<aside> 💡 Language creates a mental map in our mind which we use to navigate what's happening in the world. In russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine, words matter.

One of the best ways to support Ukraine is using Ukraine-centric terminology.

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<aside> 💡 ✅ russia’s war against Ukraine

✅ unprovoked/genocidal russian invasion of Ukraine

❌ civil war

❌ Ukraine conflict / Ukraine war

❌ proxy war ❌ Ukraine crisis

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<aside> 💡 The war started on: ✅ 20 February 2014 ❌ not on 24 February 2022 What started on 24 February 2022 is the full-scale invasion.

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https://twitter.com/margogontar/status/1621819130016841731?s=46&t=NG-fulBhvRMfbPRYe9dVkQ

By the way, largest news agency spreading russian propaganda is Reuters.

Make sure your Ukraine coverage is Ukraine-centered

https://twitter.com/marymykhaylova/status/1545054338334134272?s=21&t=B88IpTLrHxLGSqnv870yOA

To learn about cognitive warfare - click here.

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“If I had a dollar for each time I have to argue a non Ukrainian on how to spell our cities — @elonmusk would seem poor. Whether you fcking like it or not: Chornobyl. Luhansk. Kyiv. Lviv. Odesa. Deal with it.”* -

@yewleea

“Important announcement: please, please try to not say “the Ukraine”. There is only one Ukraine, you don’t need an article there. Thank you!” -

<aside> 💡 ✅ Ukraine, a sovereign state ❌ ”The Ukraine”, “former Soviet republic”, “post-Soviet state”

✅ russia-led forces ✅ russian occupation forces

✅ russian occupants ❌ pro-russian separatists ❌ russia-backed rebels

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<aside> 💡 ❗It’s Kyiv, not Kiev ❗Donbas, not Donbass ❗Odesa, not Odessa

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<aside> 💡 ❌ rebel-held/separatist-held territories of Donbas ✅ temporarily russia-occupied areas of Donbas

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https://twitter.com/with__ukraine/status/1602741904177004545?s=46&t=t6kwn5a7VH_JMsflYv_Z1Q

Key thread to read about Ukrainian voices and experience

https://twitter.com/brik_t/status/1506185499077193731

Correct terminology

https://twitter.com/olgaofuzhhorod/status/1602093296439934977?s=46&t=xY1Pd_5yoDKIz3020Weqkw

https://twitter.com/annamrchnk/status/1625280325864820736?s=46&t=Hpovg7oVt_MteBNViiSO3A

Correct russian lies

https://twitter.com/dietmarpichler1/status/1501942999684567047?s=21&t=qUh2f0HIwMV3EQnLZJbvkA

https://twitter.com/volodymyrkulyk4/status/1565752442322567170?s=21&t=n84GCYS6umuv7SCRK5-D-A

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1494362496421044225?s=21&t=t2cHu9RkBpQhWKXHgWJdPQ

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1638340985099898883?s=46&t=SlW4K9qDZacEBs0nqJC_aQ

https://twitter.com/juliavkril/status/1564055875018694656?s=21&t=t2cHu9RkBpQhWKXHgWJdPQ

#ReutersLies

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1535384484811575296?s=21&t=XYfnOqnG9C6cVqGdbKAYWQ

https://twitter.com/alina_polyakova/status/1560712838292930560?s=21&t=8rgbLoEW_HNh2HAHe-5k3Q

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1493939556344815620

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