Voronezh is a city in Voronezh Oblast, ca. 250 km from the Ukraine border, in the heart of Chernozemye. It is located on the Voronezh river and is an important railway junction with lines to Moscow, Rostov-on-the-Don and Kiev. Due to its relatively large population (ca. 960.000), it is often considered as the capital of Chernozemye.
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