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Kherson

Port city on the Dnipro
Kherson is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast, located on the right bank of the Dnipro River. The city's area is 135.7 km². As of March 1, 2015, the population of Kherson was 296,161 people. Kherson was founded in 1778 as a fortress and port, playing a key role in the development of shipbuilding and trade in the Black Sea region. The city is known as the country's “fruit basket” due to significant agricultural production. From early March 2022, the city was under temporary Russian occupation, but on November 11, 2022, during a counteroffensive, Kherson was liberated by Ukrainian forces.
1778
Founding of the city of Kherson
1803
Kherson received the status of a provincial city, which contributed to its development
1834
Opening of the first higher educational institution, a theological seminary
1873
Launch of railway communication
1918
Founding of Kherson State University
1944
Liberation of the city from Nazi occupation
2022
Liberation of the city from Russian occupation
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Russian drone kills utility worker in Kherson, two injured

In Kherson, as a result of an enemy UAV attack on a vehicle, a utility company employee born in 1972 was killed. Two of his colleagues sustained severe injuries, and medics are fighting for their lives.

War in Ukraine • July 25, 08:58 AM • 3236 views
"Hits were terrible": Russia launched a combined attack on Kherson in the morning

As a result of the morning combined Russian attack on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, a person was seriously wounded. Cars and multi-story buildings were damaged; the enemy deliberately targeted residential areas.

War in Ukraine • July 25, 06:49 AM • 3274 views
130 combat engagements took place on the front line in 24 hours, Pokrovsk direction leads in terms of attacks

Since the beginning of the day, 130 combat engagements have been recorded on the front line, 43 of which occurred in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops used 1156 kamikaze drones, 4 missiles, 91 guided bombs, and carried out 3821 shellings.

War in Ukraine • July 24, 07:45 PM • 4097 views
More than a quarter of all battles today took place in the Pokrovsk direction - General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 92 combat engagements over the day, 25 of which took place in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders, as well as shell border settlements.

War in Ukraine • July 24, 01:58 PM • 4145 views
Provided information on only a portion of abducted Ukrainian children: Yermak commented on Russian statements

Andriy Yermak reported that Russia provided fragmented information regarding less than a fifth of the children from a list of 339 names. There is no information about more than 200 children, including those from the Kherson Children's Home.

Society • July 24, 11:07 AM • 49456 views
Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia region with artillery: a woman was injured

A 48-year-old woman was injured as a result of artillery shelling of Novoandriivka in the Orikhiv community. Houses were damaged, the injured person was hospitalized.

Society • July 24, 09:46 AM • 4458 views
Russians attacked Kherson from the air: there is a victim

Russian military carried out air strikes on Kherson. As a result of the attack, a 75-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized with an explosive injury.

War in Ukraine • July 24, 09:23 AM • 2594 views
New train launched from the south to the Carpathians: route and schedule details

Starting August 1, "Ukrzaliznytsia" launches a new train No. 209/210 Mykolaiv – Ivano-Frankivsk. It will run every other day, connecting the southern regions with the Carpathians.

Society • July 23, 08:38 AM • 12043 views
Morning Russian strike on Kherson kills a womanPhoto

As a result of the morning shelling of the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson on July 23, a 66-year-old woman died. The fatal injuries were caused by another enemy shelling.

War in Ukraine • July 23, 06:48 AM • 7226 views
Night attack on Kherson: 48-year-old man seriously wounded

In Kherson, a 48-year-old man sustained an explosive injury and multiple shrapnel wounds as a result of a night attack by an enemy drone on an infrastructure facility. The injured person was taken to the hospital.

War in Ukraine • July 23, 04:53 AM • 6813 views
Russian army killed a resident of Beryslav in Kherson region

This morning, a 69-year-old man died in Beryslav as a result of enemy shelling. He sustained injuries incompatible with life.

War in Ukraine • July 22, 01:46 PM • 3940 views
In Dnipropetrovsk region, five people were injured as a result of a Russian strike, there is destructionPhoto

In Dnipropetrovsk region, five people were injured as a result of Russian attacks, houses, a gas pipeline, power grids, and a farm were damaged. A garage caught fire in Nikopol, and grain was destroyed in the Vasylkivska community.

Society • July 20, 06:30 AM • 18110 views
A child and her father were injured in a Russian shelling in the suburbs of Kherson

Russian troops shelled the village of Zymivnyk near Kherson, wounding a 17-year-old girl and her 51-year-old father. Both were hospitalized with blast injuries and other wounds.

War in Ukraine • July 20, 04:58 AM • 7022 views
Two Kherson residents injured by Russian drones

On July 19, Russian troops attacked Kherson with drones, as a result of which two local residents were injured. A 59-year-old man was hospitalized with a mine-explosive injury, and a 40-year-old man sustained a contusion and abrasions.

