Pskov
Americannoun
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a lake in N Europe, between Estonia and the W Russian Federation, forming the S part of Lake Peipus.
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a city near this lake, in the NW Russian Federation.
noun
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a city in NW Russia, on the Velikaya River: one of the oldest Russian cities, at its height in the 13th and 14th centuries. Pop: 203 000 (2005 est)
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the S part of Lake Peipus in NW Russia, linked to the main part by a channel 24 km (15 miles) long. Area: about 1000 sq km (400 sq miles)
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Pskov is approximately 500km from the Ukrainian border.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
The attack forced the closure of Pskov airport, though it reopened Thursday, according to Russian transport officials.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Russian military aircraft were damaged and civilian aviation was disrupted in the drone attacks, said Russian officials, citing Pskov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Orlov, Ryazan and Moscow regions as targeted.
From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023
In what appeared to be the most successful of the strikes, four Russian military cargo planes were damaged at an airfield in Pskov, near the border with Estonia.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2023
From Vologda to Chita in far Siberia, from Pskov to Sevastopol on the Black Sea, in great cities and little villages, civil war burst into flame.
From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John
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