Krivoy Rog

British

/ kriˈvɔj ˈrɔk /

noun

a city in SE Ukraine: founded in the 17th century by Cossacks; iron-mining centre; iron- and steelworks. Pop: 658 000 (2005 est)

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Svetlana is from Krivoy Rog, a city in southeast Ukraine known for its steel plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Alina Kondrashova, 33, a doctor from Krivoy Rog in Ukraine, who arrived in Przemysl on Wednesday with her three-year-old, mother, sister and her sister's baby, was hoping to travel on to Estonia by bus.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2022

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