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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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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 • 30463 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 • 84903 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 • 27176 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 • 26936 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 • 23295 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 • 22844 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 • 29100 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 • 25488 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 • 19680 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 • 28233 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 • 19390 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 • 20362 views
Defended Mariupol, Chernobyl and not only: Zelensky said that Ukraine managed to return 90 more soldiers from captivity

That 90 Ukrainian servicemen, including those who defended Mariupol, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and various front-line areas, were released from Russian captivity during a prisoner exchange with the assistance of the United Arab Emirates.

Society • June 25, 06:57 PM • 72139 views
Participated in the occupation of the Right Bank of the Kherson region: suspicion was reported to general Rosgvardiya

The SBU reported suspicion to Russian Colonel-General Igor Turchenyuk, commander of the group of troops "south" of the Rosgvardiya for participating in the seizure and occupation of the Right Bank of the Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • June 25, 02:31 PM • 22415 views
Occupants attack Kherson residential area: 72-year-old man wounded

Russian forces attack a residential area in Kherson, wounding a 72-year-old resident.

War in Ukraine • June 25, 10:02 AM • 20852 views
Dry in most regions, rains on the Left Bank and up to 30° Celsius: weather forecast for today

On June 25, partly cloudy weather is expected, with intermittent rain, thunderstorms, air temperature in different regions will be 12-30°C, northwest wind, 7-12 m/s.

Society • June 25, 05:25 AM • 16777 views
Kherson region: invaders attacked a residential building from a drone, there is a wounded man

A 52-year-old man was injured in a Russian drone attack on a residential building in the village of Poniatovka, Kherson region, receiving a concussion, a shrapnel wound to the neck and a traumatic brain injury.

War in Ukraine • June 24, 12:59 PM • 21278 views
In Kherson region, an elderly man was wounded as a result of russian artillery fire

An 86-year-old man was wounded in russian artillery fire in the village of Beregovo, Kherson region, and was hospitalized with an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound to his leg.

Society • June 23, 06:57 PM • 36541 views
Explosions were heard in Kharkiv and Kherson

An Air Alert has been issued in a number of regions of Ukraine. Against the background of a missile threat, explosions were heard in Kharkiv and Kherson.

War in Ukraine • June 22, 12:22 PM • 28741 views
Occupiers hire bailiffs for Fake Courts in the occupied territories

The russian federation hires bailiffs for Fake Courts in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, offering high salaries and social benefits.

War in Ukraine • June 21, 11:17 PM • 105801 views
Law enforcement officers record the consequences of the shelling of the Kherson region: 3 wounded in the evening and the identified body of the deceased over the past day

In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian shelling, 3 people were wounded, including a 25-year-old woman and two men aged 52 and 49, and a 33-year-old man was also killed.

Society • June 21, 07:34 PM • 32544 views
Invaders killed a resident of Kherson

A 33-year-old resident of Kherson was killed after receiving life-threatening injuries as a result of Russian shelling of the city.

War in Ukraine • June 21, 02:07 PM • 28589 views
Seven more children were rescued from the occupation in Kherson region

Seven children aged from 4 months to 13 years, including 3 boys and 4 girls, were returned from the occupied territories of the Kherson region.

Society • June 21, 12:35 PM • 19225 views
In Lutsk, employees of the shopping center were attacked with a gas canister: what is known

In Lutsk, employees of the shopping center were attacked with a gas canister.

Crimes and emergencies • June 21, 09:48 AM • 16614 views
Restrictions on electricity increased from 13:00, there was emergency assistance from Poland, due to bad weather de-energization in 3 regions - Ukrenergo

Due to the difficult situation in the Ukrainian energy system after Russian attacks on facilities, restrictions on electricity consumption are in effect throughout the day on June 21, with increased restrictions from 13:00, and emergency assistance was received from Poland the day before to overcome the deficit.

Society • June 21, 08:34 AM • 30979 views
Sappers spent three days clearing mines on the way to a car with a dead man in Kharkiv region

Metropolitan bomb technicians for three days cleared the way to the car with the deceased man, who was blown up by an enemy mine in the Kharkiv region, finding about 100 TM-62 anti-tank mines.

Society • June 21, 07:55 AM • 29449 views
In Kherson region an enemy missile was shot down, due to Russian strikes there is a dead and wounded man

Over the past day, several settlements in the Kherson region, including the city of Kherson, were subjected to enemy shelling and airstrikes, as a result of which residential areas and an administrative building were damaged, one person was killed and another was injured, and the air defense forces destroyed a guided air missile.

War in Ukraine • June 21, 05:19 AM • 23380 views
Helped the Russian Federation at the beginning of a full-scale invasion: two collaborators were detained

The Security Service detained two collaborators who cooperated with the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions at the beginning of a full-scale invasion of the aggressor state. Malefactors face up to 12 years in prison.

War in Ukraine • June 20, 01:37 PM • 22278 views
In the occupied territories of Ukraine, Russia imposes its own curriculum and prohibits everything Ukrainian - Human Rights Watch

Russia is forcibly imposing its education system and anti-Ukrainian propaganda on the occupied territories of Ukraine, violating international laws and depriving Ukrainian children of their right to education.

Society • June 20, 01:19 PM • 20847 views
Due to enemy shelling, Kherson was left without electricity

Due to Russian shelling, Kherson was left without electricity, and power engineers are carrying out emergency recovery work.

Society • June 20, 09:50 AM • 21983 views