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Orlov

/ ˈɔːlɒf /

noun

  1. Count Grigori Grigorievich . 1734–83, Russian soldier and a lover of Catherine II. He led (with his brother, Count Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov , 1737–1808) the coup that brought Catherine to power

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Amur's regional governor Vasily Orlov said "all necessary resources" had been deployed to find the plane.

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Serhii Orlov, who calls himself Mariupol's deputy mayor in exile, says the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas Canal which supplied water to the city was damaged during the fighting.

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The seven goals allowed was a season worst for Carolina, which finally got on the board on Dmitry Orlov’s goal with 5:43 left in the middle period.

Oleg Orlov, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Memorial, who was sentenced to jail in Russia for his anti-war and anti-government statements, held a banner that read: "Victory for Ukraine, Defeat for Putin, Freedom for Russia."

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Orlov now lives in Germany in enforced exile after he was released in a prisoner swap in August.

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