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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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Only 40 out of 228 settlements in de-occupied Kherson region are without electricity - RMA

Only 40 out of 228 settlements in the de-occupied Kherson region are currently without electricity, and 9 settlements are without gas supply.

Society • May 24, 11:43 AM • 22001 views
Over the past day, the enemy shelled 13 settlements of the right-bank Kherson region, including Kherson, a woman was wounded - RMA

Over the past day, the enemy shelled 13 settlements on the right bank of Kherson region, including Kherson, damaging 11 residential buildings and a cultural institution, and one 83-year-old woman was slightly wounded.

Society • May 24, 11:26 AM • 18059 views
SBU announces another suspicion of Putin's ally Matviyenko, who authorized the war in Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine has served a new suspicion notice to Valentina Matvienko, the chairwoman of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, for encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, justification of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and glorification of its participants.

Politics • May 24, 10:18 AM • 20432 views
In Vinnytsia region, the daughter of a fallen defender founded a sports club in memory of her father

The daughter of a fallen Ukrainian soldier founded the Olimp sports club in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Oblast, to honor her father's memory and provide children with a place to recover physically and psychologically during the war.

Society • May 24, 08:00 AM • 20923 views
Six more children returned from the occupied territory of Kherson region

Three families with 6 children aged 1 to 9 were returned from the Russian-occupied territory of Kherson region.

Society • May 24, 07:43 AM • 19034 views
In Kyiv, a drunk man stabbed a subway passenger with a knife, he was detained

In Kyiv, during a conflict at the Vokzalna metro station, a drunken 29-year-old man stabbed a 24-year-old passenger in the stomach with a folding knife. The man was detained and faces up to 7 years in prison.

Kyiv • May 24, 07:36 AM • 108424 views
Thunderstorms in parts of Ukraine and up to 29°: weather forecast for today

No precipitation at night, no precipitation during the day on May 24 in Ukraine, during the day in some places on the Right Bank short-term rains, thunderstorms, temperature at night 11-16°C, during the day 21-26°C, in the southern regions up to 29°C.

Society • May 24, 05:24 AM • 23662 views
Kherson region shelling: russia damaged 11 residential buildings and a cultural institution, no casualties

In the Kherson region, 11 private houses and a cultural institution were damaged by enemy shelling, with no civilian casualties.

Society • May 24, 05:08 AM • 23653 views
Tried to hide in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: ex-guard of the occupiers' torture chamber detained

SBU military counterintelligence detained a collaborator who served as a guard in a Russian torture chamber during the occupation of Kherson and later tried to hide by mobilizing into the Ukrainian army.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 01:42 PM • 17800 views
Zelenskyy: Ukraine will continue to build up Ukrainian marine forces

Ukraine will continue to develop the forces of the Ukrainian Marines, a special kind of troops that have made a significant impact on the war against Russian aggression with their bravery, dedication and strategic battles in the south and east.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 12:12 PM • 21309 views
Shelling of a five-story building in Kherson: 15-year-old boy suffers mine-blast trauma and light lower back wounds

On May 22, russians shelled a five-story building in Kherson, wounding five people, including a 15-year-old boy with a mine-blast injury and minor injuries.

Society • May 23, 11:15 AM • 16201 views
Guerrillas record unloading of military equipment in occupied Yevpatoriya - “ATESH”

Ukrainian guerrillas recorded the unloading of military equipment, including armored personnel carriers, tanks and railroad cars with ammunition, at a tare station in Russian-occupied Yevpatoriya.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 10:44 AM • 18182 views
Pletenchuk: Enemy concentrated main efforts on Kherson direction, no Russian troops in Robotyn

The enemy concentrated its main efforts in the Kherson sector, in particular in Krynky, where nine attacks took place yesterday. It is more or less quiet in Robotyn, and there are no Russians in the town.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 07:15 AM • 24283 views
Enemy army shells Kherson, explosions heard in coastal areas

The occupants are shelling the coastal areas of Kherson, causing explosions, said Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson City Military Administration.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 04:38 AM • 20311 views
Today is the Day of the Ukrainian Marines: the role of marines in repelling Russian aggression

Ukraine celebrates the Naval Infantry Day on May 23, in honor of the creation of the Marine Brigade in 1918 by Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi.

Society • May 23, 03:34 AM • 25481 views
Enemy guided aerial bomb launches detected in Kherson region

The Air Force informs about the launch of guided aerial bombs in Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 01:32 AM • 23430 views
In Kherson region, farmers are forced to pay 10-15% of tribute to collaborators for selling crops

Farmers in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region are forced to pay 10-15% of their earnings to collaborators as a mandatory tribute in order to sell their crops.

War in Ukraine • May 23, 12:23 AM • 104764 views
Invaders export stolen Ukrainian grain from Kherson region to Karelia in containers of Chinese companies

The invaders illegally export stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied Kherson region to the Republic of Karelia, using containers belonging to Chinese and Kazakh logistics companies to circumvent international sanctions.

War in Ukraine • May 22, 12:33 PM • 16823 views
Lubinets said that this week there may be positive news on the issue of the return of children

Lubinets expressed hope that this week Ukraine will have new positive news about the return of Ukrainian children from Russia.

War in Ukraine • May 22, 11:43 AM • 27999 views
In Poland, a man was arrested for planting a mortar shell on a railway track

A 63-year-old man was arrested in Poland for deliberately installing a Soviet mortar shell on railway tracks in the city of Chekhov-Dziedzice.

News of the World • May 22, 09:43 AM • 22869 views
In Kherson region over the past 24 hours 8 wounded, including a child

Over the past day, the Russian military attacked residential areas and infrastructure facilities in many localities throughout the Kherson region, including the city of Kherson, damaging buildings and injuring 8 people, including 1 child.

War in Ukraine • May 22, 06:00 AM • 19418 views
Kherson region under enemy fire: in Kherson a 15-year-old boy was injured due to a Russian strike, in Ivanovka - a 41-year-old man

A 15-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were injured as a result of enemy shelling of the city of Kherson and one of the villages of the Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 01:55 PM • 25445 views
Invaders in Crimea have already distributed 1,500 land plots for "Heroes" - center of resistance

The invaders in Crimea have already distributed 1,500 land plots belonging to the local indigenous population among the participants of the war of conquest in Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 01:01 PM • 16028 views
Health Ministry: 211 medical facilities destroyed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russian invasion due to enemy attacks

Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, 1604 medical facilities have been damaged and 211 completely destroyed as a result of Russian attacks and shelling.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 09:59 AM • 90874 views
Ukrenergo: restrictions have been lifted in all regions until 17:00, further outage schedules are planned until midnight

From 11:00 to 17:00, consumption restrictions were lifted in all regions of Ukraine as solar power plants increased production and planned imports from 5 countries, and from 17:00 to midnight, emergency power outage schedules will be in effect in all regions.

Society • May 21, 08:42 AM • 22193 views
In the south, 20 "Shaheds" were shot down at night, 14 of them in Odesa region

Russian troops conducted kamikaze drone attacks in the southern regions of Ukraine, but Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down 20 drones each over Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv regions without any losses.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 07:06 AM • 23889 views
Kherson region: 3 "Shaheds" destroyed at night, one killed and 3 wounded over the last 24 hours

Russian troops shelled settlements in the Kherson region, killing 1 person, injuring 3, and damaging residential buildings, a school, an industrial facility, a pumping station, and a gas pipeline.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 05:20 AM • 27458 views
Ukrainian Air Force shoots down 28 of 29 Russian attack drones

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 28 of 29 Russian attack drones in different regions of Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • May 21, 05:01 AM • 104274 views
Russians attack Bilozerka in Kherson region: two people are wounded

Two people, a 74-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, sustained mine-blast wounds as a result of Russian shelling of Bilozerka village in Kherson region on May 20.

War in Ukraine • May 20, 05:47 PM • 26413 views
Power and communication lost in occupied Berdiansk

In occupied Berdiansk, a sudden power outage occurred, followed by problems with water, electricity, and communication, which also affected other occupied districts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, with the occupation authorities blaming the Armed Forces of Ukraine and promising to partially restore power only at night.

War in Ukraine • May 20, 04:32 PM • 29037 views