Dnepr

[dnyepr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the Russian name of Dnieper.

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Citing what he said was first-hand information from Russia's "Dnepr" military grouping, he said Ukrainian forces were pinned down in basements in the day and predicted the Ukrainian assault would be thwarted.

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It said that, after the regrouping, the Dnepr force would release some troops to be deployed in offensives on other fronts.

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RIA said the Russian military command had agreed with the Dnepr leadership's conclusions and ordered the relocation of troops to start.

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In a series of three alerts on Monday, Russia's RIA state news agency said the command of Russia's Dnepr group of forces had decided to relocate troops to "more favourable positions" east of the Dnipro.

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Rabbi Schneerson’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, led a Lubavitch community in what is today Dnepr, Ukraine, when the country was part of the Soviet Union.