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2024-03-24 12:07:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 32F6195468E1700493F8D00CE633D1C861208C721F91BE151683AE2BB0E091B9
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This video is from Baghdad, Iraq during the 2003 Invasion from Operation Shock and Awe. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/shock-and-awe-bombing-campaign-over-baghdad-during-iraq-news-footage/1B03534_0007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yr-LaMhvro In any case, the capital of Ukraine is spelled Kyiv, not Kiev. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev 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
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