Oct. 31, 2016
6:34 a.m.
The tz names are in the English language, and the most common usage in English for the city is "Kiev" even if this is not strictly correct locally. It is similar to Europe/Rome, Europe/Athens, Europe/Warsaw, Europe/Moscow, etc., so Kiev is in good company. For more details, please see an earlier message on this topic: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2016-April/023512.html