| Civil–military administrations Військово-цивільні адміністрації | |
|---|---|
 Logo of theAnti-Terrorist Center of theSecurity Service of Ukraine  The administrations are concentrated in theAnti-Terrorist Operation Zone, shaded in pink and yellow. | |
| Location |  Ukraine |
| Found in | Donetsk,Luhansk oblasts |
| Created by | Verkhovna Rada law No.141-VIII Adopted on 26 February 2015[1] |
| Number | 14[2] (as of 3 March 2015) |
| Additional status | |
Civil–military administrations (Ukrainian:Військово-цивільні адміністрації,romanized: Viiskovo-tsyvilni administratsii) are temporarylocal government units inUkraine. They are concentrated in theDonetsk andLuhansk oblasts of eastern Ukraine, due to the ongoingWar in Donbas.[1] They are created under the aegis of theAnti-Terrorist Center of theSecurity Service of Ukraine.[3] Since 15 October 2025Odesa is also placed under a city military administration.[4]
Judicially, the status of civil–military administrations was created by theVerkhovna Rada law "On the civil-military administrations" dated 3 February 2015,[1] and signed into law by PresidentPetro Poroshenko on 26 February 2015.[3]
The law outlines their organization, jurisdiction, and order of activities for providing civil security, creating conditions for the normalization of life, enforcement of the rule of law, participation in combating sabotage manifestations and acts of terrorism, and the prevention a humanitarian disaster in territories where an anti-terrorist operation is being conducted.[3]
The law stipulates that it will expire a year from the date of its publication, although its authority can be prolonged by the parliament based on a proposal of thePresident of Ukraine.[5] In addition, the law will automatically expire in the case that martial law is introduced in the country or in specific territories, or if a state of war is declared.[5]
Civil–military administrations are created by the president in territories where a locally elected government (such as that of amunicipality,council, orrural council) cannot exercise, or withdrew from the implementation of theirconstitutionally guaranteed powers.[3]
These administrations will continue to exercise their authority until the day that the newly elected respective local government units are inaugurated into office. In the case that a civil–military administration is formed on the basis of that of an oblast orraion state administration, the administrations will continue to exercise their authority as long as the anti-terrorist operation is being conducted.[3]
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On 3 March 2015, theGovernor of Donetsk OblastOleksandr Kikhtenko announced the creation of three civil–military administrations on the territory of Donetsk Oblast. A further three civil–military administrations were also proposed by the governor:[6] On 3 March 2015, President Poroshenko announced the creation of the following civil–military administrations:[2]
On 15 October 2025 onUkrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy decreed thatOdesa had been placed under a city military administration.[4] The same day President Zelenskyy appointedSerhiy Lysak as the head of the Odesa city military administration.[4]
| 1st-level administrative divisions | 2nd-level administrative divisions | Other populated settlements |
|---|---|---|
 Donetsk Oblast | Volnovakha Raion | |
| Marinka Raion | Krasnohorivka,city of district significance | |
| Avdiivka,city of regional significance | ||
| Vuhledar, city of regional significance | ||
 Luhansk Oblast | Novoaidar Raion | Krymske village |
| Trokhizbenka, Kriakivka, Lobacheve, Lopaskyne, Orikhove-Donetske villages | ||
| Popasna Raion | Novotoshkivske urban-type settlement and Zholobok village | |
| Novozvanivka and Troitske villages | ||
| Stanytsia-Luhanska Raion |