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The British Broadcasting Corporation is changing the spelling of the Ukrainian capital from Kiev to Kyiv.

Due to the fact that Kyiv (not Kiev) is now widely being used by leading international organizations and government agencies, a significant part of the international aviation industry, as well as English-language media, the BBC decided to switch to this spelling of Ukraine capital’s name, BBC News Ukraine said.

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