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Belgorod

American  
[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

In September, more than 4,000 Ukrainian drones were recorded in the Belgorod region, compared with around 1,100 in January 2025.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

"It's so loud and so terrifying," says Nina, a Belgorod resident who asked us to change her name.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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

Between the Dnieper and the Don northwards is Belgorod; then Nischgorod, then Astrakan, the march of Asia and Europe with Kazan, recovered from the Tartar empire of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane by Ivan Vasilovitch.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir