Ryazan

American

[ree-uh-zahn, -zan, ryi-zahn] / ˌri əˈzɑn, -ˈzæn, rjɪˈzɑn /

noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.

Ryazan British

/ rɪˈzanj /

noun

a city in W central Russia: capital of a medieval principality; oil refineries and engineering industries. Pop: 523 000 (2005 est)

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Long-range drones, which don’t require Starlink connections, attacked the Ryazan oil refinery, located southeast of Moscow, sparking a fire, Russian officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ukraine hasn’t officially claimed responsibility for the strike in Ryazan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unverified social media videos showed plumes of smoke rising over Ryazan -- a city of around 500,000 -- and a high-rise apartment block with several blackened floors.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Bloggers on the social media site Telegram posted images and videos of fires raging in Ryazan.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

At one time the count thought of giving her the Ryazan estate or of selling a forest, at another time of borrowing money on a note of hand.

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count

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