Dnipro - Wikipedia
WebDnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, after which its name is derived. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Dnipro | Facts, History, Population, & Name Change | Britannica
WebMay 4, 2024 · Dnipro, city, south-central Ukraine. It lies along the Dnieper River, near its confluence with the Samara. Founded in 1783 as Katerynoslav on the river’s north bank, the settlement was moved to its present site on the south bank in 1786.
Dnipro, Ukraine - WorldAtlas
WebMar 3, 2022 · Named after the Dnieper River, Dnipro serves as the administrative center of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as well as the administrative seat of the Dnipro urban hromada. Dnipro is considered the fourth largest city in Ukraine after the …
History of Dnipro (city) - Wikipedia
Webv. t. e. The history of Dnipro starts with the human settlement of the city, which is first attested in the Neolithic period. In the Antiquity, the area of the future city was ruled by Scythians and a number of other tribes. In the Middle Ages, an Orthodox monastery existed on one of the islands on the Dneper, which now lays in the city borders.
Ukraine's Dnipro has become a hub for humanitarian aid : NPR
WebMar 29, 2022 · DNIPRO, Ukraine — With Russian forces stepping up their fight in eastern Ukraine, residents of the country's largest city near those front lines say they are prepared to win the war at any cost.
Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s fight for the Dnipro River | CNN
WebNov 24, 2023 · The Dnipro, which at some points stretches a mile wide, serves as a natural defensive barrier for Russian troops – which is partly why it has become a major target for Kyiv. Ukrainian forces ...
THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Dnipro - Tripadvisor
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The Dnipro River, Axis of Life and Death in Ukraine
WebMay 5, 2023 · Carving an arc through Ukraine from its northern border to the Black Sea, through Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, the Dnipro shapes the country’s geography and economy, its culture and its very...
Crossing the Dnipro: What a Ukrainian Military Operation Might …
WebDec 2, 2023 · Bands of Ukrainian soldiers fighting to take back territory on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, an area long controlled by Russia, have been bombed by Russian warplanes, assaulted by Russian...
Dnipro – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WebSep 19, 2023 · Dnipro ( Ukrainian: Дніпро, also transliterated Dnepr from Russian: Днепр), until May 2016 known as Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: Дніпропетро́вськ) or Dnepropetrovsk (Russian: Днепропетровск), is a major industrial city in Eastern Ukraine. It is named after the Dnieper River (known in Ukraine as the Dnipro River) than runs through it.
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