War in Ukraine • July 19, 07:44 PM • 4340 views
Russian army attacked 32 settlements in Kherson region: there are dead and wounded

On July 18, Russian troops attacked 32 settlements in the Kherson region, as a result of which one person was killed and 12 were injured. Critical and social infrastructure, residential areas, an apartment building, and 9 private houses were damaged.

War in Ukraine • July 19, 05:44 AM • 6209 views
In the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, two people were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack

In Kherson, two men, aged 28 and 34, were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack on a private house. They were hospitalized with blast and craniocerebral injuries; one was diagnosed with a shrapnel wound to the shin.

War in Ukraine • July 19, 05:01 AM • 4074 views
Russians killed a cyclist with a drone in Kherson region, attacked a market and a fire departmentPhoto

In Kherson Oblast, Russian military killed a 35-year-old man with a drone strike while he was riding a bicycle. Also, during the night, a fire department in Vysoky and the Central Market in Kherson were attacked.

War in Ukraine • July 18, 09:25 AM • 5482 views
Drone attacks car of Kherson's chief rabbi: videoVideo

The car of Yosef-Yitzhak Wolff, the chief rabbi of Kherson and the region, was directly hit by a drone. The rabbi and his family, who were in the car, were not injured, but the car was seriously damaged.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 08:48 PM • 6907 views
Russian drone attacked Kherson: 72-year-old man severely injured

On the evening of July 17, the Russian army attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson with a drone. A 72-year-old man sustained a mine-explosive injury, shrapnel wounds to the chest, and a broken arm.

War in Ukraine • July 17, 08:18 PM • 5650 views
Occupiers attacked Kherson region: two dead, 18 wounded, there is destruction

Russian occupiers shelled settlements in Kherson Oblast, as a result of which two people were killed and 18 were injured. Residential buildings, infrastructure, and transport were damaged.

Society • July 15, 06:54 AM • 6371 views
A collaborator who helped the occupiers create a "prison" in Kherson will spend 14 years behind bars

The Kherson City Court sentenced the former deputy head of the Northern Correctional Colony No. 90 to 14 years in prison. He defected to the occupiers, created an illegal prison, and received a Russian passport.

Crimes and emergencies • July 15, 12:14 AM • 6071 views
Russia shelled Kherson: at least three civilians wounded

As a result of the night shelling of Kherson, three civilians sustained blast and craniocerebral injuries. The injured have been hospitalized and are under medical supervision.

Society • July 13, 06:39 AM • 4174 views
Seven collaborators detained in Kherson: they worked for the occupiers and guarded torture chambers

Seven collaborators have been detained in Kherson who helped implement the Russian regime during the occupation. Among them are guards of torture chambers, a member of the Russian Interior Ministry's "special detachment," a pseudo-referendum agitator, and officials of the occupation "structures."

Crimes and emergencies • July 11, 04:37 PM • 4129 views
"Cynicism in action": Russian occupiers attacked a garbage truck in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, videoPhotoVideo

Russian occupiers struck a garbage truck in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Over the past day, Russians carried out 3387 strikes along the front line and residential areas, killing seven people and injuring nine.

Society • July 11, 12:24 PM • 6131 views
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia region: 58-year-old man killed

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a 58-year-old man was killed as a result of enemy artillery shelling of the Stepnohirsk community. His body was found after the strike on a residential area.

Society • July 11, 10:48 AM • 6922 views
Air defense forces shot down a Russian drone over Dnipropetrovsk region: videoVideo

Air defense forces shot down an enemy drone in the sky over Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak.

War in Ukraine • July 11, 09:39 AM • 3769 views
Russian attack on Kherson on July 11: cyclist killed by drone strike

On July 11, Russian occupiers killed a resident of Kherson by attacking him with a strike drone while he was riding a bicycle in the Dniprovskyi district. The man sustained injuries incompatible with life.

Society • July 11, 08:53 AM • 4272 views
A Russian shelling of Kherson region on July 11: medical facility damaged, injured reported

On July 11, Russians shelled a healthcare facility in Bilozerka, Kherson region, damaging the building. A patient and two employees were injured, sustaining explosive and shrapnel wounds.

War in Ukraine • July 11, 07:22 AM • 3269 views
Putin played his cards badly, relations with Trump escalated - NYT

Relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have escalated, despite Trump's previous promises regarding Ukraine. Putin rejected Trump's ceasefire proposals, continuing the offensive, which led to a change in the American president's position.

Politics • July 10, 07:04 PM • 12536 views
Russian military shelled Kherson: three wounded

On July 9, around 10:30 PM, the Russian military shelled the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson with artillery. As a result of the shelling, three people sustained injuries of varying severity.

War in Ukraine • July 9, 09:31 PM • 4690 views