Grozny

[ grawz-nee; Russian graw-znee ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation in Europe.

Grozny

/ ˈɡrɔznij /

noun

1. a city in S Russia, capital of the Chechen Republic: a major oil centre: it was badly damaged during fighting between separatists and Russian troops (1994–95, 1999–2000). Pop: 199 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Islamic State's hostility to Russia goes back to the Chechen wars in the 1990s and early 2000s, when Moscow's forces devastated the Chechen capital Grozny.

From BBC

The capital Grozny was devastated; Russia's leader had his victory.

From BBC

They were taken to a hospital in Chechnya’s main city, Grozny, where Milashina repeatedly lost consciousness, according to her newspaper.

From Seattle Times

And that’s not counting cyberwarfare against Estonia, assassinations on British soil, the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, or the annihilation of Grozny.

From Seattle Times

As Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian occupiers out of towns such as Bucha and Izyum, the horrifying scenes they’ve uncovered there are eerily reminiscent of Putin’s past atrocities in cities such as Grozny and Aleppo.

From Washington Post