Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Ukraine is divided into several levels of territorial entities. On the first level there are 23 regions: 20 oblasts, one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status". Since the earlier in 2014, Ukraine's control of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol is disputed.

The administrative division in Ukraine was directly inherited (grandfathered) from the local republican administration of the Soviet Union, the, and has not changed significantly since the middle of the 20th century. It is somewhat complex as beside having several levels of a territorial subdivision, it also has a classification for various populated places, particularly cities.