List of streets renamed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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This is a list of streets renamed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Following the invasion, one Philosophy consulting group together with Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a campaign called "Ukraine Street", which calls for nations to change the name of the streets where the Russian embassy or consulate is located on to "Ukraine Street". Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the campaign part of an effort to "isolate Russia and de-Putinize the world." [1] In addition, Ukraine has been conducting a campaign of derussification, removing names of streets and plazas associated with Russian and Soviet history and replacing them with official Ukrainian names.

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A 'Kyiv Road' road sign positioned opposite the Russian Embassy in the City of Westminster, London Kyiv Road sign positioned opposite the Russian Embassy, London.png
A 'Kyiv Road' road sign positioned opposite the Russian Embassy in the City of Westminster, London

History

Malta has rejected the request to rename streets. The spokesperson of the local council of San Ġwann, Malta, where the Russian embassy is located, refused attempts of renaming as it would force residents of the street to change their addresses. [1]

The naming committee of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden, opposed calls to rename the street outside the Russian embassy "Zelensky-gatan" (Zelensky Street). Its chairperson Olle Zetterberg cited the fact that Stockholm streets are usually not named after a living person, and that there is no "good reason" to reject the current name. [2]

The Netherlands stated that it would cost too much, and would cost much hassle and objections. [3] In Zaandam, in the Netherlands, some citizens changed some street names by themselves by adding stickers on street signs but were removed. [4] The same happened in a street in Prague, in the Czech Republic. [5]

In Latvia, the renaming of 93 streets "glorifying the communist regime or russification policies" was proposed by the Historians of the Public Memory Center association. The surveyed municipalities conceptually did not object to the renaming, but cited associated difficulties and costs for residents and entrepreneurs located on these streets. [6]

Russian aggression in Ukraine has led the public to awaken from a misunderstood tolerance to the colonial legacy of the Soviets, which already borders on cowardice. The public has become more sensitive and more discerning. A draft law prepared by public activists on the renaming of the streets and other names of the Soviet regime has been submitted to the Saeima. The removal of these Soviet and Russian imperialist markers is not a technical issue. It is a matter of thinking and perceptions of the world of Latvians, and Latvian citizens. It's a matter of seeing ourselves as a European nation with our national culture and values. In this world, there is no room for signs of the ideology of Soviet invaders and Russian imperialism.

—  President of Latvia Egils Levits, 17 October 2022 [7]

Riga City Council renamed streets named after the Soviet Lieutenant General Detlavs Brantkalns  [ lv; ru ], Soviet Russian author Valentin Pikul, Russian city Staraya Russa and Soviet mathematician Mstislav Keldysh. [8] Rēzekne Municipality renamed streets named after the Communist activist Lidija Samuilova, Pioneer movement and local Soviet politician Jānis Zvīdra. [9] Krāslava Municipality renamed streets named after Yeremeyev, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Tereshkova and the Soviet Russian plant breeder Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin. [10] The choices of some new street names have stirred historical discussions between the residents of these streets, official institutions and historians. [11]

As a consequence of support to Ukraine from various countries, streets have also been renamed in Ukraine in their honor. [12]

