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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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Russians targeted heat and power sector in the south in last 24 hours - Pletenchuk

The enemy continues to terrorize the south of Ukraine with missile attacks, fired 13 missiles, in particular at thermal power facilities, 7 of which were shot down, and fired at the front line and settlements of Kherson region from anti-aircraft guns, although there were no casualties.

War in Ukraine • April 28, 06:59 AM • 68694 views
Russians attacked Kherson region with KABs in the morning, three wounded in the region over the day - RMA

Russian troops shelled 20 settlements in Kherson region, including a missile attack on Kherson, which damaged a university and infrastructure facilities, and injured 3 people.

War in Ukraine • April 28, 06:25 AM • 43082 views
The Air Force confirmed the destruction of four "Shaheds" and one drone of an unidentified type

During a nighttime attack by Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed four Iranian-made Shahed drones and one unidentified drone.

War in Ukraine • April 28, 05:00 AM • 40191 views
Air defense destroyed three reconnaissance and one attack UAV in the South

Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed four Russian drones, including one attack and three reconnaissance drones, in Odesa and Kherson regions.

War in Ukraine • April 27, 06:44 PM • 51748 views
Kherson region: occupants shelled Stanislav and Kozatske, there are casualties

The Russians shelled Stanislav, wounding a 21-year-old woman, and mortared Kozatske, wounding three men aged 41, 47 and 53.

War in Ukraine • April 27, 02:30 PM • 24230 views
In Kherson, Russians hit an educational institution with a rocket, no casualties

The Russian military fired a missile at Kherson, hitting and partially destroying an educational institution in the Korabelny district, although no civilians were injured.

War in Ukraine • April 27, 12:11 PM • 44380 views
Russian attacks in Kherson region kill one person, injure 8 others, hit critical infrastructure

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, hitting critical infrastructure and private homes in 14 settlements, killing 1 person and injuring 8 others.

War in Ukraine • April 27, 07:09 AM • 41859 views
Several explosions occurred in Kherson

Several explosions occurred in Kherson as the Russian army attacked from the temporarily occupied left bank, with the coastal zone coming under fire, according to the mayor, who called on residents to move to safer areas.

Society • April 27, 03:51 AM • 57359 views
Occupants hit a civilian car with a drone in Kherson region: two people were injured

the Russian military attacked a civilian car with a kamikaze drone near Zolota Balka, wounding a 44-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman who were hospitalized.

War in Ukraine • April 26, 03:33 PM • 19255 views
Defense forces repel five Russian assaults on the left bank of Kherson region and in Orikhiv direction

Ukrainian troops repelled five Russian attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region and in the Orikhiv direction, thwarting Russian attempts to force them out of their positions.

War in Ukraine • April 26, 01:10 PM • 51649 views
Over the past day, Russians shelled 21 settlements in Kherson region: Bilozerka suffered the most

Russians shelled 21 settlements in the Kherson region, causing casualties and damage to buildings, including a kindergarten, with Bilozerka suffering the most.

War in Ukraine • April 26, 08:55 AM • 24155 views
Situation in the energy sector: more than 200,000 consumers in Kharkiv region are without electricity due to power cuts; a gas pipeline was damaged during excavation work in Ternopil region

Thousands of customers in different regions of Ukraine are still without electricity and gas supply due to damage caused by shelling, network restrictions and accidents, with the most difficult situation in Kharkiv region, where around 202,000 customers are without electricity.

Society • April 26, 08:52 AM • 24457 views
Russians hit a shopping center and a kindergarten in Kherson region, 6 wounded in 24 hours - RMA

In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 6 private houses, a shopping center, a kindergarten, an agricultural enterprise and cars, injuring 6 people.

