On June, 12 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved drafts of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine resolutions On Rayons Formation and Liquidation and On Rayons Formation and Liquidation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at its extraordinary meeting.

According to the Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksii Chernyshov, the drafts stipulate the formation of 119 new rayons in the regions and 10 new rayons in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. They are aimed at identifying the reasonable territorial basis for the executive power and local self-government activity. The next step is for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to adopt the documents.