Rada renames Dnipropetrovsk to Dnipro

Lawmakers have approved a legislative decree №3864 to rename the city of Dnepropetrovsk, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, to Dnipro city by getting 247 votes, Ukrinform reports.

"The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decrees: to rename the city of Dnipropetrovsk region, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, to city of Dnipro," text of the act says.

The legislative decree is enacted on the date of its adoption.

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