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Kryvyi Rih

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[kree-vee rig, kri-vi rikh] / ˈkri vi ˈrɪg, krɪˈvɪ rɪx /
Also Kruvui Rig
  1. a city in southeastern Ukraine, southwest of Dnipro.


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Blasts were also reported from Kryvyi Rih, which is President Zelensky's hometown, and Vinnytsia, both in central Ukraine.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2024

On April 29, she left the village through one of the only checkpoints left in the region, heading for the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kryvyi Rih, 60 miles to the northwest.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2024

Farther north, Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said the anti-aircraft defense in the central Ukrainian city, which is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown, had successfully thwarted a strike, without specifying the nature of the attack.

From Washington Times Sep. 2, 2023

Ukraine's military also said central Kryvyi Rih region in had been struck in a missile attack.

From Reuters Aug. 28, 2023

Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and has seldom been targeted by the Kremlin’s forces since the war began in February 2022.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2023

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