Saratov (UK: / s ə ˈ r ɑː t ɒ f / sə-RAH-tof, [15] US: /-t ə f /-⁠təf; [16] [17] Russian: Саратов, pronounced [sɐˈratəf] ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River.

1 day ago · A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia's southern region of Saratov, its governor said early on Tuesday, while a Ukrainian official said an oil refinery had been hit.

Saratov Oblast [a] is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 2,442,575.

1 day ago · Saratov, a city nearly 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukraine's border, hosts multiple strategic military and industrial sites. The last known Ukrainian attack on Saratov Oblast occurred overnight on Jan. 8, igniting a large fire at an oil depot in the city of Engels, according to Russian Telegram channels.

While Russians were celebrating the New Year, the city of Saratov on the Volga River grew fivefold and, thus, became the second largest city in the country after Moscow, displacing St. Petersburg.

1 day ago · Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Saratov oil refinery in a strike overnight on Feb. 11, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said after reports of drone attacks in the region. "The refinery ...

Nov 12, 2014 · Once one of the Russian Empire’s largest cities, Saratov is home to a conservatory, one of Russia’s most famous and oldest circuses and perhaps the finest art collection in provincial Russia.

Jan 14, 2025 · Saratov, city and administrative centre of Saratov oblast (region), western Russia. The city lies along the middle course of the Volga River and was founded in 1590 as a fortress to protect the trade route along the Volga River from nomadic raiders.

1 day ago · A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia's Saratov region, the regional Governor Roman Busargin said early on February 11.

Jan 13, 2025 · Saratov, oblast (region), western Russia, in the basin of the middle Volga River, which bisects it north–south. Saratov city is the administrative centre.