Three village councils of Vykhvostiv, Ivashkivka and Kulykiv made a decision to establish amalgamated hromada with a centre in the village of Vykhvostiv. The newly formed hromada is located in the Horodnia Rayon, informed the Chernihiv Local Government Development Centre, established with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe Programme and MinRegion.

On 5 February 2019, Oleksandr Mysnyk, head of the Chernihiv Oblast State Administration, signed a conclusion, according to which draft resolutions on the voluntary amalgamation of territorial hromadas of three village councils into the Vykhvostivska AH correspond to the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.

The newly formed hromada has 1760 residents, its territory will cover 131.5 sq. km.

It is worth mentioning that there are 39 amalgamated hromadas in the Chernihiv Oblast. Another five amalgamated hromadas, established in 2018 (the Kyyinska, Novobilouska, Borznianska, Ozerianska and Khmelnytska AHs), are waiting for the appointment of elections.