Fun fact 3 about Dnieper
river
The Kakhovka dam was destroyed on 6 June 2023 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, revealing the original course of the river.
Dnieper
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river
Dnieper
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Length
2,285 km
Mouth
Black Sea
Countries
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
The Dnieper or Dnepr, also known as the Dnipro, is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea.
From the “Reservoirs and hydroelectric power” section
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Photo: Dmitry A. Mottl · CC BY-SA 3.0