 On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuznetsovsk to Varash and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.Varash is located in the Volhynian Polesie in the north of Rivne Oblast.It is located over the Styr River which is a tributary of Pripyat River between Volodymyrets Raion (Rivne Oblast) and Manevychi Raion (Volyn Oblast).