Dnipro

[dnee-proh, dnee-proh]

1. the Ukrainian name of the river Dnieper.

2. Formerly Ekaterinoslav. Formerly Yekaterinoslav. Formerly Dniepropetrovsk. a city in east central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.

Example Sentences

Nikopol lies on the Dnipro River that forms the frontline with Russian forces.

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"They want anywhere east of the river Dnipro to be cold this winter."

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"In Dnipro, a Russian drone struck directly at a residential building; as of now, it is known that three people have died in the city. Sadly, there is also a fatality in Kharkiv," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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A strike on an apartment building in the city of Dnipro killed two people and wounded 12, while three died in Zaporizhzhia.

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Russian forces are already closing in on the main road to Pavlohrad and Dnipro and to the south-west they have advanced near the Donetsk border with Dnipropetrovsk.

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