This is the 5002nd most frequent Russian word.
ликвидировали
"Eliminated" or "liquidated."
In this sentence, 'ликвидированы' is used in its literal sense to indicate that the results of an incident were cleaned up or removed.
После аварии последствия были быстро ликвидированы.
After the accident, the consequences were quickly eliminated.
Here, 'ликвидировали' refers to the process of closing an institution, highlighting its indirect implication of ceasing operations.
Школу ликвидировали из-за недостатка финансирования.
The school was closed down due to a lack of funding.
In this example, 'ликвидирован' is employed to convey the idea of discontinuing or ending an activity or initiative.