The sessions of the Khmelnytsky City Council and Sokolivka Village Council were held on 20 November. As a result, the decision on voluntary accession was made.

This is the second accession to the city of oblast significance in the Vinnytsia Oblast. Earlier, on 26 October, an AH with an administrative centre in Vinnytsia was established.

The hromadas have undergone all stages, envisaged by the Law of Ukraine “On Voluntary Amalgamation of Hromadas”.