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

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.

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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.

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Intelligence officials in the UK noted last September that the Rostov-on-Don "likely suffered catastrophic damage" in a missile strike while undergoing maintenance at a Sevastopol shipyard.

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Ukraine's military said Russia subsequently repaired the vessel and it was recently testing its capabilities near Sevastopol.

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It marks the latest attack on Russian naval forces in Sevastopol in recent months.

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