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Iryna Sotska
Iryna Sotska (born 4 September 1979) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S2 events. Iryna competed as part of the Ukrainian team in the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f .... She competed in the only event for her disability classification the backstroke winning the silver medal under the old world record but behind team mate Ganna Ielisavetska and ahead of S1 class world record breaker Sara Carracelas García of Spain. References External links * 1979 births Living people Ukrainian female backstroke swimmers Paralympic swimmers of Ukraine Paralympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloviansk
Sloviansk ( uk, Слов'янськ, Sloviansk ; russian: Славянск, Slavyansk or ; prior to 1784 – Tor) is a city in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, the administrative center of the Slovyansk urban community. The city lies in the north of the region, in the valley of the Kazennyi Torets river. As of July 2022, the population of the city was around 24,000. Sloviansk was one of the focal points in the early stages of the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine as it was the first city to be seized by Russia-backed military troops. It was retaken by Ukrainian forces in July 2014. Sloviansk has a population of . History The history of Sloviansk dates back to 1645 when Russian Tsar Alexis of Russia, Alexei Romanov founded a Zasechnaya cherta, border fortress named Tor against the Crimean-Nogai raids into East Slavic lands, Crimean attacks and slave raids on the southern suburbs of modern Ukraine and Russia. In 1664, a first salt plant for the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
