Gorlovka

American

[gawr-lawf-kuh, -lof-, gawr-luhf-kuh] / gɔrˈlɔf kə, -ˈlɒf-, ˈgɔr ləf kə /

noun

the Russian name of Horlivka.

Gorlovka British

/ ˈɡɔrləfkə /

noun

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

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

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

Government troops were also readying an assault on Gorlovka, a rebel stronghold north of the provincial capital Donetsk.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2014

A video clip posted last Thursday, the day Mr. Rybak disappeared, appeared to show him being accosted by pro-Russian militia members in the city of Gorlovka.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2014

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