Left-bank Ukraine

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The Left-bank Ukraine, also known as Livoberezhzhia, is a historic region in north-central and central Ukraine. It is located on the left (east) bank of the Dnieper River, comprising the modern-day oblasts of Chernihiv and Poltava, as well as the eastern parts of Kyiv and Cherkasy, and the western part of Sumy. Left-bank Ukraine is bordered by the historical regions of Right-bank Ukraine to the southwest, Zaporizhzhia to the southeast, Sloboda Ukraine to the east, and Polesia and White Ruthenia to the north. Largest cities are Kyiv (eastern part), Chernihiv, Poltava and Kremenchuk.

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