Belgorod (Russian: Белгород, pronounced [ˈbʲelɡərət]) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) north of the border with Ukraine.

Belgorod Oblast (Russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, romanized: Belgorodskaya oblastʹ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. As of 2021, the population is 1,540,486.

Jan 5, 2025 · 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.

May 23, 2023 · Russia’s Belgorod province borders Ukraine’s Luhansk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions. It is about 600km (373 miles) from the Russian capital, Moscow, and has been a front-line region, serving as a...

Mar 20, 2024 · Russia’s Belgorod region has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks this month as the invasion by Moscow grinds into its third year. A look at the region and its role in the war: WHAT IS THE BELGOROD REGION? The region of forests, farmland and rolling hills has a 540-kilometer (335-mile) border along Ukraine’s northeastern edge.

The town of Belgorod (“white town”) near Russia’s western border gets its name from the nearby white chalk hills, part of a distinctive geological feature of Campanian age formations in...

Apr 20, 2024 · The once-tranquil city of Belgorod, some 25 miles north of Russia’s border with Ukraine, has been transformed into a kind of ghost town, its eerie silence interrupted by the regular wail of...

Aug 12, 2019 · Located in southwestern Russia, on the banks of the Donets river near the border with Ukraine, Belgorod has a population of only a few-hundred thousand, and an industrial aesthetic that largely hearkens back to Soviet times. With this being said, Belgorod is one of Russia's fastest growing cities.

Jan 17, 2025 · Belgorod, oblast (region), western Russia, on the border with Ukraine. It lies chiefly in the basins of the upper Vorskla, Donets, and Oskol rivers. The region, formed in 1954 and centered on Belgorod city, is situated in a forest - steppe with rich soils.

Aug 14, 2024 · A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian border region of Belgorod following attacks by Ukrainian forces. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation was "extremely...