I actually think it's time to resurrect the old name of UKraine- "Little Russia"- in order to bring back some class.
Little Russia or "Littlerus" will be far more elegant, the admiration of the world for Russia in fighting the bankrupt WEstern clowns will rub off if bankrupt Ukraine uses the word "rus" , or for more classier effect- use the whole world "Russia" itself.
Suggestions as new names of Ukraine:
LittleRus or Little Russia
PoorRus
Bankruptrus
BwahaharusI like the last one best

There is no call to resort to petty mocking. Yes, Ukraine is an artificial state, comprised of Novorossia, Malorossia, Galicia ad several territories, nabbed from Romania, Hungary, Chechia. What you refer to is Malorossia (the better translation for it is Russia Minor) and it is the central part of Ukraine:

The famous and much-liked in Russia author Taras Shevchenko was a Maloross.
Back to the topic and the sad state of affairs.
It looks like Ukro-Nazis started the war in earnest, using the same scenario that NATO-backed Horvats used when they genocided 250000 Serbs from the Serbian Kraina. Note that the shelling is intensifying a couple of days after Soros visited Kiev. Suddenly there is a bombing of a bus in Kiev, that is so conveniently being used as an excuse to start new round of mobilisation and an aggression against Novorossia. Another false flag.
In the meantime,
Ukro-Nazis shelled Donetsk and suburbs 82 times over the last 24 hours, resulting in murder of 5 civilians and wounding 15 more.