicheskoye (1971) → Nikita (1991) Seyitler → Nyzhniohirskyi (1944) Yañı Küçükköy → Parkove Or Qapı → Perekop (1736) Curçı → Pervomaiske (1944) Aşağı Kikineiz → Ponyzivka Bazarçıq → Poshtove (1945) Hafuz → Yuzhnaia Tochka (1938) → Prymorskyi (1952) Kurman-Kumelĉi → Krasnohvardiiske (1944) → Qurman/Kurman (2023) Aqşeyh → Rozdolne (1944) Saq → Saky (1784) Otuz → Shchebetovka (1944) Aqmescit → Simferopol (1784) Eski Qırım → Staryi Krym (1783) Sudaq → Sudak (1784) Bromzavod → Krasno-Perekopsk (1936) → Krasnoperekopsk (1964) → Yañı Qapı/Yany Kapu (2023) Yedi Quyu → Sem Kolodezey (1784) → Lenine (1957) → Yedi Quyu/Yedy Kuiu (2023) Kerkinitis → Kezlev (7th century) → Gözleve → Yevpatoria (1784)

Chernihiv Oblast Snovsk → Shchors (1935) → Snovsk (2016)

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Yekaterinoslav → Novorossiysk (1797) → Yekaterinoslav (1802) → Dnipropetrovsk/Dnepropetrovsk (1926) → Dnipro (2016) Kamianske → Dniprodzerzhynsk (1936) → Kamianske (2016) Mykytyne → Slovyanske (1775) → Nikopol (1781) Samar → Novomoskovsk (1782) → Samar (2024) Shakhtarske → Pershotravensk (1960) → Shakhtarske (2024) Ordzhonikidze → Pokrov (2016)

Donetsk Oblast Donetsko-Amvrosiyevka → Amvrosiivka (1938) Avdeyevka I & Avdeyevka II → Avdiivka (1956) Bakhmut → Artemivsk (1924) → Bakhmut (2016) Belozyorka → Bilozerske (1966) Ostheim → Telmanovo/Telmanove (1935) → Boikivske (2016) Bunge → Yunykh Komunarov (1924) → Yunokomunarovskoye (1965) → Yunokomunarivsk (1965) → Bunhe (2016) Alekseyevka → Alekseyevo-Leonovo (1857) → Chystyakove (1932) → Torez (1964) → Chystiakove (2016) Paraskoviivka & Erastovsky rudnik & Svyatogorovsky (Krasnoarmeysky, 1920) Rudnik → Dobropillia (1935) Yelenovskiye Karyery → Dokuchaievsk (1954) Yuzovka → Stalin (1924) → Stalino (1931) → Donetsk (1961) Sotsgorodok → Hirnyk (1958) Karakybbud → Komsomolske (1949) → Kalmiuske (2016) Nova Khrestovka → Kirovske (1958) → Khrestivka (2016) Kramatorskaya → Kramatorsk (1932) Kurakhovgresstroy → Kurakhovgres (1943) → Kurakhove (1956) Lyman → Krasnyi Lyman (1938) → Lyman (2016) Dmitriyevskoye → Dmitriyevsk (1925) → Makiivka (1931) Manhush → Pershotravneve (1946) → Manhush (1995) Pavlovsk → Mariupol (1779) → Zhdanov (1948) → Mariupol (1989) Grodovsky rudnik → Novy Donbass (1934) → Novoekonomichne (1957) → Dymytrov (1965) → Myrnohrad (2016) Gladky → Staronikolskoye (1855) → Nikolske → Volodarske (1924) → Nikolske (2016) Novonikolayevskaya → Budyonnovskaya (1923) → Budyonivsky (1938) → Novoazovsky (1959) → Novoazovsk (1966) Grodovka → Novohrodivka (1958) Grishino → Postysheve (1934) → Krasnoarmiiske (1938) → Krasnoarmiisk (1938) → Pokrovsk (2016) Selidovka/Selydivka → Selydove (1956) Alekseyevo-Orlovka & Olkhovchik → Katyk → Shakhtarsk (1953) Yama → Siversk (1973) Tor → Sloviansk (1784) Vasilyevka → Snezhnaya (1864) → Snizhne (1920) Bryantsevsky → Bryantsevka (1924) → Karla Libknekhta (1926) → Karlo-Libknekhtove (1965) & Bilokamyanske → Karlo-Libknekhtovsk (1965) → Soledar (1991) Bannoe → Banne (1929) → Bannovske (1938) → Slovianohirsk (1964) → Sviatohirsk (2003) Uglegorskoy TES → Svitlodarske (1969) → Svitlodarsk (1992) Shcherbinovka → Shcherbinovsky → Dzerzhynsk (1938) → Toretsk (2016) Lesovka → Ukrainsk (1963) Bolshoy Yanisol → Velyka Novosilka (1946) Khatsapetovka → Vuhlehirsk (1958) Yenakiyevo → Rykovo (1928) → Ordzhonikidze (1937) → Yenakiieve (1943) Nelepovsky → Artyoma (1921) → Artemove (1938) → Zalizne (2016) Novo-Zhdanovka → Zhdanov rudnik (1966) → Zhdanivka (1966)

