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2024-05-03 17:37:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 87AAA2C26434FB9DAF340597EF21415745B48ABACD6039A3E66C1D2FA9D2BE24
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It's 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 The bridge was illegally erected: it is important militarily, but also deeply symbolic for Putin, who oversaw the illegal invasion. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4102313-why-crimeas-kerch-bridge-is-a-big-deal-in-russias-war-in-ukraine/ Kyiv https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/22/russia-crimea-bridges-ukraine-invasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/military-russias-illegal-crimean-bridge-unable-to-function-normally/ “Any illegal structures used to deliver Russian instruments of mass murder are necessarily short-lived"
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