The settlement of Borodianka, Kyiv region, will receive city status. The corresponding draft resolution was published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, reports UNN.
Details
Draft resolution No. 13616 "On classifying the settlement of Borodianka, Bucha district, Kyiv region, as a city" was registered on August 7, 2025. The initiator of the document is Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko.
Addition
Borodianka is located in the Bucha district of Kyiv region and is the center of the Borodianka settlement community. The population is 13 thousand people, the first mention of the settlement dates back to 1190.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the settlement has suffered numerous destructions. Already on February 26, 2022, Russian troops appeared on the streets of Borodianka and engaged in battles with Ukrainian territorial defense units.
From early March to early April 2022, Borodianka was occupied by Russian troops. It was liberated by the Ukrainian defense forces on April 1, 2022: according to local authorities, 8 multi-story buildings were completely destroyed and 32 were partially damaged. Throughout the community, about 500 private houses were destroyed and another 450 were partially ruined or damaged.
Recall
In Borodianka, Kyiv region, the restored kindergarten "Pinocchio", destroyed by Russian troops, was opened. The institution opened its doors to 80 young pupils.