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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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In Kherson region, 1 person was killed and 5 wounded in hostile shelling

The enemy struck at residential areas in Kherson region, killing 1 person and wounding 5. Also, 2 high-rise buildings, 11 private houses, a shop, a garage and cars were damaged.

Society • June 30, 05:27 AM • 23489 views
Explosions occurred in Kherson

There were explosions in Kherson.

War in Ukraine • June 29, 08:00 PM • 48488 views
Elderly people became victims of russian attacks in Kherson region: 67-year-old man killed, 76-year-old woman wounded

On June 29, a russian drone strike in Odradokamyanka, Kherson region, killed a 67-year-old man, and a 76-year-old woman was wounded in Kozatske village, Kakhovka district, as a result of artillery shelling by russia.

Society • June 29, 07:30 PM • 51263 views
Total number of enemy attacks along the entire frontline increased to 90 - General Staff

The total number of hostile attacks along the entire frontline increased to 90, while Ukrainian defenders are holding their positions despite the Russian aggressor's continued attacks in several sectors, most actively in the Pokrovske and Kharkiv sectors.

War in Ukraine • June 29, 05:21 PM • 75118 views
Invaders intend to equate civilian occupation personnel with veterans of the Russian Federation - The Resistance Center

Russia intends to equate civilian personnel involved in the occupation of the TOT of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions with its armed forces in order to reassure the families of about 300 such persons who died during the fighting.

War in Ukraine • June 29, 04:14 PM • 53003 views
In the morning russian terrorists shelled Kherson region: 2 civilians wounded

Enemy troops shelled Kherson region, wounding 2 local residents, a 57-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man.

Society • June 29, 06:00 AM • 26932 views
russian shelling kills 4 people and wounds 10 in Kherson region

4 people were killed and 10 people were wounded as a result of russian troops shelling residential areas in several settlements of Kherson region.

Society • June 29, 05:28 AM • 25098 views
Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 enemy drones in several regions

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 enemy Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia regions during a night attack on June 29, 2024.

War in Ukraine • June 29, 04:12 AM • 41188 views
2 civilians wounded in Kherson region as a result of hostile shelling

Two civilians, a 49-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, were wounded when an enemy shell hit a residential building in Komyshany, Kherson region.

Society • June 28, 09:13 PM • 26376 views
Russians launch a massive attack on Novooleksandrivka: one person is killed and another wounded

Russian troops carried out a massive artillery attack on the village of Novooleksandrivka, Kherson region, killing a 58-year-old woman, wounding a 70-year-old resident, and damaging residential buildings and a fire truck.

Society • June 28, 04:32 PM • 27622 views
Explosions occurred in Kherson - media

Explosions were heard in Kherson, Ukraine. The city and regional authorities did not comment on the explosions.

War in Ukraine • June 28, 03:56 PM • 24771 views
Kherson suffers an enemy drone attack, a woman is injured

A 58-year-old woman was injured in a Russian drone attack on the Dniprovsky district of Kherson and is receiving medical treatment for explosive injuries and acute stress reaction.

War in Ukraine • June 28, 12:10 PM • 21551 views
Russians attack Novokairy in Kherson region, wounding two people

Russian troops attacked the village of Novokairy in Kherson region, wounding two civilians, a 70-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man.

War in Ukraine • June 28, 09:30 AM • 32286 views
15 fires started in Kherson region due to enemy attacks - SES

15 fires occurred in the Kherson region as a result of enemy shelling, damaging residential buildings, apartments, outbuildings and vehicles.

Society • June 28, 07:54 AM • 30263 views
Woman found under rubble in Kherson region who died during evening shelling by Russians

During the evening shelling of Kherson region by Russian troops, a woman was killed, her body was found under the rubble of a destroyed house the next morning.

