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Bryansk

American  
[bree-ahnsk, bryahnsk] / briˈɑnsk, bryɑnsk /

noun

  1. a city on the Desna River, southwest of Moscow.


Bryansk British  
/ brɪˈænsk, brjansk /

noun

  1. a city in W Russia. Pop: 428 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ukraine fired at least seven, British-designed Storm Shadow missiles at Bryansk late Tuesday, according to Russian authorities.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

One recent target was the Bryansk Chemical Plant that makes gunpowder, explosives and components for rocket fuel for ammunition and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Russia's defence ministry meanwhile said it had downed 170 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 48 in Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, and nine in Moscow region with six headed towards the capital.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

More than half of the drones were intercepted over the Bryansk and Smolensk regions, south-west of Moscow, where Lukoil facilities were reportedly targeted, the defence ministry said.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Eventually they also made hazardous supply flights to the partisans, the guerrilla groups who were fighting against the Germans in the Bryansk Forest near the Russian border with Ukraine.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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