Krasna (river)

Krasna
Location
Country	Ukraine
State	Luhansk Oblast
District	Svatove Raion Sievierodonetsk Raion
Physical characteristics
Source	Tymonove
• coordinates	49.7605°N 38.4568°E / 49.7605; 38.4568
Mouth	Kreminna
• coordinates	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

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 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.

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.