Gorlovka

[gawr-lawf-kuh, -lof-, gawr-luhf-kuh]

noun

1. the Russian name of Horlivka.

Gorlovka

/ ˈɡɔrləfkə /

noun

1. a city in SE Ukraine in the centre of the Donets Basin: a major coal-mining centre. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Mr Sargsyan was born in Gorlovka, a town in Ukraine's Donetsk region which has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

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A geography teacher, Elena Kudrik, lay dead on the floor of School 50 in the eastern Ukrainian town of Gorlovka.

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After the attack on School 50 in Gorlovka, shattered glass from blown-out windows littered the classrooms and hallways and the street outside.

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Russian officials deny targeting civilian structures, and local media reports in Russian-held Gorlovka alleged Ukrainian forces trying to recapture the area were to blame for the blast that killed the two teachers there.

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Working as a supermarket cashier in Gorlovka, she earned about £60 a month; doing the same job in Magadan she earns £300.

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