Poltava

American

[puhl-tah-vuh] / pʌlˈtɑ və /

noun

a city in eastern Ukraine, southwest of Kharkiv: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.

Poltava British

/ palˈtavə /

noun

a city in E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

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Lozova services routes to the major cities of Kramatorsk to the east, Kharkiv and Poltava to the north, and Dnipro and Odesa to the west.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

While the situation had somewhat stabilised, regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv and Sumy could continue to see regular power cuts, Ukraine's energy minister said Saturday evening.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko told the BBC the two minutes between the air raid siren in Poltava and the missiles landing was "nothing".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted five drones and one missile launched at the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Kyiv regions of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Then harness up at once and send for Batushka Alexei, the Abbot of the convent at Poltava.

From Rabbi and Priest A Story by Goldsmith, Milton

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