Ukraine turns to winter, saving hours difference with Moscow

Ukraine on Sunday night turns to winter time, the arrow will be moved back one hour. The exception will be controlled by DND region of Donbass - there is a self-proclaimed authorities decided not to adjust the hour. Thus, the time difference Between Ukraine and the Russian capital will remain as long as one hour, But the time in DND will has adjusted with Moscow time.


Interestingly, formally Moscow and Kiev are in the same time zone. In most regions of the USSR from 1930 acted So-called daylight savings time (lap + 1 hour). When daylight saving time was added for another hour. In 1990, the Ukrainian, Moldovan and Belarusian Soviet socialist Republic was abolished at home maternity time and " back " in your own time zone. Then the first time there was the time difference Between Moscow and these republics.

this Sunday at the winter Kyiv and Moscow are moving synchronously - both capital transfer clocks back an hour, However, the Russian Federation and Thus remains in this winter time, and won't translate hours, whereas in Ukraine again, I will switch to summer time, Then the gap in time will be two hours.

in Ukraine, according to authorities, the clocks back one hour to translate, October 26, at 4. 00 (5. 00 GMT) local time. On this day in the country just parliamentary elections will be held. Ukraine adjusts the clock twice a year according to the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated may 13, 1996 " About the sequence of calculation time on the square of Ukraine ".


However, the Supreme Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic on October 24, adopted a resolution on " transition to Donetsk time ", for this reason Now in Donetsk will be the same time as the Moscow and hour difference with Kiev." The Council of Ministers of the Donetsk national Republic to provide an introduction Donetsk, regional and city state administrations to downstream areas of local charts the beginning of the working day, " said the Parliament's decision DND.

Until that time, the Republic lived Kyiv time, which is an hour behind Moscow. However, 95% of the territory of Ukraine is in the 2nd (East) zone, while Lugansk and part of the territory of Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts in the 3rd zone. That is, formally Between Donetsk and Kiev, and in truth has to be an hour difference.

Parliament speaker DND Boris Litvinov said that the reason for the switch on Moscow time is the most important thing, " the fact that Donetsk and Moscow are in the same time zone ". Political analysts believe that the decision of the leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) put the region on Moscow time is though symbolic, but important gesture that shows loyalty To Moscow and the desire to tickle the vanity of Kiev, but in fact it has a local value.

By the way, fresh subjects of the Russian Federation - Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol last summer decided to live on Moscow time.

Neighboring Belarus never wanted from going After Russia in the winter. According to the press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Belarus Olga Long, this decision was made by the Presidium of the Council of Ministers. This issue was actively discussed in the Belarusian government had established a special Commission, which was presented to the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the arguments " for " and " against ".

" After reviewing the arguments of the Commission, the Presidium of the Council of Ministers decided that the country will not go to winter time, " said Long.

first of Belarus passed to summer/winter time After Russia, the time difference with Moscow was one hour. Now, after the transition to winter time, the time difference Between Minsk and the capital of Russia will disappear.

so, Kiev with the clock is an hour behind not only from the capital of Russia, but also from Minsk, Crimea and DND. And in the spring, daylight savings time, the difference might even be two hours.


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