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Cities with special status in Ukraine

  • SevastopolRear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie arrived at the Crimean coast in June 1783 to establish a naval squadron base. He named this new settlement Akhtiar, which…
  • KyivThe name Kyiv comes from a legendary figure named Kyi, one of four brothers who supposedly founded the city. The Primary Chronicle tells this story…