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Looks like the most common usage has been “the Donbas.” [1], [2], [3], [4]. Another comparison: [5], [6], [7], [8]. —MichaelZ. 2019-05-31 13:50 z
Belligerents versus suppliers in infobox
No reference showing UK is a belligerent. There's no way that supplying weapons to a belligerent in a conflict makes a country a belligerent. "Support" is a different category altogether. Am WP:BOLD removing flags from infobox including with citations showing weapons supplies. If you want to add "support" to the infobox, then it needs a separate section, not a sub-heading under "Belligerents"; but note that section would not be in keeping with Wikipedia norms. -Chumchum7 (talk) 06:14, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
In Wikipedia conflict infoboxes we regularly include "support" countries as a sub-heading under "Belligerents". Just a few ongoing examples are the Syrian and Libyan civil wars. Countries only providing weapons support and not being directly involved have also been listed in the infoboxes of many past conflicts. EkoGraf (talk) 01:38, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
