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Novoshakhtinsk

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[noh-vuh-shahk-tinsk, nuh-vuh-shahkh-tyinsk] / ˌnoʊ vəˈʃɑk tɪnsk, nə vəˈʃɑx tyɪnsk /

noun

  1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, NE of the Sea of Azov.


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The Novoshakhtinsk refinery near the Ukrainian border is critical for supplying fuel for Russian military operations in occupied eastern Ukraine.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

An overnight drone attack hit the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in Russia’s Rostov region and started a fire, Rostov Gov. Vasily Golubev said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

There was no immediate Ukrainian comment on the strike, which suspended production at the Novoshakhtinsk refinery.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2022

The blaze engulfed a piece of machinery at the Novoshakhtinsk plant in the Rostov-on-Don region.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2022

In the coal-mining town of Novoshakhtinsk, by the air-hockey tables on the second floor of a shopping center, I found a small crowd of people waiting for a government office to open.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021

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