Dnipro
American-
the Ukrainian name of the river Dnieper.
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Formerly Ekaterinoslav. Formerly Yekaterinoslav. Formerly Dniepropetrovsk. a city in east central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
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In June 2023, they were used to monitor the Dnipro River's water levels around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
From Barron's
Russian officials previously claimed to have captured Pokrovsk, known in Russian as Krasnoarmeysk, which includes a major road and railway junction that used to connect the upper parts of the Donetsk region with key cities to the west, such as Dnipro.
From BBC
His unit was bombed as it tried to cross the Dnipro river.
From Barron's
But later this weekend, the temperature in Dnipro is forecast to plunge below -20C.
From BBC
Engineers have been drafted in from Ukraine's national rail company and elsewhere, working around the clock to restore electricity, and to defrost and patch up the heating pipes that run beneath giant apartment blocks in Dnipro, Kyiv and beyond.
From BBC
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