2) Bryansk. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bryansk region, central European Russia, on the Desna River. The city is a rail transportation hub, and it forms an important industrial district with nearby Bezhitsa,...

3) Chernihiv. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chernihiv region, in N Ukraine, on the Desna River. It is a rail junction, a river port, and an air and highway transport hub. Industries include tire-making, woodworking,...

4) Dnieper. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...One of the longest rivers in Europe, it rises in the Valdai Hills, W of Moscow. It flows generally S past Smolensk, through Belarus, past Mogilev, then through Ukraine,...