Time in Ukraine

Time in Ukraine, part of the Eastern European Time zone, is locally referred to as Kyiv Time.
On 16 July 2024, the Ukrainian parliament voted to cease observing daylight saving time. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, did not plan to sign it.

Geographical description

The territory of Ukraine in Europe stretches 17°57' along a longitude or about 1.2 hours. Almost 95% of its territory is located in the Eastern European Time Zone with exceptions of its western and eastern extremities. Small portion of Zakarpattia Oblast is located in the Central European Time Zone, while Luhansk Oblast, most of Donetsk Oblast, and part of Kharkiv Oblast are geographically located in the Further-eastern European Time Zone. However, the whole country officially observes Eastern European Time.

Eastern extremity: village of Chervona Zirka, Milove Raion, Luhansk Oblast - 40°11′53″
Western extremity: village of Solomonovo, Uzhhorod Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast - 22°09′50″
Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctic is located in the Atlantic Time Zone.
History

was introduced in the early 1980s. On 20 September 2011, the Verkhovna Rada canceled the return from Eastern European Summer Time to Eastern European Time. On 18 October 2011, the Parliament abolished these plans. On 16 July 2024, Ukraine canceled the switch from Eastern European Time to Eastern European Summer Time. On 29 March 2014, after annexation by Russia, Crimea switched from Eastern European Time to Moscow Time. On 26 October 2014, the self-proclaimed proto-states of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic also switched to Moscow Time.

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database contains four zones for Ukraine in the file zone.tab:

Europe/Kyiv – most locations
Europe/Uzhgorod – Ruthenia
Europe/Zaporozhye – Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk Oblast
Europe/Simferopol – central Crimea