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Ryazan

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

noun

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


Ryazan British  
/ rɪˈzanj /

noun

  1. 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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Vladimir Zakurdaev, a 37-year-old entrepreneur from Cheboksary, Russia, said the strikes on Wildberries warehouses in Penza, Ryazan and Volgograd were devastating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

Video footage verified by the BBC shows a fireball rising over the refinery and pumping station in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, which Ukrainian officials said was a target.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

Drones were also reportedly destroyed over the Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga regions across Russia’s west and south, as well as in the Moscow region.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2024

This letter requested the count to send police officers to guide the troops through the town, as the army was retreating to the Ryazan road beyond Moscow.

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count

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