"By the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 49 dated January 17, 2025, 'On the Renaming of Certain Geographical Objects', 22 geographical locations in the temporarily occupied Crimea have been renamed, restoring historical Crimean Tatar names for most of them," the statement reads.
The renaming is part of Ukraine's law 'On Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and Decolonization of Toponymy'. In total, more than 100 geographical objects across Ukraine have had their names changed. In Crimea, these include:
- the tract Avrorovka – renamed to the tract Bashbek;
- the ravine Artemovka – renamed to the ravine Toka;
- the tract Bagrationovo – renamed to the tract Konrat;
- the river Vorontsovka – renamed to the river Kuchuk-Chatyrlik;
- the railway station Kirovskoe – renamed to the railway station Islyam-Terek;
- the Krasnogvardeysky Canal – renamed to the Kurmansky Canal, with its Krasnogvardeyskoye branch renamed to the Kurmanskoye branch;
- the railway station Krasnopartizansk – renamed to the railway station Borangar;
- the railway station Krasnoperekopsk – renamed to the railway station Yany Kapu;
- the railway station Krasnofolotskoe – renamed to the railway station Ichki;
- the tract Krasnoflotskoe – renamed to the tract Kainash;
- the Kutuzovsky Fountain – renamed to the spring Syungu-Su;
- the tract Lazo – renamed to the tract Kirmachi;
- the tract Lomonosovo – renamed to the tract Bai-Kogenli;
- the tract Peredovoe – renamed to the tract Tup-Tarkhan;
- the tract Polyushkino – renamed to the tract Burchi;
- the ravine Polyushkina – renamed to the ravine Burchi;
- the tract Pravdino – renamed to the tract Ak-Tash;
- the tract Pyatiletka – renamed to the tract Kopeyka;
- the Suvorov oak – renamed to the oak 'Four Brothers';
- the Red Stone – renamed to Kyzyl-Tash;
- the tract Chkalovo – renamed to the tract Biyuk-Kardzhav.
The representatives assert that decolonization, including the decolonization of toponymy, is a crucial aspect of Ukrainian memory policy, and the restoration of historical names in Crimea is directly linked to ensuring the rights of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine.