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Yelets

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[yuh-lets, yi-lyets] / jəˈlɛts, jɪˈljɛts /
Or Elets

noun

  1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.


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Tatyana Travina, a 55-year-old lawyer from the western city of Yelets, said she would watch the parade -- although she acknowledged it was "very modest" compared to other years.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

At first glance, Yelets in winter looks like something from a Russian fairy tale.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

In Yelets you'll find signs of war in unlikely places.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

An hour's drive from Yelets, in the regional capital Lipetsk, I see more reminders of the war: more military posters, more shelters.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

In the small town of Yelets we knocked on the door of a monastery and were invited in to join a group of Russian Orthodox priests celebrating Christmas.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2014

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