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Soviet era name: Qmelhnickii.
António Martins, 10 July 1999
Khmelnyts'ka oblast - The flag (ratio 2:3) comprises two equal
vertical stripes of blue and red. The shield from the arms
appears in the centre of the flag.The arms and flag were adopted
on March 21, 2002. The author of design is M. Mastykash. Blue
field and sun mean historical land of Podillya, and red field -
Volyn. The ears emphasize agrarian character of oblast. Two gold
ears have the form of the letter "X" (Cyrillic
"Kh").
Andriy Grechilo, 22 September 2003