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Belgorod

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[bel-guh-rod, byel-guh-ruht] / ˈbɛl gəˌrɒd, ˈbyɛl gə rət /

noun

  1. a city in the western Russian Federation, northeast of Kharkiv.


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Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the "electricity and heating supply network has suffered severe damage" in the regional capital of the same name.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

More than half of Russia's regions, including Belgorod, have been affected by petrol and diesel shortages, due to increased Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

But the recent strikes on energy infrastructure that caused the blackouts in Belgorod are more likely to have involved heavier weapons.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Moscow said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces attempted a ground assault on Belgorod but were pushed back.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The metropolitan Leontius formed the first five dioceses, and appointed Joachim of Cherson to be Bishop of Novgorod, Theodorus of Rostoff, Neophytus of Chernigoff, Stephen the Volhynian of Vladimir, and Nicetas of Belgorod.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)