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[[File:Mius view3.jpg|thumb|240px|Mius River]]
| name = Mius
| name_other = {{nobold|{{native name|uk|Міус}}<br/>{{native name|ru|Миус}}}}
| image = Mius view3.jpg
| image_caption =
| source1_location = [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
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| source1_coordinates = {{coord|48|16|44|N|38|32|16|E|region:UA-09_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-frwiki|display=inline}}
| mouth = [[Sea of Azov]]
| mouth_location = near [[Taganrog]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47.2771|38.8093|region:RU_type:river|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]]
| length = {{convert|258|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|6680|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_right = [[Krynka (river)|Krynka]]
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'''Mius''' ({{Lang-uk|Міус}}, {{Lang-ru|Миус}}) is a [[river]] in [[Eastern Europe]] that flows through [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]]. It starts in the [[Donets Range]] of [[Donetsk Oblast]] and flows through [[Luhansk Oblast]], Ukraine and [[Rostov Oblast]], [[Russia]] into the [[Mius Firth]] of the [[Sea of Azov]], west of [[Taganrog]]. Its length is 258&nbsp;km.
The '''Mius''' ({{Lang-uk|Міус}}; {{Lang-ru|Миус}}) is a [[river]] in [[Eastern Europe]] that flows through [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]]. It is {{convert|258|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|6680|km2}}.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article077049.html Миус], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref>


==Course==
During the [[World War II]] the Germans created a heavily fortified line, known as ''[[Miusfront]]'' or ''[[Mius-Front]]'', that was an arena of fierce battles during the [[Battle of Rostov (1943)]].
The [[headwaters]] of the Mius are in the Donets Mountains, a [[mountain range]] within [[Donetsk Oblast]]. It flows through Donetsk Oblast and [[Luhansk Oblast]] in eastern Ukraine; and then through [[Rostov Oblast]] in Russia; and into the [[Sea of Azov]] of the northeastern [[Mediterranean Sea]] basin.


The [[river mouth]] of the Mius is on the [[Taganrog Bay]] coast of the Sea of Azov, west of the Russian city of [[Taganrog]].
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==History==
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[[Category:Rivers of Donetsk Oblast]]
In 1941, during the [[World War II]], the [[German Nazi]] General [[Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist]] created a heavily fortified defensive line known as the [[Mius-Front]] along the Mius river. It was an arena of fierce battles during the Rostov Defensive Operation in the 1941−1943 [[Battle of Rostov (1941)|Battle of Rostov]] campaigns. During the 1943 [[Donbas strategic offensive (August 1943)|Donbas Strategic Offensive]] Soviet troops finally broke through the Mius-Front near the village of [[Kuybyshevo, Rostov Oblast|Kuybyshevo]].
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[[Category:Rivers of Rostov Oblast]]
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[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]


==See also==
*{{C|Drainage basins of the Sea of Azov}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Drainage basins of the Sea of Azov]]
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 20 July 2024

Mius
Міус (Ukrainian)
Миус (Russian)
Location
CountryUkraine, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDonetsk Oblast, Ukraine
 • coordinates48°16′44″N 38°32′16″E / 48.27889°N 38.53778°E / 48.27889; 38.53778
MouthSea of Azov
 • location
near Taganrog
 • coordinates
47°16′38″N 38°48′33″E / 47.2771°N 38.8093°E / 47.2771; 38.8093
Length258 km (160 mi)
Basin size6,680 km2 (2,580 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightKrynka
Map

The Mius (Ukrainian: Міус; Russian: Миус) is a river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine and Russia. It is 258 kilometres (160 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 6,680 square kilometres (2,580 sq mi).[1]

Course

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The headwaters of the Mius are in the Donets Mountains, a mountain range within Donetsk Oblast. It flows through Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine; and then through Rostov Oblast in Russia; and into the Sea of Azov of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea basin.

The river mouth of the Mius is on the Taganrog Bay coast of the Sea of Azov, west of the Russian city of Taganrog.

History

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In 1941, during the World War II, the German Nazi General Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist created a heavily fortified defensive line known as the Mius-Front along the Mius river. It was an arena of fierce battles during the Rostov Defensive Operation in the 1941−1943 Battle of Rostov campaigns. During the 1943 Donbas Strategic Offensive Soviet troops finally broke through the Mius-Front near the village of Kuybyshevo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Миус, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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