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Q1. Why is Ukraine listed as the second-largest country in Europe? France is. (Or alternately, Denmark is.)
It's an ambiguous statement, and depends on whether you include non-European territories or not, and whether you include disputed territories or not. The totality of France (which includes French Guiana) is larger than Ukraine, but the European part of France (Metropolitan France) is smaller than Ukraine. Although Denmark is in Europe, Greenland is in North America. Q2. Kyiv or Kiev?
This is a topic for discussion at Talk:Kyiv. The current transliteration is based on the Ukrainian spelling of the name: "Kyiv" (pronounced "KEE-ev"). The Russian version is "Kiev" (pronounced "KEE-ef") is associated with the Russification of Ukraine. Source:."Slownik geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego i innych krajow slowianskich". Druk „Wieku” Nowy Świat. 1883. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. |
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Change "Russian occupied territories" to "Territory claimed but not controlled"
It is more neutral, as in the Japan article, it says "Territory claimed but not controlled", not Russian occupied territories. South Sudan is at war with Sudan, yet it shows them "not controlling" the territories. ~2025-41695-24 (talk) 20:27, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
- Russia controls them if the territories are occupied, no? Territory claimed but not controlled means that they do not have a presence in the region, but they claim it. Russia clearly has a military presence in the region. ~2025-42181-90 (talk) 15:49, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
- Again, South Sudan is at war with Sudan. But it shows that the territory is only claimed, not controlled. There's a large military presence in the regions South Sudan and Sudan claim. ~2025-41695-24 (talk) 19:05, 23 December 2025 (UTC)
What and why 20th Dec change please?
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Fix Ambiguity in:
An attempt to create an independent state, the left-leaning Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR), was first announced by Mykhailo Hrushevsky, but the period was plagued by an extremely unstable political and military environment. It was first deposed in a coup d'état led by Pavlo Skoropadskyi, which yielded the Ukrainian State under the German protectorate, and the attempt to restore the UNR under the Directorate ultimately failed as the Ukrainian army was regularly overrun by other forces. The short-lived West Ukrainian People's Republic and Hutsul Republic also failed to join the rest of Ukraine.[79]
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An attempt to create an independent state, the left-leaning Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), was first announced by Mykhailo Hrushevsky, but the period was plagued by an extremely unstable political and military environment. It was first deposed in a coup d'état led by Pavlo Skoropadskyi, which yielded the Ukrainian State under the German protectorate, and the attempt to restore the UPR under the Directorate ultimately failed as the Ukrainian army was regularly overrun by other forces. The short-lived West Ukrainian People's Republic and Hutsul Republic also failed to join the rest of Ukraine.[79]
-The acronym for Ukrainian People's Republic is UPR on its own page but is UNR in the text above. I believe there should be continuity to avoid confusion. Thank You. James13542 (talk) 14:33, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
Done Day Creature (talk) 16:33, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
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Add Ukraine's size and population to the first paragraph of the lede, just like it's done for every other country page. You can use the latest estimate that's given in the article infobox where it says that Ukraine's population is over 32 million ~2025-42549-33 (talk) 19:27, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 04:47, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
