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Desna Десна |
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| Location of Desna in Chernihiv Oblast | |||
| Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°ECoordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E | |||
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| Region | Chernihiv Oblast | ||
| District | Kozelets Raion | ||
| Town status | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Yuriy Ostashevskyi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) | ||
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 17024 | ||
| Area code | +380 4646 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Desna (Ukrainian: Десна) is an urban-type settlement in Kozelets Raion, Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. The town's population was 7,180 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 7,572 (2015 est.) It is named after the Desna River which flows through the town.
The town houses a major military training center (169th Training Centre) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.