On 27 May 1995, the flag was first raised solemnly above the main entrance to the Kyiv City Council.

The patron saint of Kyiv, Archangel Michael who holds a flaming sword in his right hand and an oval shield with a cross on it in his left, is depicted on the flag.

In 1995 a resolution of the Kyiv City Council (36 deputies voted for) returned the coat of arms of Kyiv of the times of Russian Empire—stylised representation of Archangel Michael, and adopted the flag of the city.

In March 2009, a working group at the Kyiv City Council drafted a new look for the capital's flag.

The Flag., The flag of the capital of Ukraine – the hero city of Kyiv is a blue rectangular panel with a 2: 3 aspect ratio with the Coat of Arms of the city placed in the centre.