Yelets

American  

[yuh-lets, yi-lyets] / yəˈlɛts, yɪˈlyɛts /

Or Elets

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In a Yelets bakery the smell of freshly baked raisin bread, scones and cream pastries is intoxicating.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Blocks of flats in Yelets have designated shelters, too, in basements.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

A giant mural fills one side of a nine-storey Yelets apartment block.

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