Sevastopol

American  

[suh-vas-tuh-pohl, sev-uh-stoh-puhl, syi-vuh-staw-puhl] / səˈvæs təˌpoʊl, ˌsɛv əˈstoʊ pəl, sjɪ vʌˈstɔ pəl /

noun

1. a fortified seaport in southern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.

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Sevastopol British  

/ sɪvasˈtɔpəlj /

noun

1. English name: Sebastopol.  a port, resort, and naval base in S Ukraine, in the Crimea, on the Black Sea: captured and destroyed by British, French, and Turkish forces after a siege of 11 months (1854–55) during the Crimean War; taken by the Germans after a siege of 8 months (1942) during World War II. Pop: 338 000 (2005 est)

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Sevastopol

Kyiv has previously used naval drones to damage a Russian-built bridge over the Kerch strait and Moscow’s warships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The threat of such strikes contributed to Russia’s 2023 decision to pull its Black Sea fleet back from Sevastopol to other ports that offer better protection from the drone fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Our energy workers have managed to reconnect power via backup schemes to almost all facilities, and electricity has been restored to most residential buildings in Sevastopol," Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram hours after the attack.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

"A decision has been made... to sign decrees declaring a regional-level emergency situation in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol," the Moscow-installed governor Sergey Aksyonov said in a post on Telegram.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

To complete our author's account of Sevastopol, we subjoin an abstract of a paper by Mr. Shears, C.E., which was read at the meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers, January 12, 1847.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de