Irpin (river)
| Irpin’ Ірпінь | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Dnieper |
• location | Kyiv Reservoir |
• coordinates | 50°44′40″N 30°22′05″E / 50.74444°N 30.36806°E |
| Length | 162 km (101 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Nyvka, Liubka, Horenka, Koturka[2] |
The Irpin or Irpen (Ukrainian: Ірпі́нь; Russian: Ирпе́нь) is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary of the Dnieper. It is 162 kilometres (101 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,340 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi). It flows through the city of Irpin.[1]
The original confluence of the Irpin and the Dnieper is beneath the surface of the Kyiv Reservoir, which was formed by the dam for the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant in the mid-1960s. The reservoir's water level where the Irpin reaches it is artificially raised about 6.5–7 meters above the natural level. The water of the Irpin is raised into the reservoir by powerful electrical pumps.
The lands around the Irpin were the heartland of Kyivan Rus, and the chronicles mention the river in connection with several important historic events, such as the Battle on the Irpin River of 1321 in which the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (Gedemin) allegedly gained control over the lands of what is now central Ukraine.
Early in the Kyiv offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the three lower bridges over the river, north-west of Kyiv, to hinder the Russian advance on the capital city. The bridges were at Demydiv (near Kyiv Reservoir) and two at Irpin city.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c Ирпень (река в УССР), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Pysanko, Yano; Madzhd, Svitlana (2018-12-29). "Assessment of the ecological status of small rivers in urban areas". USEFUL Online Journal. 4 (2): 56–62. doi:10.32557/useful-2-4-2018-0006. S2CID 133787192.
- ^ "3 bridges blown up to deter the passage for enemy's forces". Rubryka. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "'Locals shooting at locals': Kyiv hunts Russian 'saboteurs'". The Times of India. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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