War in Ukraine • April 26, 05:48 AM • 18316 views
General Staff: Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 23 Russian attacks in Avdiivka sector on Thursday

On Thursday, Ukrainian defenders withstood 93 attacks by Russian occupants in various parts of the frontline, including 23 attacks in the Avdiivka sector alone, amid intense fighting.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 05:13 PM • 39176 views
Explosions in Kherson: occupants attack the city

In Kherson, explosions were heard as Russian troops attacked from the occupied left bank, prompting residents to seek shelter.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 02:58 PM • 15255 views
Rescuers come under repeated Russian fire in Kherson suburb

The enemy attacked the suburbs of Kherson, setting fire to a residential building and harming rescuers with drone strikes.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 02:44 PM • 15717 views
A tractor explodes on a Russian mine in Kherson region, the driver miraculously survived

A tractor driver miraculously escaped injury when his tractor hit a mine and exploded while tilling a field in Kherson Oblast, where nearly 280,000 hectares of land are potentially mined.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 02:12 PM • 16442 views
Russian troops shell Kherson region: one person is wounded

Russian troops shelled the village of Bilozerky, Kherson region, wounding a 57-year-old local resident who was in his garden.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 12:12 PM • 20506 views
More than 2.8 thousand consumers were left without electricity in Kyiv region due to bad weather - Ministry of Energy

More than 2. 8 thousand customers in Kyiv region were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather, and about 205 thousand customers in Kharkiv region.

Society • April 25, 08:51 AM • 22034 views
Russian troops strike with mortars and cannon artillery at the border of Chernihiv region, 24 explosions recorded

Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with mortars and cannon artillery, 24 explosions were recorded.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 07:01 AM • 26952 views
Russians hit critical infrastructure in Kherson region, 3 people wounded over the last 24 hours - RMA

Russian troops shelled residential areas in the Kherson region, damaging buildings, infrastructure and wounding 3 people.

War in Ukraine • April 25, 05:19 AM • 19427 views
In the occupied Kherson region, Russians shot a woman and tried to burn down her house

In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, Russians shot and killed a 65-year-old woman and tried to set her house on fire.

War in Ukraine • April 24, 06:31 PM • 49001 views
"To remove" the Holodomor, the UPA and Dzhemilev: new sweeps in libraries in occupied Crimea

In the occupied Crimea, libraries have been instructed to remove books that mention the Holodomor, the Ukrainian liberation struggle, the activities of Crimean Tatars, and literature with Ukrainian symbols such as the trident, as the Russian authorities consider them "Nazi.

War in Ukraine • April 24, 02:02 PM • 15218 views
Ukraine receives emergency aid from neighboring countries, there are restrictions in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih - Energy Ministry

Ukraine is receiving emergency aid from neighboring countries to supplement its own generation and imports of electricity, with restrictions currently in place in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih due to a lack of power in the grid.

War in Ukraine • April 24, 07:51 AM • 19822 views
Russians hit critical infrastructure, gas station and gas pipelines in Kherson region, one killed and 5 wounded - RMA

In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 14 private houses, critical infrastructure facilities, an administrative building, a gas station, outbuildings, a garage, private cars and gas pipelines, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others.

War in Ukraine • April 24, 05:28 AM • 88987 views
The occupiers appoint laboratory technicians and janitors as principals of schools in TOT - Opposition

The occupiers appoint unskilled personnel, such as laboratory technicians and cleaners, as directors of educational institutions in the temporarily occupied territories due to the lack of qualified teachers willing to work there.

War in Ukraine • April 23, 02:42 PM • 19128 views
New Russian strikes in Kherson region in the morning - in Beryslav and Novokayry, there are injured

In the Kherson region, Russian troops continued shelling, causing two civilians to sustain explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds in Beryslav and Novokayd, and one person was wounded in a previous attack in Kherson.

War in Ukraine • April 23, 12:25 PM • 41617 views
Due to the non-fulfillment of the contract, the DOT completely refused the services of another food supplier for the Armed Forces

Due to the failure to fulfill its contractual obligations, the State Logistics Operator refused to use the services of Tviy Khlib LLC and redistributed the volume of supplies to other companies to deliver food to the Armed Forces.

War in Ukraine • April 23, 09:53 AM • 83881 views
Hostile shelling in Kherson region kills 2, wounds 6, hits critical infrastructure - RMA

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 8 multi-storey buildings, 26 private houses, an educational institution, a kindergarten, a cultural institution, a critical infrastructure facility and a gas pipeline, killing 2 people and injuring 6.

War in Ukraine • April 23, 07:19 AM • 26211 views
Chess players from occupied Kherson region head to Odesa

A new group of Shahedis from the russian-occupied Kherson region was spotted on their way to Odesa.

War in Ukraine • April 22, 10:36 PM • 106260 views