DNIPRO RIVER - GEOGRAPHY
News: Russia intensely attacking Avdiivka, Robotyne, says Ukraine
What's in the news?
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Russia was intensely
attacking the eastern town of Avdiivka and the southern village of Robotyne,
where fighting has centered in Ukraine.
About Dnipro River:
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It is Europe's fourth-longest river (after
the Volga, Danube, and Ural).
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The river's name in
Russian is Dnepr.
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It is Dnipro in Ukrainian
and Dnyapro in Belarusian.
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The Dnieper River and its tributaries drain much of Belarus and Ukraine in
Eastern Europe.
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Historically, the river
served as a significant barrier separating Ukraine's right and left banks.
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It originated in Russia,
in the low Valday Hills west of Moscow.
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It is 1,368 miles long
and flows across western Russia,
Belarus, and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea.
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The waterway spans around
300 miles in Russia, 430 miles in Belarus, and 680 miles in Ukraine.
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It runs through many
cities, including Smolensk and Dorogobuzh in Russia, Mogilev in Belarus, and
Kiev, Cherkasy, Dnipro, and Zaporizhia in Ukraine.
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It has 32,000
tributaries, which include the Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Bilozerka, Drut, Berezina,
and Prypiat Rivers.