Blahovishchenske


Blahovishchenske is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Blahovishchenske Raion.
Railway station.

History

It was a settlement in Podolian Governorate of Russian Empire.
A local newspaper is published here since 1935.
City since 1974.
The population as of 1989 was 10648 people.
On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Ulianovka as Blahovishchenske and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

Former names