Melitopol

American

[mel-uh-taw-puhl, myi-lyi-taw-puhl] / ˌmɛl əˈtɔ pəl, myɪ lyɪˈtɔ pəl /

noun

a city in SE Ukraine, NW of the Sea of Azov: battles 1941, 1943.

Melitopol British

/ mɪliˈtɔpəlj /

noun

a city in SE Ukraine. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est)

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She and others in Melitopol are following closely what is happening in Kyiv, "because it is important for us to know whether Kyiv is ready to fight for us. Even small steps matter".

From BBC

Melitopol was full of informers.

From BBC

His parents began making plans to get him out of Melitopol to safety.

From BBC

It was 25 September 2023 in Melitopol, south-eastern Ukraine, where the couple had grown up, fallen in love and married.

From BBC

Eventually Tetiana and Oleh agreed to leave Melitopol if the Ukrainian army hadn't pushed through by November.

From BBC

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