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Acity with special status (Ukrainian:місто зі спеціальним статусом,romanized: misto zi spetsial'nym statusom), formerly a "city of republican subordinance",[1] is a type of first-leveladministrative division of Ukraine.Kyiv andSevastopol are the only two such cities. Their administrative status is recognized in theUkrainian Constitution inChapter IX: Territorial Structure of Ukraine and they are governed in accordance with laws passed byUkraine's parliament, theVerkhovna Rada.[2] Most of Ukraine's 27 first-level administrative divisions areoblasts (regions).
Although Kyiv is the nation's capital and its own administrative region, the city also serves as theadministrative center forKyiv Oblast (province). The oblast entirely surrounds the city. In addition, before 2020 Kyiv also served as the administrative center for the oblast'sKyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion (district).
Sevastopol is also administratively separate from theAutonomous Republic of Crimea, retaining its special status fromSoviet times as aclosed city, serving as a base for the formerSovietBlack Sea Fleet. The city was home to theUkrainian Navy as well as the Russian Black Sea Fleet, although since theCrimean crisis, both Crimea and Sevastopol wereannexed by Russia as federal subjects, a move declared illegal by both the Ukrainian government and a majority of the international community.
| ISO code[3] | Name | Flag | Coat of arms | Status | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA-30 | City of Kyiv |  |  | Capital ofUkraine; Administrative center ofKyiv Oblast | 839 km2 (323.9 sq mi) | 2,950,819 |
| UA-40 | City of Sevastopol |  |  | In 2014,annexed by Russia in violation of various treaties previously signed by Russia.[4] Considered to be part of the "temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine" for Ukrainian legal purposes.[5] | 1,079 km2 (416.6 sq mi) | 443,212 |
Similar status existed at times of theRussian Empire and many of them were located on shores ofBlack Sea. Among the first city municipalities that were established on territory of modern Ukraine in the beginning of 19th century were Odesa, Taganrog and Feodosia.
Mit der Annexion der Krim, die in die russische Verwaltung eingegliedert wurde, und mit der Etablierung eines Marionettenregimes in der Ost-Ukraine verletzte Russland mehrere internationale und bilaterale Abkommen, in denen es die Souveränität und territoriale Integrität der Ukraine garantiert hatte.[With the annexation of Crimea, which was incorporated into the Russian administration, and with the establishment of a puppet regime in eastern Ukraine, Russia violated several international and bilateral agreements in which it had guaranteed Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.]