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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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Shelling of Kherson region: 1 person killed and 4 wounded

Terrorist forces shelled 32 settlements in Kherson region, damaging civilian infrastructure. As a result of the attacks, 1 person was killed and 4 people were injured.

Society • February 22, 06:49 AM • 32289 views
Enemy attacks on Donetsk region cities: investigation launched into deaths and injuries of residents of Kostyantynivka as a result of FAB-250 strikes

In Kostyantynivka, three Russian airstrikes using FAB-250s killed one person and wounded two others. Nine private houses were damaged, and criminal proceedings were initiated.

War in Ukraine • February 21, 01:34 PM • 34743 views
Russia continues its attempts to destroy Ukraine's gas infrastructure and hits the energy sector: Shmyhal told what is happening in the south

Russians are deliberately attacking Ukraine's gas production and energy facilities in an attempt to cause a humanitarian catastrophe. Following the latest attacks in the south of the country, power engineers have been restoring heat supply in Mykolaiv and Odesa around the clock.

War in Ukraine • February 21, 11:08 AM • 36720 views
Enemy drone attacks village in Kherson region: one injured

A 24-year-old woman was wounded in the village of Inzhenerne as a result of an enemy drone strike. The victim sustained a mine-blast trauma and shrapnel wound to her thigh, she was hospitalized.

Society • February 20, 08:21 PM • 38286 views
Last of those missing after Russian attack found under rubble of high-rise in Kherson

Rescuers have found the body of the last person missing after a Russian air strike on a high-rise building in Kherson. The victim was the mother of 13-year-old twins who were wounded in the attack.

Society • February 20, 04:51 PM • 35007 views
Man's body found under rubble of house in Kherson after Russian air strike

Rescuers have found the body of a man under the rubble of a multi-storey building in Kherson destroyed by a Russian air strike. At least 6 people, including 2 children, were injured in the nighttime air strike.

War in Ukraine • February 20, 12:07 PM • 21179 views
6 people injured in Russian night air strike on Kherson: scale of destruction shown

Russian troops attacked Kherson with guided aerial bombs, hitting a 9-story building. Six people were injured, including 2 children, and rescuers continue to clear the rubble.

War in Ukraine • February 20, 06:48 AM • 29334 views
Heating main, houses damaged, man wounded: consequences of enemy's attack on Odesa (photos)

A Russian drone attack in Odesa damaged civilian infrastructure and residential buildings, injuring a 55-year-old man. Part of the city was left without heating due to damage to the heating main.

War in Ukraine • February 20, 01:32 AM • 31120 views
Air strike on a high-rise building in Kherson: children among the victims

A Russian guided aerial bomb hit a multi-storey building in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson late on February 19. The victims were 13-year-old twins and a 47-year-old man, all of whom sustained mine-blast injuries.

War in Ukraine • February 19, 10:57 PM • 75342 views
Skating and falling into icy water: a 24-year-old man was rescued in Vinnytsia

A 24-year-old man from Vinnytsia fell through the ice while ice skating. The man was rescued by passers-by who pulled him out of the water before the rescuers arrived.

Society • February 19, 04:50 PM • 31281 views
The Russian army shelled 31 settlements in the Kherson region: seven were injured, including a child

Russian troops attacked Kherson region, injuring 7 people, including a child. 11 houses, infrastructure and transport were damaged, and two Shahed drones were shot down by air defense.

Society • February 19, 07:31 AM • 38596 views
Zhadan, Tregubova, Tata Kepler: Famous Ukrainians recite little-known poems Executed revival

Serhiy Zhadan, Akhtem Seitablaev, and other cultural figures joined the #unread_poems project. The initiative aims to revive the work of little-known poets who were killed in the 1920s and 30s.

Society • February 18, 03:48 PM • 46679 views
Consequences of the Russian attack: 2.5 thousand consumers in one of Kherson's neighborhoods are without electricity

A Russian strike damaged a critical infrastructure facility in Kherson. 2,500 consumers in one of the city's neighborhoods were left without electricity.

Society • February 18, 12:00 PM • 31951 views
Russian Federation helped to deport 6 Ukrainian children: former occupation official detained

The SBU detained a former teacher of a Kherson school who helped the occupiers take 6 children to Crimea. The suspect tried to avoid justice by hiding in Kyiv after the liberation of Kherson.

