Kirovograd

Russian Ki·ro·vo·hrad

[ki-roh-vuh-grad, kyi-ruh-vuh-graht]

noun

1. the former Russian name of Kropyvnytskyi.

Kirovograd

/ kirəvaˈɡrat /

noun

1. Former names: Yelisavetgrad.  Zinovievsk. a city in S central Ukraine on the Ingul River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural area. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Local officials also reported missile strikes in the Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and Kirovograd regions.

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Near Kirovograd in central Ukraine, Russian long-range rockets struck an airport Thursday night, according to a local mayor, who said there were dead and wounded after the attack but did not specify how many.

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In November, European Lithium, an Australian firm, said it was in the process of securing rights to two promising lithium deposits in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, and Kirovograd, in the center of the country.

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The same month, the Chinese company Chengxin Lithium also applied for rights to lithium deposits in Donetsk and Kirovograd, according to news media reports, a move that would give it its first foothold in Europe.

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One of the strongest anomalies is near Kirovograd.

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