Dnipro River:
Russian drone strikes damaged key bridges across the Dnipro River in Kyiv recently.
- The Dnipro (Dnieper) River is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe.
- It is the fourth-longest river in Europe (after the Volga, the Danube, and the Ural).
- Located in Eastern Europe, the Dnipro River and its many tributaries drain much of Belarus and Ukraine.
- It is the longest river in Ukraine.
- Historically, the river was an important barrier dividing Ukraine into right and left banks.
- It passes through numerous urban centers such as the Russian cities of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh, as well as Mogilev in Belarus and Kiev, Cherkasy, Dnipro, and Zaporizhia in Ukraine.
- It is a typical river of the plains, sloping gently and flowing slowly. The water level varies considerably, and the riverbed is unstable.
- It is an important navigable waterway for the economy of Ukraine and is connected by the Dnieper–Bug Canal to other waterways in Europe.
- Tributaries: Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Bilozerka, Drut, Berezina, and Prypiat.
