Slovyansk

American  

[sloh-vyahnsk, slaw-vyahnsk] / sloʊˈvyɑnsk, slɔˈvyɑnsk /

Or Sloviansk

1. a city in eastern central Ukraine, northwest of Donetsk.

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Example Sentences

If Pokrovsk falls, defending its satellite city of Myrnohrad becomes almost untenable and Russian troops would then be able to turn their focus to the battle for Kostyantynivka to the north-east and the rest of the so-called "fortress belt" cities of Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.

From BBC

Capturing Pokrovsk could give Moscow access to the rest of Donetsk, including the towns Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka - the so-called "fortress belt".

From BBC

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

From BBC

Although Russia has occupied most of Luhansk, Ukraine remains in control of about a quarter of Donetsk, including the key cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

From BBC

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

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