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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

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

With a mother in Italy and money to travel, Gordeeva and her 7-year-old son joined the exodus that left Slovyansk a near-ghost town of empty streets and frequent explosions.

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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