Over a hundred settlements have disappeared from the map of the…
Over a hundred settlements have disappeared from the map of the Russian Federation in the course of a year.
Consensus
- More than 100 inhabited settlements have been removed from the map of the Russian Federation within a year.
- The settlements were abandoned due to lack of residents.
- The phenomenon affects more than ten regions across Russia.
- The Kostromskaya and Novgorodskaya regions have the highest number of abandoned settlements.
- Settlements in the Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Ryazan, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Perm Krai, Karelia, and Tatarstan regions have been affected.
- The settlement of Kakvinskaya Pechi in Sverdlovsk Oblast was officially dissolved.
- The issue of depopulation has been addressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with urbanists in Ulan-Ude.
Points of divergence
- The number of abandoned settlements in Kostroma Oblast is the highest, with the second place held by Novgorod Oblast. — vesti
- Kostroma Oblast has already liquidated 21 settlements this year, and in 2025 it liquidated 144 settlements — a figure not mentioned in the Vesti report. — vm
- The village of Sluchaynoye in Amur Oblast was officially abolished, with the last resident leaving in 2026. — vm
- The village of Bolshie Puptsy and the nearly vanished settlement of Novy Opel in Pskov Oblast were officially dissolved, with only one resident remaining in Novy Opel. — vm
- The settlement of Kakvinskaya Pechi was lost due to road erosion and isolation, with residents eventually relocated and houses demolished. — vesti
- Kakvinskaya Pechi was historically inhabited by charcoal burners and was abandoned due to difficult access and lack of connectivity. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- More than a hundred populated places disappeared from the map of the Russian Federation in the course of a year — Вести
- Shot: More than 100 depopulated settlements abolished in Russia — Вечерняя Москва