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Slovyansk

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


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Along with its embattled neighbour Kramatorsk, Slovyansk is designated as a "fortress city".

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

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

It would also put towns of the heavily fortified "fortress belt" - Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka - within easier reach of Moscow.

From BBC Oct. 28, 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 aid workers had left from Slovyansk and were headed to the Bakhmut area to assess the needs of civilians "caught in crossfire" in the town of Ivanivske, the statement said.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2023

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