Dnieper river

: This article is about the river. See also Dnipro launch vehicle for the rocket, or Dnepr (motorcycle).

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Dnipro launch vehicle - Dnepr (motorcycle)

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The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dnyapro or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine.

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Russia - Belarus - Ukraine

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In all three countries it has essentially the same name, albeit pronounced differently, {{lang-ru|?????, Dnepr}}; Belarusian: ??????, Dnyapro; {{lang-ua|??????, Dnipro}}. The river is mentioned by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC as Borysthenes, the Roman historians called it Danaper and its Old Slavic name used at times of Kievan Rus' was Slavutich.

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Belarusian - Ancient Greek - Herodotus - 5th century BC - Roman - Old Slavic - Kievan Rus'

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The Dnieper finds its source in Valday Hills (central Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the Black Sea. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of almost consecutive reservoirs.

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Valday Hills - Black Sea

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These reservoirs are: Kyivs'ke (922 km²), Kanivs'ke (582 km²), Kremenchuts'ke (2,252 km²), Dniprodzerzhins'ke (567 km²), Zaporiz'ke (410 km²), and Kakhovs'ke (2,155 km²). The dams forming these are used to generate hydroelectric power, providing around 10% of Ukraine's electricity.

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Kyivs'ke - Kanivs'ke - Kremenchuts'ke - Dniprodzerzhins'ke - Zaporiz'ke - Kakhovs'ke

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Dnieper is connected with Western Bug by the Dnieper-Bug Canal.

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Western Bug - Dnieper-Bug Canal

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