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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.

This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

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July 30, 2013	Good article reassessment	Delisted
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Section sizes

Section size for Ukraine (54 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	18,024	18,024	558	558
Name	3,203	3,203	144	144
History	43	80,065	0	4,602
Early history	6,954	6,954	329	329
Golden Age of Kyiv	5,975	5,975	361	361
Foreign domination	5,025	5,025	216	216
Cossack Hetmanate	7,284	7,284	495	495
19th and early 20th century	9,102	9,102	617	617
Inter-war period	7,879	7,879	575	575
World War II	12,524	12,524	651	651
Post–war Soviet Ukraine	6,783	6,783	407	407
Independence	18,496	18,496	951	951
Geography	7,083	18,135	322	620
Climate	3,385	3,385	157	157
Biodiversity	4,757	4,757	109	109
Urban areas	2,910	2,910	32	32
Politics	678	33,876	15	1,846
Constitution	2,178	2,178	135	135
Government	3,450	3,450	179	179
Courts and law enforcement	6,628	6,628	384	384
Foreign relations	10,252	10,252	598	598
Military	7,547	7,547	340	340
Administrative divisions	3,143	3,143	195	195
Economy	6,124	24,126	216	982
Agriculture	2,694	2,694	242	242
Tourism	1,760	1,760	133	133
Transport	7,647	7,647	209	209
Energy	4,596	4,596	152	152
Information technology	1,305	1,305	30	30
Demographics	6,270	46,098	338	2,150
Language	9,512	9,512	401	401
Diaspora	2,814	2,814	123	123
Religion	4,378	4,378	195	195
Health	7,196	7,196	391	391
Education	6,440	6,440	388	388
Regional differences	9,488	9,488	314	314
Culture	7,747	37,656	373	2,139
Libraries	762	762	56	56
Literature	4,901	4,901	381	381
Architecture	3,446	3,446	196	196
Weaving and embroidery	2,682	2,682	132	132
Music	3,576	3,576	299	299
Media	3,074	3,074	167	167
Sport	4,919	4,919	329	329
Cuisine	6,549	6,549	206	206
See also	60	60	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	273	273	0	0
Print sources	21	6,245	0	0
Reference books	429	429	0	0
Recent (since 1991)	2,020	2,020	0	0
History	2,415	3,775	0	0
World War II	1,360	1,360	0	0
External links	1,736	1,736	0	0
Total	269,523	269,523	13,041	13,041

Anthem Title Capitalization

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What I think should be changed (format using {{StringDiff}}):

Why it should be changed: Correct anthem title capitalization

LoneShadow42 (talk) 22:17, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Day Creature (talk) 00:14, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Territory problem

the Russian occupied territories part on one of the first parts of the page is wrong, Ukraine controls it, bu the next territory calling is "territories controlled by Ukraine, i recommend you rename Russian occupied territories to Russian claimed non-controlled territories 2A02:8109:9782:2900:C06E:D8E0:18DA:6CF1 (talk) 15:24, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, and thank you for your comment! Could you please specify which territories are Russian claimed non-controlled territories, and would you please state your sources, otherwise we cannot change this. Lova Falk (talk) 16:26, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 October 2025

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There's a page for the OUN(m) now. Also just altering the Melnyk link which is currently a redirect.

Change: Although this brought conflict with Nazi Germany, at times the [[Andriy Atanasovych Melnyk|Melnyk]] wing of the OUN allied with the Nazi forces.

To: Although this brought conflict with Nazi Germany, at times the [[Andriy Melnyk (officer)|Melnyk]] [[Melnykites|wing of the OUN]] allied with the Nazi forces. Joko2468 (talk) 19:01, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done replaced with one Wikilink, since the sentence discusses the Melnykites rather than Melnyk himself — 🪫Volatile ^{📲T | ⌨️C} 21:19, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent thank you. 2A00:23C5:11E:F901:6101:D8FD:E622:6684 (talk) 21:30, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Second Hetmanate

In the infobox, Ukraine's predecessor states are listed under Formation. Is there a reason why the Second Hetmanate is excluded? I thought it might be because of its de facto sovereignty but then the Cossack Hetmanate is included. Joko2468 (talk) 21:54, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 October 2025

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Request that the Ukrainian State be added to the Formation section of the infobox. Using the less common Second Hetmanate would be more useful to the reader, especially since it comes after the Cossack Hetmanate. The dates should reflect the reinstallation of the Ukrainian People's Republic. Joko2468 (talk) 12:59, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. tony 18:26, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 October 2025

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I'm making a clearer request though I can't really write out the exact code. Under Formation in the infobox:

Change:

People's Republic -----> 20 November 1917

To:

People's Republic (Central Rada) -----> 20 November 1917
Second Hetmanate -----> 29 April 1918
People's Republic (Directorate) -----> 14 December 1918

On sources, please see the relevant entries in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine (these needn't be cited) regarding Ukrainian National Republic (an alternative translation) and Ukrainian State. Second Hetmanate is an alternative name per this source but is clearer to readers and fits well in the context. This is a fundamental part of Ukrainian history and it shouldn't be glossed over. Joko2468 (talk) 22:38, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clarifying this! I will make this edit. Lova Falk (talk) 08:19, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Lova Falk (talk) 08:23, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice thank you! However, the date next to the second People's Republic is incorrect-- it should read 14 December 1918 rather than the same date as the Central Rada iteration. Joko2468 (talk) 10:49, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Yes of course, you're right, I missed that! Lova Falk (talk) 10:51, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"@Ukraine" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect @Ukraine has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 11 § @Ukraine until a consensus is reached. ArthananWarcraft (talk) 07:13, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]