Voronezh

American

[vuh-roh-nish, vuh-raw-nyish] / vəˈroʊ nɪʃ, vʌˈrɔ nyɪʃ /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe.

Voronezh British

/ vaˈrɔnɪʃ /

noun

a city in W Russia: engineering, chemical, and food-processing industries; university (1918). Pop: 842 000 (2005 est)

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Falling debris from the destroyed Atacms on Tuesday damaged the roofs of a clinic and an orphanage and struck a private house in Voronezh, Russia said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

A fire also broke out at a heating facility in the southern Voronezh region, according to Governor Alexander Gusev.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

Moscow says that overnight it shot down 117 drones overnight, which mainly targeted four regions - Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

Russia’s defense ministry said that eight drones were shot down overnight in the Belgorod, Smolensk, Kursk and Voronezh regions.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

They were recommended for it—after their heroic service at Voronezh, they got special Guards uniforms ordered for them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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