Civil–military administrations () are temporary

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. They are concentrated in the

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and

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oblasts of eastern Ukraine, due to the ongoing

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. They are created under the aegis of the Anti-Terrorist Center of the

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Legal sphere

Judicially, the status of civil–military administrations was created by the

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law "On the civil-military administrations" dated 3 February 2015, and signed into law by President

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on 26 February 2015. The law outlines their organization, jurisdiction, and order of activities for providing civil security, creating conditions for the normalization of life, enforcement of the rule of law, participation in combating sabotage manifestations and acts of terrorism, and the prevention a humanitarian disaster in territories where an anti-terrorist operation is being conducted. The law stipulates that it will expire a year from the date of its publication, although its authority can be prolonged by the parliament based on a proposal of the

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. In addition, the law will automatically expire in the case that martial law is introduced in the country or in specific territories, or if a state of war is declared.

Designation

Civil–military administrations are created by the president in territories where a locally elected government (such as that of a

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, or rural council) cannot exercise, or withdrew from the implementation of their constitutionally guaranteed powers. These administrations will continue to exercise their authority until the day that the newly elected respective local government units are inaugurated into office. In the case that a civil–military administration is formed on the basis of that of an oblast or

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state administration, the administrations will continue to exercise their authority as long as the anti-terrorist operation is being conducted.

Locations

On 3 March 2015, the Governor of Donetsk Oblast Oleksandr Kikhtenko announced the creation of three civil–military administrations on the territory of Donetsk Oblast. A further three civil–military administrations were also proposed by the governor: On 3 March 2015, President Poroshenko announced the creation of the following civil–military administrations:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Civil-military administrations (Ukraine) Administrative divisions of Ukraine Local government in Ukraine Military of Ukraine War in Donbas 2015 establishments in Ukraine