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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
/ ˈɑːɒ /
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 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)
Example Sentences
After its annexation in 2014 Putin sought to cement Russia's control over Crimea, first with a 12-mile bridge built over the Kerch Strait in 2018 and then by capturing a land bridge along the Sea of Azov coast in 2022.
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.
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