A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross. The word comes from the Middle French sautoir, Medieval Latin saltatoria ("stirrup").
Gomel Region, also known as Gomel Oblast or Homyel Voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Gomel. The total area of the region is 40,400 square kilometres (15,600 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 1,338,617.
Bryansk Oblast, also known as Bryanshchina, is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 1,169,161.
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Desna River, 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. It has a population of 379,152 at the 2021 census.
Oryol Oblast, also known as Orlovshchina (Орловщина), is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Population: 713,374 (2021 Census); 786,935 (2010 Census);
The Lokot Autonomy or Lokot Republic was an autonomous republic in the occupied territories of the Bryansk, Oryol and Kursk Oblasts of the Soviet Union by German Nazi troops, and more specifically by Guderian's 2nd Panzer Army during World War II.
Trubchevsk is a town and the administrative center of Trubchevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located about 95 kilometers (59 mi) south of the city of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,287 (2021 Census); 15,014 (2010 Census); 16,342 (2002 Census); 16,301 (1989 Soviet census).
Novozybkov is a historical town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia with a population, in 2021, of 38,680.
This gallery of flags of federal subjects of Russia shows the flags of the 89 federal subjects of Russia including two regions that, while being de facto under complete Russian control, are not internationally recognized as part of Russia, and four regions that, while not being fully controlled by Russia or recognised internationally, are claimed by it as its federal subjects.
Klintsy is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turosna River, 164 kilometers southwest of Bryansk. Population: 63,059 (2021 Census); 62,510 (2010 Census); 67,325 (2002 Census); 71,161 (1989 Soviet census); 60,000 (1972).
Surazh is a town and the administrative center of Surazhsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iput River 177 kilometers (110 mi) southwest of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,176 (2021 Census); 11,640 (2010 Census); 12,046 (2002 Census); 12,559 (1989 Soviet census); 1,599 (1897).
FC Dynamo-Bryansk is a Russian football club based in Bryansk.
Bryansky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,801 square kilometers (695 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Glinishchevo. Population: 71,266 (2021 Census); 56,496 (2010 Census); 52,959 ; 72,530 (1989 Soviet census).
Zhiryatinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 742 square kilometers (286 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Zhiryatino. Population: 6,568 (2021 Census); 7,442 (2010 Census); 8,207 ; 8,796 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zhiryatino accounts for 34.1% of the district's population.
Zhukovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,114 square kilometers (430 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zhukovka. As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 33,943, with the population of Zhukovka accounting for 52.5% of that number.
The coat of arms of the Bryansk Oblast was approved by the Bryansk Oblast Duma on November 5, 1998. According to the official description provided by the legislature of the oblast, the arms of the Bryansk Oblast "reflect the characteristic features of the area and its inhabitants: industry and patriotism.
Andrey Ivanovich Bocharov is a Russian politician and former military officer who currently serves as the Governor of Volgograd Oblast since 2014.
Alexander Vasilyevich Bogomaz is a Russian politician who has been serving as the governor of Bryansk Oblast since 2015.
There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the oil industry. Many of the attacks have been drone strikes, firebombing, and rail sabotage. The Ukrainian intelligence services have acknowledged carrying out some of these attacks. Others have been carried out by anti-war activists in Russia. There have also been cross-border shelling, missile strikes, and covert raids from Ukraine, mainly in Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts. Several times, Ukrainian-based paramilitaries launched incursions into Russia, captured border villages and battled the Russian military. These were carried out by units made up mainly of Russian emigrants. While Ukraine supported these ground incursions, it denied direct involvement.
The rail war began in different regions of Russia in the spring of 2022 after a similar rail war in Belarus.
