Kyiv

[kee-eev, keev, kyi-yif]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kyiv¹

First recorded in 1805–10 with spelling Kiev; the spelling Kyiv was first recorded in 1950–55; Kiev from Russian ��í��, Kyiv from Ukrainian ��ý��, both from Old East Slavic ��ŭ; of uncertain origin. Traditional (folk) etymology derives the name from Kyi, one of the legendary founders of the city; another etymology suggests that the name of the city was Sarmatian (Iranian) Kiovi Kii “heights, mountains,” and that its inhabitants, a Sarmatian tribe, were called Kivi “m�ǳܲԳٲ��Ա��”

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The bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned from Russia, Kyiv says, as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between the warring countries.

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"Most of them were headed specifically for Kyiv," he told the Ukrainian RBC news agency.

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It meant another sleepless night for Kyiv's long-suffering population.

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"It's become more intense," Katya, a Kyiv resident told me.

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After hundreds of similar nights, people in Kyiv can sense the subtle shifts in technology as Russia develops its capability.

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