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Rivne (Ukrainian: Рівне, Russian: Ровно (Rovno); Polish: Równe) is a historic city in western Ukraine and the historical region of Volhynia. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast, as well as the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast. During the German occupation in 1941–44, the city was designated as a capital of German Ukraine (Reichskommissariat Ukraine).

Rivne is an important transportation hub, with the international Rivne Airport, and rail links to Zdolbuniv, Sarny and Kovel, as well as highways linking it with Brest, Kyiv and Lviv.

Note[]

Most of Harry Turtledove's works are set during periods when Ukraine was under Russian and/or Soviet dominance, and use the spelling Rovno.

Rivne in The Hot War[]

Rovno was one of several cities in the Soviet sphere of influence the United States bombed with ordinary explosives on the night of 24 February 1951.[1]

References[]

  1. Bombs Away, pg. 121.
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