Time in Ukraine is defined as and in summer as . Part of Eastern European Time, it is locally referred to as Kyiv Time (Ukrainian: Київський час|Kyivskyi chas). On 16 July, 2024, the Ukrainian parliament voted to cease observing daylight saving time. Ukraine will transition to winter time at 3:00 on 27 October, and will not switch to daylight saving time anymore.[1]
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.
Daylight saving time in Ukraine was introduced in the early 1980s. On 20 September 2011, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) canceled the return from Eastern European Summer Time to Eastern European Time.[2] [3] On 18 October 2011, the Parliament abolished these plans.[4] [5] 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 (then, subsequently changed to). On 26 October 2014, the self-proclaimed proto-states of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic also switched to Moscow Time.[6]
The IANA time zone database contains four zones for Ukraine in the file zone.tab:[7]