Mokri Yaly
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| Mokri Yaly | |
|---|---|
 River near Staromlynivka | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine, Russia (disputed) |
| Cities | Volnovakha, Velyka Novosilka |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Azov Upland |
| • coordinates | 47°12′37″N 37°27′3″E / 47.21028°N 37.45083°E |
| • elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Mouth | Vovcha |
• location | Donetsk Oblast |
• coordinates | 48°3′54″N 36°44′19″E / 48.06500°N 36.73861°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 147 km (91 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kobylna, Suhi Yaly, Tonka |
| • right | Shaitanka, Kashlahach |
The Mokri Yaly (Russian: Мокрые Ялы), also known as the Mokri Yala (Ukrainian: Мокрі Яли), is a river in western Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. A tributary of the Vovcha, it spans 147 km from its mouth near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast.
Etymology
The word "yali" comes from the Urum language, meaning "shore". The name of the river roughly translates to "wet shore". The river was previously known as "Elkuvaty" in older chronicles.[2]
Geography
Beginning near Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, the river moves north, going through the town of Velyka Novosilka where two tributaries begin, the Shaitanka and Kashlahach rivers while smaller rivers like the Suhi Yaly and Kobylna branch off elsewhere.[3] The mouth of the river empties at the Vovcha near the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. A dam near the village of Staromlynivka creates a reservoir used for irrigating farmlands and water supply.
History
The river served as an important defensive line for German forces during World War II, where fortifications along the river formed part of the wider Mius-Front in which the Germans conducted a fighting withdrawal from the Soviet Union after the failure of Operation Barbarossa. After three days of heavy fighting,[4] the Soviets crossed the river on 12 September 1943.[5]
The river saw action again during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2023 a Ukrainian counteroffensive saw the Ukrainian military push Russian forces away from Velyka Novosilka and captured various villages along the river's bank. The Ukrainian military claimed Russian forces destroyed the dam near Staromlynivka to slow their advance.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Ecological Database of the Dnieper Basin". Dnipro Ecobase (in Russian). 2003. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Lomako, Nikolai. "About the Donetsk rivers on the Kalmius road". Papacoma Narod (in Russian). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Hrebin, Vasyl; Demyanov, Volodymyr (2019). Mokri Yali (in Ukrainian). Vol. 21. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Tarasov, German (22 November 1943). "A brief summary of generalized conclusions from the experience of the combat operations of the troops of the Southern Front for September 1943" (in Russian). Combat Journal of the 4th Ukrainian Front. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Antonov, Vladimir (1975). Road to Berlin Chapter two: Offensive in southern Ukraine, Forward to the Dnieper (in Russian). Nauka.
- ^ Borger, Julian; Sabbagh, Dan (2023-06-12). "Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying another dam to slow counteroffensive". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-13.