My editor and I have had this discussion several times lately. Which one? Kiev or Kyiv? We don’t write Roma for Rome, but we do now write Mumbai rather than Bombay. And really, there’s not a ...

Kyiv or Kiev? If you thought the city was named “Kiev,” there’s a reason for that. “Kiev” is what the city was called when it was under Soviet rule, and the name changed when Ukraine ...

On the surface, the Kiev/Kyiv debate seems similar, though it is far less heated. The official language of the country is Ukrainian. The city, in the predominantly Ukrainian-speaking west of the ...

Is it Kiev or Kyiv? 5 things to know about Ukraine capital under siege from Russia By Mike Stunson. Updated February 26, 2022 7:51 AM.

Kyiv, not Kiev — How Ukrainians reclaimed their capital's name. Anna Belokur. Mon, March 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM UTC. 5 min read. For decades, if not more, English speakers the world over referred ...

Kiev or Kyiv? Defiant meaning of the name change and why it matters now. The defiant spelling of the Ukrainian capital's name is a symbol of the country's battle for independence that has been ...

This week, NPR decided to officially adapt on-the-air pronunciation of Kyiv, the capital formerly spelled Kiev, to sound closer to the way it's said in Ukrainian. NPR already changed the spelling ...

Kyiv not Kiev. KEE-eve not KEE-yev." For those asking, @npr goes with Ukrainian spelling & pronunciation (not Russian) wherever possible when reporting on Ukraine. Kyiv not Kiev.