The flag of Luhansk Oblast is the official flag of

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast (; ), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (), is the easternmost Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the n ...

, an

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. The oblast uses a cobalt flag charged with its coat of arms. The flag consists of a

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background with a side ratio of 1:1.5 (100 X 165 cm). In the top-left corner of the flag there is a circle, with a radius of 20 cm. The circle's center is 49 cm from the left border of the flag and 39 cm from the top border. Seventeen yellow and 14 white smaller stars, 4 cm in size, surround it. The Luhansk Oblast's small coat of arms is located within the circle.

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