Krasna (river)

River in eastern Ukraine

Krasna

Location
Country|  Ukraine
State|  Luhansk Oblast
District|  Svatove Raion
Sievierodonetsk Raion
Physical characteristics
Source| Tymonove
• coordinates| 49°45′38″N 38°27′24″E﻿ / ﻿49.7605°N 38.4568°E﻿ / 49.7605; 38.4568
Mouth| Kreminna

• coordinates

| 49°01′26″N 38°15′48″E﻿ / ﻿49.0239°N 38.2633°E﻿ / 49.0239; 38.2633
Length| 151 km
Basin size| 2710 km2

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

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The name of the river means red in Ukrainian.[1]

## History

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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.[2]

## Geography

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The Krasna flows through the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine, and has a basin drainage of 2,710 km2. The 151-km long river begins at the village of Tymonove, flows though Svatove, and ends at Kreminna, where it merges into the Donets.[3]

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

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The river is protected within the Sieverski Donets National Park.

## Sources

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## References

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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)