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Azov
[ az-awf, ey-zawf; Russian uh-zawf ]
noun
- Sea of Azov, a northern arm of the Black Sea, connected with the Black Sea by Kerch Strait. About 14,500 sq. mi. (37,555 sq. km).
Azov
/ ˈɑ˳úÉ’±¹ /
noun
- Sea of Azova shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37Â 500 sq km (14Â 500 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
The Azov Brigade, a former militia that is now part of Ukraine’s National Guard, also issued a statement after social media posted a clip from a video showing Routh at an Azov rally.
Routh “has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection,†the statement said.
The statement speculates that “the spread of the narrative†about a Routh–Azov connection is “playing along with Russian propaganda†designed to discredit Ukrainian security forces.
Last week Ukraine's military said Moscow had been forced to withdraw all of its naval assets from the Sea of Azov - a body of water connected to the Black Sea - due to repeated strikes on its vessels.
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