Luhansk Oblast

The flag of Luhansk Oblast was adopted on 4 September 1998. It has a 2:3 proportion and serves as the civil and state flag of the oblast. The blue field symbolizes the sky and loyalty. The ring of stars around the coat of arms represents the oblast’s administrative divisions and unity, with seventeen golden stars and fourteen white stars. The coat of arms was designed by A. Zakoretsky and adopted on 15 May 1998, while the flag was created by Leonid Zhdanov.