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Bryansk

American  
[bree-ahnsk, bryahnsk] / briˈɑnsk, brjɑnsk /

noun

  1. a city on the Desna River, southwest of Moscow.


Bryansk British  
/ brɪˈænsk, brjansk /

noun

  1. a city in W Russia. Pop: 428 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An oil depot was also struck in Kaluga region and a drone launch site in Bryansk.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Russia's defence ministry, for its part, reported having shot down 44 drones over the border Bryansk region.

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

One recent target was the Bryansk Chemical Plant that makes gunpowder, explosives and components for rocket fuel for ammunition and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

It claimed to have destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones, including six over the Moscow region, 20 in the Ryazan region, and a number over the border region of Bryansk.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

Eventually they also made hazardous supply flights to the partisans, the guerrilla groups who were fighting against the Germans in the Bryansk Forest near the Russian border with Ukraine.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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