Changes in population in the context of urban development of Ukraine throughout the 20th and 21st centuries
With the return of Ukraine's independence, its settlement system has received the opportunity for self-formation within the national territory. The cities of various evolution, magnitude, and importance with a long historical development comprise the backbone of this system. In modern conditions the formation of regional settlement system takes place, changes in the functioning of individual cities and the formation of spheres of influence of major cities become more vivid.