The problem is the first letter, щ. If it was any other, I'd agree.
Not for Russia, for sure. Russians make fun of Ukrainian, it just sounds plain funny for a Russian ear.
You need to be a native speaker to understand.
On the other hand, it the first word of Ukranian hymn
"Ще не вмерла Україна".....

meaning, "Ukraine is still alive"
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/-n...ine/3306371604