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Stanisławów (founded) → Stanislaviv (1939) → Ivano-Frankivsk (1962) Yaremcha → Yaremche (2006)

Kharkiv Oblast Konstantingrad → Krasnohrad (1922) →Berestyn (2024) Lykhachove → Pervomaiskyi (1952) → Zlatopil (2024) Zmiiv → Zmeyev (1656) → Hotvald (1976) → Zmiiv (1990)

Kherson Oblast Chapli → Askania (1828) → Askania-Nova (1835) Holy → Golaya Pristan (1786) → Hola Prystan (1923) Geniczi → Genichesk (1784) → Henichesk (1923) Oleshky → Alioshki (1802) → Tsiurupynsk (1928) → Oleshky (2016) Ali-Agok → Skadovskoye (1894) → Skadovsk (1933)

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Liakhivtsi → Bilohiria (1949) Proskuriv → Khmelnytskyi (1954)

Kirovohrad Oblast Hrushkivskyi Vysilok → Blahovishchenske (1921) → Ulianovka (1924) → Blahovishchenske (2016) Yelizavetgrad (1784) → Zinovyevsk (1924) → Kirovo (1934) → Kirovohrad (1939) → Kropyvnytskyi (2016) Khrushchev (1955) → Kremhes (1961) → Svitlovodsk (1969)

Kyiv Oblast Chernobyl → Chornobyl Pereiaslav-Ruskyi → Pereiaslav → Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (1943) → Pereiaslav (2019)

Luhansk Oblast Yuryevka → Alchevsk (1903) → Voroshylovsk (1931) → Voroshylovsk/Alchevsk (1957) → Komunarsk (1961) → Alchevsk (1991) Izium → Almaznaya (1878) → Almazna (1977) Bokovo-Antratsyt → Antratsyt (1962) Vakhrushevo → Vakhrusheve → Bokovo-Khrustalne (2016) Dovzhykove-Orlovske/Sharapkyne → Sverdlovsk (1938) → Dovzhansk (2016) Gorskoye → Hirske (1938) Golubovka/Holubivka → Kirovsk (1944) → Holubivka (2016) Petrivka → Irmyne (1900) → Teplogorsk/Teplohirsk (1977) → Irmino (2010) Kadiyevka → Sergo (1937) → Kadiivka (1940) → Stakhanov (1978) → Kadiivka (2016) Kryndachiovka → Krasnyi Luch (1920) → Khrustalnyi (2016) Krynychansk mining town → Krasnogvardeyskiy/Krasnohvardiiskyi (1953) → Chervonogvradeyskoye/Chervonohvardiiske (1962) → Krynychanske (2016) Kundriuche → Kalininskyi (1957) → Kundriuche (2016) Yekaterinovka → Artem (1923) → Artemivsk (1938) → Kypuche (2016) Lugansk → Voroshylovhrad (1935) → Luhansk (1958) → Voroshylovhrad (1970) → Luhansk (1990) Aleksandrovka → Petro-Maryevka (1865) → Pervomaisk (1920) → Sokolohirsk (2024) Petrovo-Krasnosillia → Petrovskoye/Petrovske (1959) → Petrovo-Krasnosillia (2016) Sorokino → Krasnodon (1938) → Sorokyne (2016) Voznesenskyi & Mykolaivka & Vasylivka & Krasna Mohyla & Chervonyi Partyzan → Chervonopartyzanskyi (1956) → Chervonopartyzansk (1960) → Voznesenivka (2016)

