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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Around 500 kilometres south of Moscow, Voronezh -- a city of one million people -- is closer to the front line in eastern Ukraine than to the Russian capital.

From Barron's

Even the look of Voronezh has changed dramatically since February 2022.

From Barron's

The Voronezh region, which surrounds the city and borders a part of Ukraine captured by Moscow, is one of the "most frequently" targeted in aerial attacks, Russian ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova said last month.

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Except one -- located on Voronezh's Peace Street.

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Azarnykh, who is from Russia's south-western Voronezh region, ran a Facebook group helping Arab students come to Moscow to study, before starting her Telegram channel in 2024.

From BBC

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