Ara s-sors ta' Dnieper

Id-'''Dnieper''', imsejjaħ ukoll '''Dnipro,''' {{Nota|{{Lang-be|Дняпро|Dniapro}}; {{lang-ru|Днепр|Dnepr}}, {{IPA-ru|dⁿʲepr|pron}}; {{Lang-uk|Дніпро|Dnipro}}, {{IPA-uk|dⁿ⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔ|pron|uk-Дніпро.ogg}}.}} huwa wieħed mix-xmajjar transkonfinali ewlenin tal-Ewropa, li jogħlew f’ il- Valdai Hills ħdejn Smolensk, [[Russja|ir-Russja]], qabel ma jgħaddi mill [[Belarussja|-Belarus]] u [[Ukrajna|l-Ukrajna]] sal- Baħar l-Iswed . Madwar {{Convert|2200|km|mi}} twil, <ref name="statistics">{{Ċita web|url=http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/237-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-rivers.html|titlu=Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Main characteristics of the largest rivers of Belarus|sena=2011|sit=Land of Ancestors|pubblikatur=Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.|data-aċċess=27 September 2013}}</ref> b'baċin tad-drenaġġ ta' {{Convert|504000|km2|mi2}}, hija l-itwal xmara tal-Ukrajna u l-Belarus u r-raba' l-itwal xmara fl-Ewropa, wara x-xmajjar Volga, Danubju u Ural. <ref>{{Ċita web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Dnieper-River|titlu=Dnieper River|sit=www.britannica.com|lingwa=en|data-aċċess=2022-05-25}}</ref> 

Fl-antikità, ix-xmara kienet parti mir-rotot tal-kummerċ Amber Road . Matul il-Rovina fl-aħħar tas-seklu 17, iż-żona kienet ikkontestata bejn il- Commonwealth Pollakk-Litwan u r- Russja, u qasmet dik li llum hija l-Ukrajna f'żoni deskritti mill-banek tal-lemin u tax-xellug tagħha. Matul il- [[Unjoni Sovjetika|perjodu Sovjetiku]], ix-xmara saret magħrufa għad- digi idroelettriċi ewlenin tagħha u l-ġibjuni kbar. Id-diżastru ta' Chernobyl tal-1986 seħħ fix- Xmara Pripyat, tributarju tad-Dnieper, ftit 'il fuq mill-konfluwenza tagħha mad-Dnieper. Id-Dnieper huwa passaġġ navigabbli importanti għall- ekonomija tal-Ukrajna u huwa konness mill- Kanal Dnieper–Bug ma' passaġġi tal-ilma oħra fl-Ewropa. Matul l- [[invażjoni Russa tal-Ukrajna tal-2022]], ċerti biċċiet tax-xmara huma parti mil-linji difensivi bejn it-territorju kkontrollat mir-Russi u l-Ukraini. <ref>{{Ċita aħbar|kunjom=Cooper|isem=Helene|kunjom2=Schmitt|isem2=Eric|kunjom3=Barnes|isem3=Julian E.|data=2022-11-12|titlu=Winter Will Be a Major Factor in the Ukraine War, Officials Say|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/politics/winter-ukraine-russia-war.html|pubblikazzjoni=The New York Times|lingwa=en-US|issn=0362-4331|data-aċċess=2022-11-12}}</ref> <ref>{{Ċita aħbar|kunjom=Ovsyaniy|isem=Kyrylo|titlu=Russian Forces Digging Trenches, Fortifications On Banks Of Dnieper River, Satellite Imagery Shows|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-dnieper-trenches-fortifications-satellite-photos/32127029.html|pubblikazzjoni=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|lingwa=en|data-aċċess=2022-11-12}}</ref> <ref>{{Ċita aħbar|data=2022-11-11|titlu=Ukraine in 'final stage' of reclaiming west bank of Dnipro River|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-final-stage-reclaiming-right-river-bank-kherson-region-2022-11-11/|pubblikazzjoni=Reuters|lingwa=en|data-aċċess=2022-11-12}}</ref>