there is only one character in Russian, which would mark either "V" style sound - "veterany" or "W" - "dvor". In most cases direct transliteration from Russian

there is only one character in Russian, which would mark either "V" style sound - "veterany" or "W" - "dvor". In most cases direct transliteration from Russian to English uses "V" character for that Russian character, even though it may sound more like "W".