Dnieper River
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| Length | 2,201 km |
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| Source | Valdai Hills |
| Mouths | Black Sea |
| Dnieper–Bug estuary | |
| Cities | Dnipro |
| Zaporizhzhia | |
| Kyiv | |
| Kherson | |
| Cherkasy | |
| Kremenchuk | |
| Countries | Ukraine |
| Russia | |
| Belarus | |
| Bridges | Patona Bridge |
| Pivnichnyi Bridge | |
| Metro Bridge | |
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| ID | 3008123 |
About Dnieper River
The Dnieper is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and Belarus and the fourth-longest river in Europe.
Ukraine war: US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides
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Ukraine war: UN nuclear watchdog to inspect Ukrainian sites
... In recent days, Moscow-installed officials have fled the city and urged civilians to evacuate over the Dnieper River into Russian controlled territory...
Ukraine war: Zelensky accuses Russia of plot to blow up dam
... In his overnight address he said the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River had been mined by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian information...
Ukraine war: Russia begins evacuation from Kherson in south
... Vladimir Saldo said 50-60,000 civilians would leave four towns on the west bank of the Dnieper River in an " organised, gradual displacement"...
Ukraine war: Russia admits Kherson 'tense' under shelling
... They have pushed as far as 30km (19 miles) south along the Dnieper River (called Dnipro by Ukrainians), threatening to trap Russian troops...
Kyiv told to save electricity after Russian missile strike
... Kirill Stremousov, a Russian-appointed leader in the southern region, said Ukrainian shelling was coming from the Dudchany area, on the west bank of the Dnieper River (called Dnipro by Ukrainians)...
Russian-installed Kherson leader in evacuation plea amid Ukraine advance
... Among other weaponry, Kyiv has been using US-supplied Himars rocket systems to great effect, targeting key Russian-held military targets and threatening to cut off the bulk of the occupying forces on the west bank of the Dnieper River (known as Dnipro in Ukraine)...
Ukraine tank breakthrough in south towards Kherson
...Ukrainian troops have broken through Russian positions on the Dnieper River north-east of Kherson, a strategic Russian-held city in southern Ukraine...
Ukraine war: US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides
The Most senior US General estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in The War in Ukraine.
Gen Mark Milley , chairman of The US Joint Chiefs of Staff, also suggested that around 40,000 civilians had died after being Caught Up in The Conflict .
The estimates are The highest offered yet by a Western official.
But he observed that signs Kyiv was willing to re-enter talks with Moscow offered " a window" for negotiations.
In recent days, Ukraine has signalled a willingness to hold some discussions with Moscow, after President Volodymyr Zelensky dropped a demand that his opposite number, Vladimir Putin , must be removed from power before negotiations could resume.
But speaking in New York , Gen Milley added that for any talks to be successful, both Russia and Ukraine would have to reach a " mutual recognition" that a wartime victory " is Maybe Not achievable through military means, and therefore you need to turn to other means".
The Top General - who serves as President Joe Biden 's most senior military Adviser - Said The scale of The Casualties could convince both Moscow and Kyiv of The need to negotiate over The Coming winter months, when fighting may slow due to freezing conditions.
" You're looking at well over 100,000 Russian soldiers killed and wounded, " Gen Milley Said . " Same thing probably on The Ukrainian side. "
Both Ukraine and Russian jealously guard their casualty numbers.
Moscow's last update in September - The First issued since March - Said that just 5,937 troops had been killed since The start of The Conflict , with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissing reports of a significantly higher Death Toll .
" There has been a tremendous amount of suffering, human suffering, " Said Gen Milley. He also also noted that between 15 and 30 million refugees have been created since Russia launched its invasion on 24 February.
The UN has recorded 7. 8 million people as refugees from Ukraine across Europe, including Russia. However, The figure does not include those who have been forced to flee their homes but remain in Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Moscow announced its troops would start to withdraw from The Key southern city of Kherson - The only major city to fall to Russian forces.
Gen Milley Said that while " initial indicators" suggested that a retreat had begun, he observed that Russia had amassed around 20-30,000 troops in The City , and The withdrawal could take several weeks.
" They made The Public Announcement they're doing it. I believe they're doing it in order to preserve their force to re-establish defensive lines south of The [Dnieper] river, but that remains to be seen, " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
