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Tuva Republic

British  
/ ˈtɜːvə, ˈtuːvə /

noun

  1. Former name: Tuvinian Autonomous Republic.  a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)

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The intelligence service said that when the prisoners were captured, one of the soldiers had a Russian military ID card issued in the name of another person with registration in the Tuva Republic.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

He also shared a photo of a red Russian military card that gives the place of birth as Turan, in the Tuva Republic, which is close to Mongolia.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

An outsider among Russia’s urban elite, Shoigu grew up in southern Siberia in the Tuva Republic, a remote and impoverished region on the border with Mongolia.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2022

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