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2024-01-15 19:10:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 81E65B6A28EEF392C99E6F69D342F56DD07C148884234A82D68193A46621E502
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It is Kyiv, actually. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/kyiv-not-kiev-why-spelling-matters-in-ukraines-quest-for-an-independent-identity/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kyiv-kiev-ukraine-name-b2023400.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/how-to-pronounce-and-spell-kyiv-kiev-ukraine-and-why-it-matters https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-kyiv-or-kiev-and-why-the-pronunciation-changed-11647715295 The battle of Kyiv happened, in 2022. The bravery of Ukrainian defense and mistakes of russian are already studied 8n military academies, like West Point. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-2022-battle-of-kyiv-a-lecture/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2022/kyiv-battle-ukraine-survival/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/28/the-battle-for-kyiv-revisited-the-litany-of-mistakes-that-cost-russia-a-quick-win
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