Volga River
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The longest river of Europe, the Volga is the principal waterway of Russia.
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The man was identified by facial recognition software as 33-year-old Sergei Shirshov, a native of the Volga River city of Saratov.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
In Ulyanovsk, a city by the Volga River, the wife of Senior Lt.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
The center of Russia’s chemical-weapons universe — past and present — is an industrial complex in Shikhany, a small town on the west bank of the Volga River, just upstream from the city of Saratov.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2022
What most intrigued Lebedev were reports that the nerve agent used to attack the Skripals was originally developed in Shikhany, a small town on the Volga River about 600 miles south of Moscow.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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