Lviv Oblast Krystynopol (founded) → Chervonograd/Chervonohrad (1951) → Chervonohrad (1991) → Sheptytskyi (2024) Dymoszyn (first mentioned) → Kamionka Strumiłowa (15th century) → Kamenka-Bugskaya/Kamianka-Buzka (1944) → Kamianka-Buzka (1991) Komarno → Komarne → Komarno (1992) Lviv → Lwów (1356) → (Lemberg) (1772) → Lwów (1918) → Lvov (1939) → Lemberg (1941) → Lvov (1944) → Lviv (1991)The city of Lviv was never officially renamed but as during its history it belonged to different states, different variations of the city name were used: Polish (Lwów), German (Lemberg), Italian (Leopolis) and Russian (Lvov). Yantarne → Novoiarovivske (1969) → Novoiavorivsk (2008) Novyi Rozdol → Novyi Rozdil (1992) Żółkiew (founded) → Zhovkva (1939) → Nesterov (1951) → Zhovkva (1992)

Mykolaiv Oblast Fedorivka → Fiodorovka (1776) → Novaya Odessa (1832) → Nova Odesa (1989) Kara Kerman → Özi → Ochakov (1792) → Ochakiv (1989) Orlyk → Orlovsky sconce (1743) → Yekaterinsky sconce (1770) → Olviopol (1781) → Pervomaisk (1919) Konstantinovka-2 (founded) → Yuzhnoukrainsk (1987) → Pivdennoukrainsk (2024)

Odesa Oblast Ophiussa → Tyras → Turis → Moncastro → Cetatea Albă (1391) → Akkerman (1503) → Cetatea Albă (1918) → Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (1944) Buh Khutirs → Illichivsk (1952) → Chornomorsk (2016) Hacibey → Odesa (rebuilt 1794) Birzula → Kotovsk (1935) → Podilsk (2016) Zakharivka → Frunzivka (1927) → Zakharivka (2016) Tarutyne → Bessarabske (2024)

Poltava Oblast Komsomolsk-na-Dnipri (or simply Komsomolsk) → Horishni Plavni (2016) Stalinka → Chervonozavodske (1961) → Zavodske (2016)

Rivne Oblast Radzylivy → Chervonoarmiysk (1939/40) → Radyvyliv (1992) Równo → Rovno → Rivne (1991) Hvarash → Varazh (or Varash, Variazh, Hvariazh) → Kuznetsovsk (1977) → Varash (2016)

Sevastopol

Kalamita → Inkerman (1475) → Belokamensk (1976) → Inkerman (1991) Aqyar → Sevastopol (1826; also: Sebastopol)

Sumy Oblast

Khutir-Mykhailivskyi → Druzhba (1962) → Khutir-Mykhailivskyi (2024)

Ternopil Oblast Tarnopol (founded) → Ternopil (1939)

Volyn Oblast Lutsk → Luchesk (1427) → Łuck (1569) → Lutsk (1795) → Mikhailogorod (1850) → Luck (1915) → Łuck (1919) → Lutsk (1939) Volodymer (founded) → Vladimir-Volynskiy (1795) → Volodymyr-Volynskyi (1991) → Volodymyr (2021)

Zakarpattia Oblast Beregszasz → Beregovo → Berehove Munkács → Mukačevo (1919) → Munkács (1938) → Mukacheve (1945) → Mukachevo (2017) Zlatina (1360) → Aknaszlatina → Slatinské Doly (1919) → Solotvyna → Solotvyno (1995) Ungvár (1248) → Užhorod (1919) → Ungvár (1938) → Uzhhorod (1944)

Zaporizhzhia Oblast Kamianka → Tsarekostiantynivka (1845) → Pershotravneve (1926) → Tsarekostiantynivka (1930) → Kuibyshevo/Kuibysheve (1935) → Bilmak (2016) → Kamianka (2021) Alexandrovsk → Zaporizhzhia (1921)

Zhytomyr Oblast Oleksandropil → Horoshkovychi → Horoshky/Horoszki nad Irszą (1607) → Kutuzove (1912) → Volodarsk (1924) → Volodarsk-Volynskyi (1933) → Khoroshiv (2016) Chortolisy → Pulyny → Chervonoarmiisk/Krasnoarmeysk (1935) → Pulyny (2016) Zwiahel → Novohrad-Volynskyi (1795) → Zviahel (2022)

See also List of Ukrainian toponyms that were changed as part of decommunization in 2016 List of renamed cities in Belarus List of renamed cities in Moldova List of renamed cities and towns in Russia List of Ukrainian toponyms that were changed as part of derussification

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