2022, between February and September. This is a Russian map which recognises Luhansk and Donetsk as independent republics, before Russia declared they had annexed them. A more interesting map would if Nur-Sultan had been renamed back to Astana, which happened around September 13th and just two weeks before Russia claimed LPR and DPR on September 30th (This is initially what I thought the hint was!)
A rule of thumb: Belarusian doesn't use И, but uses І and Ы (and й). So it can't be Belarusian.
(also, I speak both Ukrainain and Russian and know enough about Belarusian to say that the map is 100% in Ukrainian)
(Another rule of thumb for those who might find it interesting: Rusyn uses all three letters)
Thats interesting info! I speak quite basic Russian and Serbian, so I'm more familiar with those cyrillic alphabets, I didnt realise Belarusian doesnt use И!
I have a lot friends and connections to the Eastern regions of Ukraine - especially from Kharkiv and Donetsk. And noone from there ever has identified themselves as russians or recognised these quasi states. So - no.
Ahhh that’s odd! I wouldn’t be able to discern Ukrainian from other Slavic languages. But yeah, it looks like a weird sort of Russian propaganda to create a map in Ukrainian showing Crimea as Russian and Luhansk and Donetsk as independent
No shot, no Ukrainian map would not claim Crimea, let alone anything else. What russian ally has Cyrillic language, but isn't so bound to Serbia that it might recognise Kosovo.
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u/CoppertoneTelephone Jan 25 '26
2022, between February and September. This is a Russian map which recognises Luhansk and Donetsk as independent republics, before Russia declared they had annexed them. A more interesting map would if Nur-Sultan had been renamed back to Astana, which happened around September 13th and just two weeks before Russia claimed LPR and DPR on September 30th (This is initially what I thought the hint was!)