Izmail Oblast [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast () (7 August 1940 — 15 February 1954) was formerly an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of . 
The oblast was organized on 7 August 1940 on the territory, known as Budjak or southern Bessarabia, occupied by the Soviet Union from Romania. It was originally known as Akkerman Oblast () until 1 December 1940, i.e. before the oblast center was moved from Akkerman to Izmail. The oblast was administratively subdivided into 13 raions. On 15 February 1954, the
Izmail
Izmail (, translit. "Izmayil"; , translit. "Izmail"; or "Smil"; , ) is a historic city on the Danube river in Odessa Oblast in south-western Ukraine. Administratively, Izmail is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative center of Izmail Raion, one of twenty-six districts of Odessa Oblast, though it is not a part of the district.
In Russian historiography Izmail is associated with the 18th century sacking of Ottoman fortress