zephyreks [none/use name]

Looking at a map of China, I always have a bit of appreciation for how well they’ve integrated the indigenous names of all the cities.

For example, Urumqi wasn’t always known as Urumqi: under Qing rule, it was relabeled as Dihua, a name it held until the CPC took power.

A little bit of contrast to the Russian approach and a huge contrast to the American/British approach of just renaming everything.

Didn’t Ukraine literally just launch missile/artillery attacks at random civilian targets in Donetsk… The same thing they’ve been doing for almost a decade?

Sure, but their offensives and encirclement happened mostly in Jan/Feb/Mar.

Clearing the city took until May, though.

Didn’t Russia literally take Bakhmut over the winter?