Sevastopol

[ suh-vas-tuh-pohl, sev-uh-stoh-puhl; Russian syi-vuh-staw-puhl ]

noun

1. a fortified seaport in southern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.

Sevastopol

/ sɪvasˈtɔpəlj /

noun

1. a port, resort, and naval base in S Ukraine, in the Crimea, on the Black Sea: captured and destroyed by British, French, and Turkish forces after a siege of 11 months (1854–55) during the Crimean War; taken by the Germans after a siege of 8 months (1942) during World War II. Pop: 338 000 (2005 est) English nameSebastopol

Example Sentences

Ukraine has already used them against Russian-occupied Crimea - for example hitting Russia’s Black Sea naval headquarters at Sevastopol.

From BBC

They have been used with great effect, hitting Russia’s Black Sea naval headquarters at Sevastopol and making the whole of Crimea unsafe for the Russian navy.

From BBC

The Rostov-on-Don, a kilo-class attack submarine launched in 2014, sank after it was struck in a missile attack on the port city of Sevastopol on Friday, Ukraine's general staff said in a statement.

From BBC

Nine long-range ballistic missiles and a drone were destroyed over the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula, following Friday morning’s massive Ukrainian drone attack that cut off power in the city of Sevastopol.

From Seattle Times

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Sevastopol, which is the main base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, said the drone attack damaged the city’s power plant.

From Seattle Times