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Slovyansk

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[sloh-vyahnsk, slaw-vyahnsk] / sloʊˈvyɑnsk, slɔˈvyɑnsk /
Or Sloviansk
  1. a city in eastern central Ukraine, northwest of Donetsk.


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Feeling a little reassured by the nets and the snow, we headed towards the town of Slovyansk, past the ruined shells of buildings destroyed over the last four years.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Slovyansk is further back from the front, 25km away, and faces a different drone threat.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The cities of Kostyantinivka, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk, just miles beyond Chasiv Yar, have come under increasingly heavy bombardment in recent months.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

The attachment to place runs deep in eastern Ukraine — a mostly native Russian-speaking region of factories and coal mines where many residents never travel, said Slovyansk Mayor Vadym Lyakh.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

The number of civilian residents in Slovyansk and adjacent Kramatorsk has doubled since bottoming out after last year’s mass evacuations, according to regional officials, reaching more than 50,000 and 80,000 respectively.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

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