1 day ago · Kherson, which had a pre-war population of around 300,000, was the first major Ukrainian city captured by Russian forces at the outset of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia considers the ...

3 days ago · KHERSON REGION, Ukraine — Just before dark, a half dozen Ukrainian soldiers clambered down a ramp into a trench hidden under a forested hill near the Dnipro River. They pulled back curtains of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · KHERSON, Ukraine — Russian military drones are swarming the skies over the front-line city of Kherson, carrying out deadly attacks that appear to target civilians, according to Ukrainian officials.

Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian: Херсон, Ukrainian: ⓘ; Russian: [xʲɪrˈson]) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. [5]

The battle of Kherson [2] began on 24 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city of Kherson was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022. [3] [4] Russia then began a military occupation of the area.

Feb 22, 2024 · Two years ago, it became the first major Ukrainian city to fall, as Russians forces swept in from Crimea. It was liberated by Kyiv’s forces nine months later.

The ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast (Russian: Херсонская область, romanized: Khersonskaya oblast) by Russian forces began on 2 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the southern Ukraine campaign.

Nov 11, 2023 · KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — One year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces, residents have grown accustomed to hearing outgoing fire from the left bank of the Dnieper river, where Russian troops are positioned.

Nov 13, 2022 · On Friday, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson for the first time since Russia began its occupation of the city in March. Moscow had - just over a month ago - proclaimed it as Russia's...

Nov 8, 2022 · Ukrainian forces are closing in on Kherson, while Russian forces are building up defences inside it. Both sides see the city, in the south of the country, as important to control. However,...