Chernivtsi

American

[cher-niv-tsee, cher-nee-vtsee] / tʃɛrˈnɪv tsi, tʃɛr niˈvtsi /

a city in southwestern Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.

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"Emergency power cuts are currently in effect in Kyiv city, Kyiv region, Cherkasy region, Chernivtsi region, Zhytomyr region, and Kharkiv region," it said at 1146 GMT.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Tetiana Khaliavka organised a shoot with five-year-old Viktoriia, who has brain cancer, at Angelholm Clinic in Chernivtsi.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Jeffrey Gettleman recently visited Chernivtsi and was struck by the city’s 19th-century beauty and sense of peace.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

With special permission from the Ukrainian government to travel to the country, he and his team, based mostly in the Chernivtsi region, teach workshops on how to listen and allow others to process their feelings.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

Set in the forests of western Ukraine's Chernivtsi region, "Pamfir" begins with the return of a father, Leonid, to his family after months of working in Poland.

From Reuters • May 21, 2022

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