List

CountryCityLocationNew nameDateStatusDetailReference(s)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Tirana Rruga Donika Kastrioti
(Donika Kastrioti Street)		Rruga Ukraina e Lirë
(Free Ukraine Street)		7 March 2022OfficialThe street runs by the Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian and Kosovan embassies. The Russian embassy moved out of the street in September, 2022. [13] [14] [15]
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo An intersection on Drammensveien Ukrainas plass
(Ukraine Square)		8 March 2022OfficialThe street runs by the Russian embassy [16]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Vilnius Section of Latvių gatvėUkrainos Didvyrių gatvė
(Ukrainian Heroes’ Street)		10 March 2022OfficialThe street runs by the Russian embassy [17] [18]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga Section of Antonijas iela (Antonijas Street)Ukrainas neatkarības iela
(Ukrainian Independence Street)		10 March 2022OfficialThe street runs by the Russian embassy [19] [18]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Toronto Section of St. Clair Avenue Free Ukraine Square20 March 2022HonoraryThe street runs by the Russian Consulate [20]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London Section of Bayswater Road Kyiv Road24 February 2023HonoraryThe section of road is opposite the Russian embassy [21]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague Section of Korunovační (Coronation)Ukrajinských hrdinů
(Ukrainian Heroes)		24 March 2022OfficialThe street runs by the Russian embassy [22]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague Bridge between Prague 6 and Prague 7 Skakunův most
(Skakun Bridge)		24 March 2022OfficialPreviously unnamed bridge over a railway, between streets 'Ukrajinských hrdinů' and the rest of 'Korunovační'. [22]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fuentes de Andalucía VariousVarious10 April 2022TemporaryFor two weeks, the city is renamed "Ucrania" (Ukraine). Sixteen streets and plazas are renamed after Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Mariúpol, Jarkov, Jerson and Odesa, along with other areas experiencing conflicts. [23] [24]
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Reykjavík on the corner of Garðastræti and TúngataKænugarður - Kýiv-torg
(Kænugarður/Kyiv Square)		April 27, 2022OfficialThe square is located on the corner of Garðastræti and Túngata, amid a row of embassies, including Russia's. [25]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Fontanka  [ ru; uk ]Mayakovsky StreetBoris Johnson StreetNot yet appliedPlanned; issue orderedNamed in honor of Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for his and the United Kingdom's help to Ukraine during the Russian invasion. [12] [26]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm next to the Russian embassyFria Ukrainas plats
(Place of Free Ukraine)		April 29, 2022Official [27]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Krakow square in front of the Russian Consulate GeneralFree Ukraine SquareApril 13, 2022Official [28]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Poznan near the St. Roch BridgeSkweru Obrońców Ukrainy 2022
(Defenders of Ukraine 2022 Square)		April 5, 2022Official [29]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Gdansk Wrzeszcz districtPlaza of Heroic MariupolApril 28, 2022OfficialThe area in Gdańsk's Wrzeszcz district, not far from the Russian Consulate General. [30]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Gdynia in the center of the cityPlac Wolnej Ukrainy
(Free Ukraine Square)		April 28, 2022Official [28]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kharkiv Moskovsky AvenueHeroiv Kharkova AvenueMay 11, 2022Official [31] [32]
Belgorodsky DescentHeroiv Ryatuvalnykiv Street
Belgorodske HighwayKharkivske Highway
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia In front of the Russian EmbassyАлея "Героите на Украйна"
(The Heroes of Ukraine Pathway)		September 9, 2022OfficialThe pathway runs by the Russian Embassy [33] [34]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv
Darnytskyi District 		Karl Marx StreetJohann Wolfgang Goethe Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kronstadtska StreetVolodymyr Rybak Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Slavhorodska StreetDenys Antipov Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Holosiivskyi District 		Zhigulyvska StreetBeskydska Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Maykopska StreetHetmanska Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Burmystenka StreetOrihuvatska Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Generala Rodymtseva StreetHorikhuvatskyi Shlach Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Akademik Vilyamsa StreetStepan Rudnytskyi Street28 October 2022Official [35]
General Dovator StreetKateryna Hrushevska Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Akademika Kostychev StreetProfessor Balinsky Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Smolna StreetBrativ Chuchupakiv Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Amurska SquareVasylkivska Square28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Shevchenkivskyi District 		Nekrasivska StreetIvan Drach Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Pushkinska StreetYevhen Chikalenko Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Muromska StreetVolodymyr Zhabotynskyi Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Borys Zhitkova StreetBrativ Malakovy Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Krasnodarska StreetGolda Meir Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Chaplyhina StreetAkademik Ivakhnenko Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Chaplygin's LaneAkademik Ivakhnenko's Lane28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Dniprovskyi District 		Astrakhanska StreetKastusya Kalinovskyi Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Desnianskyi District 		Karl Marx StreetOleksiy Kurinny Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Makarenka StreetKlymenta Kvitka Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Solomianskyi District 		Bagrationa StreetMaksym Levin Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Martyrosyan StreetSerhiy Berehovoy Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Moskovskii LanePavla Li Lane28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Podilskyi District 		Brestska StreetFranciska Skoryny Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Odoevsky StreetByron Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Oleksandr Bestuzhev LaneKuzma Skryabin Lane28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Svyatoshynskyi District 		General Vitruka StreetAviakonstrukturska Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Boulevard Romain RollandBoulevard Jules Verne28 October 2022Official [35]
Garshina StreetVasyla Stefanyk Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Zholudeva StreetOleksandr Makhova Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kulibina StreetRené Descartes Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Petra Chaadaev StreetDmytro Chyzhevsky Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Feodora Pushina StreetOrest Vaskula Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Heroes of Brest SquareChornobayivska Square28 October 2022Official [35]
Yakutska StreetRodyna Bunge Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Obolonskyi District 		Marshal Tymoshenko StreetLevka Lukyanenko Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Novikova-Pryboya StreetIryna Zhilenko Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Klara Zetkin StreetDniprovoi Chaika Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Kyiv
Pecherskyi District 		Glazunova StreetDmytro Godzenka Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Liza Chaikina StreetOlena Stepaniv Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Oleksandr Matrosov StreetGeneral Kulchytskyi Street28 October 2022Official [35]
Chihorina StreetDmytro Doroshenko Street28 October 2022Official [35]

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