Answer: smolensk

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SMOLENSKCity on the Dnieper which saw fierce fighting in WWII
SMOLENSKRussian city on the Dnieper
SMOLENSKBattle center of Soviet front in 1941.
SMOLENSKStrategic Russian town near Moscow.
SMOLENSKCity on the Dnieper.
SMOLENSK76 City on the Dnieper