Novorossiysk

Or No·vo·ros·siisk

[noh-vuh-ruh-seesk, nuh-vuh-ruh-syeesk]

noun

1. a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea.

Example Sentences

VChK-OGPU, a Telegram channel that publishes purported Russian security leaks, reported on 27 September that fuel was leaking into the hold of the Novorossiysk in the Strait of Gibraltar, raising the risk of an explosion.

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On Saturday, the Dutch defence ministry said the Dutch navy had then escorted the Novorossiysk and the accompanying towing vessel.

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet said the diesel-powered submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off France to comply with navigation rules in the English Channel, through which it was shadowed by a UK warship and helicopter.

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"Information disseminated by a number of media outlets about an alleged malfunction and, as a result, the emergency surfacing of the diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk off the coast of France does not correspond to reality," the Russian Black Sea Fleet's press service said, as quoted by Interfax news agency.

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Ukrainian drones also attacked Novorossiysk, a major Black Sea port.

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