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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 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 • 108428 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 • 23667 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 • 23661 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 • 17815 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 • 21318 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 • 16209 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 • 18190 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 • 24292 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 • 20312 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 • 25491 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 • 23433 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 • 104780 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 • 16828 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 • 28006 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 • 22876 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 • 19426 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 • 25448 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 • 16036 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 • 90882 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 • 22211 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 • 23895 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 • 27470 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 • 104282 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 • 26421 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 • 29040 views
Preservation of cultural monuments: a restored windmill from Kherson region is now working in Kyiv

Back in the seventies, the windmill was transported to the National Museum of Culture and Life of Ukraine, where they planned to assemble and restore it. The idea was never realized. Today, it has become possible with the support of the MHP-Community Foundation.

Society • May 20, 04:03 PM • 21682 views
Kherson suffers an enemy attack, one casualty

Russian troops shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, killing one resident and wounding another elderly man.

War in Ukraine • May 20, 08:46 AM • 15792 views
8 people were wounded in Kherson region due to enemy shelling

8 people were wounded in Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling of 18 localities over the past day.

War in Ukraine • May 20, 05:15 AM • 30047 views
Russians send a group of shaheds to Ukraine: where are they going

Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted over several regions of Ukraine, triggering an air alert.

War in Ukraine • May 19, 11:26 PM • 53964 views
russians wound four civilians in Kherson region in the morning - RMA

russian troops continue to attack Kherson and surrounding villages, with 4 civilians wounded by shelling and drone strikes, including a 75-year-old man in Kherson and a family of 3 in Beryslav.

War in Ukraine • May 19, 09:25 AM • 24403 views