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As you are likely already aware, it is best practice to spell Ukrainian place names using transliterations based on the Ukrainian language rather than the Russian language, e.g. it's Kyiv not Kiev. Ukraine is a large country (233,062 square miles = 603,628 square kilometers), so there are too many place names to list them all. But here we'll try to have the most common and/or most newsworthy ones. | As you are likely already aware, it is best practice to spell Ukrainian place names using transliterations based on the Ukrainian language rather than the Russian language, e.g. it's Kyiv not Kiev. Ukraine is a large country (233,062 square miles = 603,628 square kilometers), so there are too many place names to list them all. But here we'll try to have the most common and/or most newsworthy ones. | ||
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! Correct spelling !! Ukrainian Cyrillic !! Wrong spelling !! Russian Cyrillic | |||
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| Kyiv || Київ || Kiev || Киев | |||
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| Kharkiv || Харків || Kharkov || Харьков | |||
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| Odesa || Одеса || Odessa || Одесса | |||
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| Donbas || Донбас || Donbass || Донбасс | |||
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Revision as of 22:05, 5 December 2022
As you are likely already aware, it is best practice to spell Ukrainian place names using transliterations based on the Ukrainian language rather than the Russian language, e.g. it's Kyiv not Kiev. Ukraine is a large country (233,062 square miles = 603,628 square kilometers), so there are too many place names to list them all. But here we'll try to have the most common and/or most newsworthy ones.
| Correct spelling | Ukrainian Cyrillic | Wrong spelling | Russian Cyrillic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | Київ | Kiev | Киев |
| Kharkiv | Харків | Kharkov | Харьков |
| Odesa | Одеса | Odessa | Одесса |
| Donbas | Донбас | Donbass | Донбасс |