War in Ukraine • June 28, 06:49 AM • 20796 views
Russians hit critical infrastructure, ambulance in Kherson region, wounding 6 people

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 17 private houses, a critical infrastructure facility, a catering facility, shops, a workshop, an ambulance, and private cars, injuring six people.

War in Ukraine • June 28, 05:27 AM • 22401 views
The enemy dropped explosives from a UAV on civilians in Kherson region: 2 people wounded

In Kherson region, hostile forces dropped explosives from drones on civilians in the village of Novodmitrivka, injuring a 66-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman who were hospitalized with explosive injuries.

Society • June 27, 08:35 PM • 30257 views
Russian army strikes with kamikaze drones in Kherson region: an ambulance and a car are damaged, one wounded

Russian occupiers attacked Novovorontsovka, Kherson region, using kamikaze drones, damaging an ambulance and a civilian car, the driver of which was reportedly injured.

War in Ukraine • June 27, 12:36 PM • 15808 views
Energy facilities not damaged due to night attack, enemy shelled mine in Donetsk Region – Ministry of energy

Enemy shelling damaged a mine in the Donetsk region, but power facilities remained intact during the night shelling.

War in Ukraine • June 27, 08:38 AM • 30452 views
Number of victims of Russian attacks in Kherson region increases

A 69-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds and a broken hip as a result of Russian artillery shelling in Bilozerka, Kherson region, and six people were wounded in a Russian strike on Antonivka.

Society • June 26, 10:31 PM • 84875 views
Rescuers come under repeated enemy fire in Kherson, wounded

Two rescuers received shrapnel wounds and damaged a fire truck when Russian troops repeatedly fired at a fire brigade that was responding to a fire in one of Kherson's districts.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 06:25 PM • 27167 views
Russian troops attack Kherson: there are wounded, including children

On June 26, Russian troops attacked Kherson with a drone, injuring five people, including two children aged 12 and 15, who were seriously wounded.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 06:01 PM • 26927 views
Enemy UAV tries to drop explosives on rescuers in Kherson region

In Kherson region, an enemy UAV tried to drop explosives on rescuers while they were extinguishing a fire, but they managed to hide and avoid casualties.

Society • June 26, 04:41 PM • 23263 views
Russians shelled Nikopol district more than 20 times: an 18-year-old girl was wounded

As a result of the attacks, several dry grass fires broke out in the area, and an outbuilding caught fire. Nevertheless, rescuers put out the fire. In addition, 5 private houses, two greenhouses, a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 04:33 PM • 22836 views
Enemy shells Kherson again in the afternoon: one wounded

One man was wounded when Russian troops shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson on the afternoon of June 26.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 02:29 PM • 29090 views
Guerrillas burn a relay cabinet, disrupting military supplies from Crimea to Kherson region

Partisans of the Atesh movement burned down a relay cabinet on the railway near Armyansk in occupied Crimea, disrupting military supplies from Crimea to Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 01:59 PM • 25474 views
Russians shoot at humanitarian headquarters in Kherson, 5 injured

Russian troops shelled Kherson's Dniprovsky district, hitting the humanitarian headquarters of the city's military administration and wounding five men, Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson CMA, said on Wednesday.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 01:41 PM • 19671 views
Fortifications and drones: Zelensky held a meeting on the security situation in Donetsk region

President Zelensky held a meeting on security issues in the Donetsk region, heard reports on the situation on the front line, the construction of defensive lines, and ordered the distribution of drones and documentation of housing damage in frontline areas.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 10:20 AM • 28215 views
In two days, nine children were injured due to the shelling of the Russian army in Ukraine

In two days, nine children were wounded in Russian shelling in Ukraine. In total, more than 1,952 children suffered as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 06:51 AM • 19381 views
Russians hit educational institutions, 2 people were injured in Kherson region

In the Kherson region, Russian troops fired and carried out airstrikes on numerous settlements, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions and private property, as a result of which 2 civilians were injured.

War in Ukraine • June 26, 05:30 AM • 20348 views