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popileviz
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In the case of sanctions or other similar political action - "бомбить Воронеж" - "bombing Voronezh"
mmmBacon
on May 31, 2021
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This phrase seems like a WW2 reference as Voronezh was the site of a great battle. Care to elaborate on the context/origin?
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https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%...
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It seems the phrase originates post-2008, with not much to do with WW2
https://en.public-welfare.com/4135353-quotbomb-voronezhquot-...
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