Dnipro River

Russia trying to split Ukraine along Dnipro River — Zelenskyy

Russian forces are trying to split Ukraine along the Dnipro River through attacks on bridges and the power grid, making life as difficult as possible for civilians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 9.

10 November, 03:33 AM

Kyiv repairs Dnipro River bridge after Oct. 4 drone strike

Kyiv municipal engineers have repaired a section of the capital’s Northern Bridge damaged by a Russian drone on Oct. 4, the city administration said on Oct. 6.

7 October, 03:33 AM

Expert dismisses proposed Kyiv Dnipro river tunnel as unrealistic and impractical

Proposals to construct a tunnel beneath the Dnipro River in Kyiv are unrealistic and offer no immediate relief for the capital, director of the City Institute think tank Oleksandr Serhiyenko told Radio NV on October 5.

6 October, 09:34 AM

Russia continues attacking key Kyiv bridge

By late Oct. 1, three Russian drones have hit Kyiv’s South Bridge in less than one day.

2 October, 12:41 AM

21 paddleboarders stranded on Dnipro River rescued after storm

A group of coworkers on a company outing in Kyiv Oblast had to be rescued after sudden weather changes swept their paddleboards far out into the Dnipro River, the State Emergency Service reported on September 6.

7 September, 12:00 PM

Kyiv police recover Shahed drone debris with warhead from Dnipro River

Police in Kyiv recovered fragments of a Russian drone with a warhead from the Dnipro River after it fell during a mass attack on Apr. 16, authorities said on Apr. 17.

17 April, 02:26 PM

Analysts debunk Russian claims of Kherson bridgehead

The Kremlin is falsely portraying Russian forces as having established a bridgehead on the right (west) bank of Kherson Oblast in a new bid to wage cognitive warfare against Ukraine and its partners, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 23 report.

24 October 2025, 01:34 PM

No frontline deployment of European troops in Ukraine — Macron

Europe does not plan to deploy troops to the front line in Ukraine following a possible ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, French President Emmanuel Macron said on May 13, as reported by Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

14 May 2025, 12:55 AM

Ukraine says no sign of Russian landing plans in Kherson

Russia is not preparing for a large-scale amphibious landing in Ukraine’s southern Kherson Oblast, according to Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces. Voloshyn’s comments, published on May 6 by journalist Andriy Tsaplienko on Telegram, refuted recent speculation about Russian plans to launch a major river-based offensive across the Dnipro River.

6 May 2025, 03:25 PM

Russian offensive aimed at Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk — Ukrainian military

Russian forces are attempting to fully occupy Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, aiming to reach the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast boundary, Ukrainian military spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on April 29.

29 April 2025, 09:39 PM

Kellog’s ‘peace plan’ includes tripartite occupation of Ukraine

Post-war Ukraine may include Franco-British troops garrisoning western Ukraine, while Russian forces remain in control of the territory they occupy in eastern and southern Ukraine, U.S. special envoy Keith Kellog said in an interview with The Times on April 11.

12 April 2025, 12:32 AM

Atesh: Russian soldiers’ morale crumbles in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast

Panic and despair are spreading among Russian troops in Ukraine's frontline Kherson Oblast amid numerous failed attempts to gain a foothold on the Dnipro islands and heavy losses, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on April 4.

4 April 2025, 11:22 AM

Sappers recover Russian drone wreckage from Dnipro River in Kyiv Oblast — photos

In Kyiv Oblast, State Emergency Service sappers retrieved wreckage of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River, officials said on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 05:46 PM

Russian forces capture Velykyi Sokolyn Island in Kherson Oblast, advances in Donetsk Oblast

The Russian army has captured Velykyi Sokolyn Island in Kherson Oblast and advanced near Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 10:16 AM

Russian attempts to establish foothold in Kherson Oblast remain unsuccessful, says regional governor

Russian invasion forces have failed in their attempts to secure positions on the islands or the right (west) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported during the national telethon program on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 06:36 PM

Russia’s escalation near Kherson: Diversion or offensive preparation? Analysis by Hetman

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian activity near Kherson intensified as reconnaissance groups tried crossing the Dnipro on Dec. 20, an incident analyzed by war veteran Oleksii Hetman on Radio NV.

22 December 2024, 05:36 PM

Military expert comments on Russian attempts to advance towards Kherson across Dnipro

The recent failed attempt by Russian forces to advance towards Kherson by crossing the Dnipro River makes no sense, military expert and former spokesman for Ukraine’s General Staff Vladyslav Selezniov said on Radio NV on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 06:06 PM

Five people suspected in the death of a young man on a Kyiv cable car — photos

Five people are suspected in the death of a 20-year-old man on a cable car across the Dnipro River in Kyiv in July 2024, the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office said on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 12:37 PM

Russian soldiers sabotage boats to avoid Dnipro Delta assault near Kherson

Russian soldiers are sabotaging boats and providing coordinates of boat bases to Ukrainian fighters to avoid being sent to assault islands in the Dnipro Delta, the partisan movement Atesh reported on Telegram on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 11:55 AM

Russians prepare for Dnipro crossing at training grounds — CCD

Russian occupiers are practicing potential crossings of the Dnipro River at training grounds, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, reported on Telegram on Dec. 5.

5 December 2024, 05:19 PM

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