War in Ukraine • February 17, 10:28 AM • 26739 views
22 people died on the water in Ukraine over the week, including 6 children

Last week, 22 people, including 6 children, died on Ukrainian water bodies. The tragic incidents occurred in Kherson and Odesa regions, where children fell through the ice.

Society • February 17, 09:21 AM • 24329 views
How 3 years of war have affected small and medium-sized businesses: trends among individual entrepreneurs

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 763,759 new individual entrepreneurs (FOP) have opened, and 684,995 have closed. The most popular sectors are retail trade and IT, and the share of women entrepreneurs has grown to 61%.

Society • February 17, 07:38 AM • 25561 views
Part of Kherson is without electricity due to enemy shelling - RMA

Hostile shelling in Kherson damaged power grids in Dniprovsky, Central and Korabelny districts. Power engineers are working to restore power supply.

War in Ukraine • February 17, 04:27 AM • 31126 views
Guerrillas disable the occupiers' electronic warfare system

An agent of the ATES movement from among the Russian military poured sugar into the fuel tank of the RP-377LA electronic warfare system. The malfunction was discovered only three days later, and the saboteur successfully escaped.

War in Ukraine • February 17, 04:16 AM • 31317 views
Snowstorms hit Ukraine: road workers assure that the main roads are passable

Snow has fallen in most of the territory of Ukraine, in the south - rain with snow. To ensure passage on roads of national importance, 1321 units of equipment and 1562 workers have been involved.

Society • February 15, 09:48 AM • 23585 views
Movement of enemy drones over five regions of Ukraine: where they are headed

Active movement of enemy drones was recorded in Ukrainian airspace over Kherson, Dnipro, Poltava, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions. The greatest threat of attacks is in Kryvyi Rih, Poltava and Mykolaiv.

Society • February 14, 09:23 PM • 48524 views
Five children fell through the ice in Kherson region: two rescued, three are being searched

In the Velyko Oleksandrivska community in Kherson region, 5 children fell through the thin ice on the river. Two of the victims were rescued, while the search for three children, the youngest of whom is 9 years old, continues.

Society • February 13, 04:25 PM • 30884 views
Russian drone attacks civilian car in Kherson, one wounded

In the Korabelny district of Kherson, a Russian drone dropped explosives on a civilian car. A 24-year-old man suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized.

War in Ukraine • February 12, 06:48 PM • 32154 views
Russians shell a residential area of Kherson, a woman is killed

The occupants struck at residential areas of the Korabelny district of Kherson, killing a 69-year-old woman. The body of the deceased was taken out from under the rubble after a direct hit of an enemy shell into the house.

Society • February 12, 05:17 PM • 32282 views
Ex-prisoners deported from Kherson are stuck in Georgia without housing, food and documents

About 10 Ukrainian ex-prisoners deported from Kherson to Russia have found themselves without documents in Georgia. The people are waiting for a “white passport” from the Ukrainian embassy, having been left without housing and food.

Society • February 12, 04:21 PM • 47487 views
Occupants turn seized enterprises in Kherson region into military warehouses - partisans

ATES agents found a place of hidden storage of Russian military equipment at a seized enterprise in Kherson region. Trucks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles guarded by an occupation platoon are located at the facility.

War in Ukraine • February 11, 07:25 PM • 27320 views
Evening attack in Kherson: victim suffers multiple head injuries

A 54-year-old local resident was wounded as a result of an enemy strike in Dniprovsky district of Kherson. The man sustained a mine-blast injury, a head injury and a concussion.

Society • February 10, 09:27 PM • 30805 views
An elderly woman dies as a result of a drone attack in Kherson

A 72-year-old woman died in a Kherson hospital after being attacked by an enemy drone. A 42-year-old man was also reportedly killed in Beryslav by an explosive dropped from a UAV.

Society • February 10, 08:27 PM • 27978 views
Night attack by Russian drone claimed the life of a man in Kherson region

In the Kherson region, the Russian military attacked a 42-year-old resident of Beryslav with a drone. As a result of the explosives dropped from the UAV, the man sustained life-threatening injuries.

War in Ukraine • February 10, 06:44 AM • 26963 views
Explosions occurred in Kherson

Explosions were reported in Kherson.

Society • February 9, 08:12 PM • 47934 views
A Russian drone flies into an apartment in Kherson: a woman is injured

In Kherson, an occupant drone flew into the apartment of a 66-year-old woman, causing her serious injuries. The victim was hospitalized with mine-blast and craniocerebral injuries, her condition is assessed as moderate.

Society • February 9, 04:15 PM • 55250 views