Mykolayiv

American

[mik-uh-lah-yif, mee-koh-lah-yiv] / ˌmɪk əˈlɑ yɪf, mi koʊˈlɑ yɪv /

Also Mukolaiv or Mykolaiv

noun

a city in southern Ukraine, in the southwestern part, on the Bug River.

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Other Ukrainian ports - in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolayiv regions - are no longer operating, making the facilities in Odesa more important than ever to Ukrainian exports.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

Another 31 settlements were flooded in the Mykolayiv region.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

Another mayor, in the southern city of Mykolayiv, said explosions were heard there on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2022

Mykolayiv region governor Vitaliy Kim claimed Wednesday on the Telegram messaging app that Russia was on the defensive.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Ukraine said on Monday its forces had retaken control of the town of Chuhuiv in the northeast after heavy fighting and of the strategic Mykolayiv airport in the south.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2022

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