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Detailed explanation-1: -The source of the Dnieper is the sedge bogs (Akseninsky Mokh) of the Valdai Hills in central Russia, at an elevation of 220 m (720 ft). For 115 km (71 mi) of its length, it serves as the border between Belarus and Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The longest river is the Dnieper, the longest tributary is the Dnieper’s tributary Desna. Two of the Danube’s tributaries in Ukraine, the Prut and the Tysa, are longer than the main river within Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Don flows through Ukrainian ethnic territory for only 250 km, between Lisky and Kazan Station. This is a part of the Voronezh region and the extreme southeastern corner of the lands settled by Ukrainians. The Don’s largest tributary is the Donets River, which flows through Ukraine for almost its entire length.

Detailed explanation-4: -Belarus is located in the water basins of the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. There are 20, 800 rivers with the total length of 90, 600km in the country. The biggest rivers are the Dnieper, the Western Dvina, and the Neman. The Dnieper is the country’s longest river stretching 700km through Belarusian territory.