No. 5,247 in Russian
обстрелу
The Russian word "обстрелу" means "shelling" or "bombardment" in English.
In a sentence
Вчера город подвергся обстрелу.
Yesterday the city was subjected to shelling.
The word 'обстрелу' is used to indicate the action that the city was subjected to, specifying a military attack involving projectiles.
Мирные жители укрывались от обстрела в подвалах.
Civilians took refuge from the shelling in basements.
Here, 'обстрела' modifies 'укрывались', indicating what the civilians were avoiding or protecting themselves from.
Солдаты оказали сопротивление обстрелу противника.
The soldiers resisted the enemy's shelling.
In this sentence, 'обстрелу' is used in a grammatical case showing opposition or reaction towards the enemy's shelling action.
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