Sovietskyi
Sovietskyi / Ichki
Советский / Ічкі / İçki | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 45°20′49″N 34°56′00″E / 45.34694°N 34.93333°E | |
| Country | Ukraine (de jure) Russia (de facto) |
| Republic | AR Crimea (de jure) Republic of Crimea (de facto) |
| District | Feodosia Raion (de jure) Sovietskyi Raion (de facto) |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Andriy Prytulenko |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,324 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 97200 |
| Area code | +380 6551 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Sovietskyi (Ukrainian: Совєтський; Russian: Советский) or Ichki (Ukrainian: Ічкі; Russian: Ички; Crimean Tatar: İçki) is an urban-type settlement in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. The town also serves as the administrative center of the Sovietskyi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.
Since the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014, the town has been under de facto Russian control. In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada passed decommunization legislation that renamed this town to Ichki (Ukrainian: Ічкі), though it hasn't yet been implemented since Ukraine doesn't control the town as of 2024.