Desna

American

[duh-snah, dyi-snah] / dəˈsnɑ, djɪˈsnɑ /

noun

a river rising in the western Russian Federation flowing south to join the Dnieper River near Kyiv in Ukraine. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

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The league made the same offer to the Desna Chernihiv club.

From Washington Times ● May 27, 2023

The 16-team league will restart without Desna Chernihiv and Mariupol FC.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022

Zelenskiy did not specify if the casualties from the attack in Desna were military or civilian.

From Reuters ● May 23, 2022

Ukrainians risked their lives to smuggle in supplies by road or on boats via the Desna River.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Of the tributaries of the Dnieper the following are navigable,—the Berezina and the Pripet from the right, and the Sozh and the Desna from the left.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

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