11) Desna. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rising SE of Smolensk, the Desna flows S and SW past Bryansk and Chernihiv, joining the Dnieper above Kiev. It is navigable for c.330 mi (530 km) below Novgorod Seversky,...
12) Kiev. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ukraine and of Kiev region, a port on the Dnieper River. The largest city of Ukraine, Kiev is a leading industrial, commercial, and cultural center. Food processing...
13) Ochakov. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Buh estuary and on the Black Sea. It is the center of an agricultural district and a seaport with fishing industries. In the 7th and 6th cent. B.C., there were several...
14) Kremenchuk. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kremenchuk Reservoir nearby. Kremenchuk has a heavy machine industry and a small oil refinery. It was founded in 1571 as a fortress....
15) Chigirin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Tyasmin River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Founded in 1589 as a fortress, Chigirin served as the residence of the hetman of Ukraine from 1649 (when it was so designated...
16) Mogilev. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Belarussian Mahilyow, city (1989 pop. 359,188), capital of Mogilev region, in E Belarus, on the Dnieper River. It is an important rail and highway junction, a river...
17) Pripyat. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Polish border, and flowing generally E through the Pripyat Marshes, S Belarus, into the Dnieper River in NE Ukraine. Navigable below Pinsk, it is connected by canals...
18) Vyazma. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...European Russia, on the Vyazma River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Founded in the 9th cent., Vyazma became an important trade and military center that was an object...
19) Berezina. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Borisov and Bobruysk into the Dnieper River. It is navigable for most of its length. The heroic retreat across the Berezina of the remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army...
20) Cherkasy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cherkasy region, in central Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River. Situated on the shore of the Kremenchuk Reservoir, Cherkasy has food processing, chemical-fiber,...
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