Polotsk

Polotsk (Russian: По́лоцк; Belarusian: По́лацк, romanized: Polatsk; Lithuanian: Polockas; Polish: Połock) is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina River. It is the center of the Polotsk District in Vitsebsk Voblast. Its population is more than 80,000 people. It is served by Polotsk Airport and during the Cold War was home to Borovitsy air base.

Polotsk in The Hot War
In August, 1952, Polotsk hosted a football match Dinamo Kiev and Lokomotiv Moscow. Dinamo Kiev won. As he listened to this news on Radio Moscow, Boris Gribkov privately noted the two teams had to play in the provincial town because their respective homes had been obliterated during World War III.