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Desna

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

noun

  1. 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

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

It crossed the Desna River and connected the city to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

From Seattle Times Mar. 23, 2022

He pretended to be dying, but when the two hostile armies were drawing close, he crossed the Desna with his most trusted Cossacks to join the Swedes.

From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen

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