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River in eastern Ukraine
Krasna
Location
Country Ukraine
State Luhansk Oblast
District Svatove Raion
Sievierodonetsk Raion
Physical characteristics
SourceTymonove
 • coordinates49°45′38″N 38°27′24″E / 49.7605°N 38.4568°E / 49.7605; 38.4568
MouthKreminna
 • coordinates49°01′26″N 38°15′48″E / 49.0239°N 38.2633°E / 49.0239; 38.2633
Length151 km
Basin size2710 km

The Krasna (Ukrainian: Красна) is a river in Ukraine, a tributary on the left bank of the Donets River, within the Don River Basin.

Etymology

The name of the river means red in Ukrainian.

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this river became part of the frontline in the Luhansk Oblast campaign, and there were many fortifications in the areas around the river.

Geography

The Krasna flows through the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine, and has a basin drainage of 2,710 km. The 151-km long river begins at the village of Tymonove, flows though Svatove, and ends at Kreminna, where it merges into the Donets.

Map of the Donets drainage basin, which includes the Krasna River.

With a drop of 0.5 m per km, the river is gently flowing. The width of its valley is 3.5 km. The right bank is high, up to 60 m in places, and cut by short but deep ravines. The flat left bank is lower, less than 30 m high and gently cut by tributary streams.

Nature

The river is protected within the Sieverski Donets National Park.

Sources

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References

  1. "Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. "Ukraine's Offensive Operations: Shifting the Offense-Defense Balance". Center for Strategic and International Studies. June 9, 2023.
  3. Географічна енциклопедія України: у трьох томах. Ф. С. Бабічев, О. М. Маринич. Kyiv. 1989–1993. ISBN 5-88500-015-8. OCLC 22983467.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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