Poltava

American  

[puhl-tah-vuh] / pʌlˈtɑ və /

noun

1. a city in eastern Ukraine, southwest of Kharkiv: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.

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Poltava British  

/ palˈtavə /

noun

1. a city in E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

And in the eastern Poltava region, local authorities said an attack had sparked fire at an industrial facility.

From Barron's

Lozova services routes to the major cities of Kramatorsk to the east, Kharkiv and Poltava to the north, and Dnipro and Odesa to the west.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the situation had somewhat stabilised, regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv and Sumy could continue to see regular power cuts, Ukraine's energy minister said Saturday evening.

From Barron's

There was no electricity, water, and partial heating in Kremenchuk, in the eastern Poltava region, the administration said.

From Barron's

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram that major energy facilities were damaged in the Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, and work was under way to restore power.

From BBC