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Lysychansk

Ukraine
Russia claimed to have captured the strategic Ukrainian city of Lysychansk and the entire frontline Luhansk region.
The gains claimed by Russia would mark a decisive breakthrough for Moscow’s forces seeking control of eastern Ukraine.
Lysychansk had been the last major city in the Luhansk area of the Donbas still in Ukrainian hands and its capture would signal a deeper push into the eastern region

Sloviansk

The heaviest Russian shelling was reported in the region

Belgorod

Russia accused Ukraine of firing three cluster missiles at the city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border.
Belgorod, city and administrative centre of Belgorod oblast (region), western Russia.
Located near the Russia-Ukraine border, Belgorod lies along the upper Donets River where it is crossed by the Moscow-Kharkiv (Ukraine) and Sumy–Donets Basin railways.

Source: The Hindu

Previous Year Questions

Q.1) Consider the following pairs: (2022)

Regions in News Country

Anatolia – Turkey
Amhara – Ethiopia
Cabo Delgado – Spain
Catalonia – Italy

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Only one pair
Only two pairs
Only three pairs
All four pairs

Q.2) Consider the following pairs: (2018)

Regions sometimes mentioned in the news Country

Catalonia – Spain
Crimea – Hungary
Mindanao – Philippines
Oromia – Nigeria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1, 2 and 3
3 and 4 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 4 only

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