Dnipro
American-
the Ukrainian name of the river Dnieper.
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Formerly Ekaterinoslav. Formerly Yekaterinoslav. Formerly Dniepropetrovsk. a city in east central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
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"This is truly a national level emergency," Borys Filatov, mayor of Dnipropetrovsk's capital Dnipro, said as families were left without power in the frigid depths of winter.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Dnipro city Mayor Borys Filatov said on Telegram all city hospitals had been completely switched to generators.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Lozova services routes to the major cities of Kramatorsk to the east, Kharkiv and Poltava to the north, and Dnipro and Odesa to the west.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
"This is the first attack of such a large scale in Dnipropetrovsk region," Viktor Trehubov, of the Dnipro Operational-Strategic Group of Troops told the BBC, although he made clear their advance had been stopped.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
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