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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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Over the day, russia launched 5 missile strikes, 69 air attacks, and 74 volleyball attacks

Over the past day, russia carried out 5 missile attacks, 69 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.

War in Ukraine • May 5, 04:15 AM • 31632 views
russian attack drones operate in several regions of Ukraine

Strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become more active in Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipro and Kherson regions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

War in Ukraine • May 4, 09:27 PM • 27503 views
Guided aerial bombs launched in Kherson region

Guided aerial bombs were launched in Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • May 4, 08:01 PM • 48390 views
In Beryslav, Russian drones caused a fire in a destroyed educational institution

A fire broke out in Beryslav, Kherson region, after Russian troops dropped explosives from drones on an educational institution that had been previously destroyed by shelling.

War in Ukraine • May 4, 07:47 PM • 46860 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces record 74 combat engagements over the last day: 18 hostile attacks repelled in the Avdiivka sector - General Staff

Over the last day, 74 combat engagements took place, during which Ukrainian troops repelled 18 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka sector and numerous other attacks in different directions, inflicting losses on the enemy.

War in Ukraine • May 4, 05:06 PM • 48199 views
Easter weather: mostly warm, with possible frosts in the east

On May 5, it will be mostly sunny and dry in most regions of Ukraine, with only 1-6° C in Dnipropetrovska, Zaporizka and Khersonska oblasts, and 0-3. s below zero on the soil surface

Society • May 4, 11:57 AM • 27263 views
Russian shelling damages the Point of Unbreakability and an educational institution in Kherson region

Russian shelling in the Kherson region damaged the "Point of Unbreakability," a cell phone tower, an educational institution, and 10 private homes, but did not result in civilian casualties.

Society • May 4, 05:31 AM • 76864 views
Explosions occurred in Kherson - media

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

War in Ukraine • May 3, 06:44 PM • 47281 views
Ukraine's grain harvest to grow by 15% this year, "creating profits" - USAID

Ukraine's agricultural exports are set to grow by 15% in 2024, with April already a record month for Ukrainian exports since Russia's full-scale invasion, generating revenues that will help Ukraine defend itself.

Economy • May 3, 03:36 PM • 54737 views
There are constant attempts by the occupiers to restore the situation: Pletenchuk on the situation in the south

The occupants are constantly trying to restore the situation in southern Ukraine through unsuccessful assault operations: 11 attacks took place yesterday and 3 more today at the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, but Ukrainian troops repel these attempts.

War in Ukraine • May 3, 11:50 AM • 22128 views
Buildings caught fire in Kherson suburb due to enemy fire: photos

Russian shelling hit residential buildings and a summer kitchen in the suburbs of Kherson, causing fires but no casualties.

War in Ukraine • May 3, 11:44 AM • 17170 views
Maidan cases: former commander of Sevastopol Berkut to be tried

Former commander of the Sevastopol Berkut, accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and aiding Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Crimes and emergencies • May 3, 06:44 AM • 17934 views
Russian shelling damages infrastructure in Kherson region, wounds a man

Russian forces shelled 14 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging infrastructure and wounding one person.

War in Ukraine • May 3, 05:23 AM • 19444 views
A windmill is being restored in Kyiv with the support of the MHP-Community Foundation: ASMR sounds from the construction site were recorded

The National Museum of Architecture and Rural Life has restored a 100-year-old windmill from the occupied village of Oleksandrivka in Kherson region with the support of the MHP-Community Charitable Foundation.

Society • May 2, 12:44 PM • 16450 views
Zelenskyy: Russians fired more than 300 missiles, almost 300 Shaheds and more than 3,200 guided bombs at Ukraine in April

In April alone, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with over 300 missiles, nearly 300 Shahed drones, and over 3,200 guided bombs, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.

War in Ukraine • May 2, 10:13 AM • 22119 views
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More than 218 thousand devices delivered to Ukrainian students and teachers for learning in war conditions

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Ministry of Education and Science, with the support of international partners, has provided 218,188 devices to Ukrainian students and teachers, most of them in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro regions.

Society • May 2, 09:48 AM • 176306 views
Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region eleven times with various types of weapons

Russian troops fired eleven times at the border of Chernihiv region with various types of weapons, recording 109 explosions.

War in Ukraine • May 2, 08:18 AM • 21100 views
Family with a teenager rescued from Russian occupation

Save Ukraine volunteers helped evacuate a 16-year-old boy and his family from the temporarily occupied Kherson region, and now they are safe and receiving medical and psychological assistance.

Society • May 2, 06:56 AM • 17410 views
Russians hit a hangar in Kherson region, no casualties reported

Russian troops shelled residential areas of several settlements in the Kherson region, damaging buildings but causing no civilian casualties.

War in Ukraine • May 2, 05:19 AM • 18392 views
Russians forcibly evict residents of the occupied Kherson region - The Resistance Center

The Russian occupation administration is forcibly evicting residents of Hola Prystan, Kokhaniv and Hladkivka in Kherson region, taking them by bus to temporary accommodation in overcrowded premises in the south of Kherson region and in Crimea, prohibiting them from taking large items with them to free up housing for Russian occupiers and employees.

Society • May 2, 04:42 AM • 23411 views
Ukrainian Defense Ministry: 121 combat engagements took place in the frontline

Over the past day, 121 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline in Ukraine, during which the enemy launched 5 missile attacks, 63 air strikes and 72 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

War in Ukraine • May 2, 04:19 AM • 26157 views
Explosions are heard in Kherson

The Russian army shelled Kherson, damaging residential buildings and a cell phone tower, while explosions were heard in the city without an air raid alert.

Society • May 1, 08:56 PM • 63624 views
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the SES has defused more than 490 thousand explosive devices

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service have defused more than 490,000 explosive devices, including 3,352 aircraft bombs, and surveyed about 129,000 hectares of territory.

War in Ukraine • May 1, 12:32 PM • 17949 views
Russian missile attack damages Ukrainian Ombudsman's office in Odesa

As a result of Russian missile attacks on Odesa, the office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights was damaged, but no one was injured.

War in Ukraine • May 1, 09:59 AM • 104748 views
Electricity shortages persist during evening peak, restrictions still in place in two regions - Ukrenergo

Electricity consumption is almost at the same level, with a deficit in the evening peak hours and a surplus during the day due to the active operation of solar and wind power plants, while restrictions remain in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih regions due to damage caused by Russian shelling.

War in Ukraine • May 1, 07:29 AM • 21083 views
Residential buildings and cell tower damaged by russian shelling in Kherson region

russian forces attacked the Kherson region, damaging residential buildings, a cell phone tower, and a store, but causing no civilian casualties.

War in Ukraine • May 1, 05:00 AM • 21463 views
Zelensky thanked border guards for protecting Ukraine and announced the expansion of the SBGS staff

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked and recognized specific Ukrainian border guards by name for their bravery and efficiency in protecting Ukraine's borders, announced the expansion of the State Border Guard Service due to their professionalism, and awarded border guards with state awards.

War in Ukraine • April 30, 05:47 PM • 46154 views
The only question is whether Russia will "take" Odesa: Musk issues another cynical statement about the war in Ukraine

Elon Musk believes that Russia may seize Odesa as part of its policy to establish control over regions included in the Russian constitution, according to his cynical statement about the ongoing war against Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • April 30, 05:35 PM • 37425 views
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russians have destroyed 210 medical institutions: where the destruction is the greatest

During the 26 months of the full-scale war, russians damaged 1,588 and completely destroyed 210 medical facilities in Ukraine, with Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions suffering the most.

War in Ukraine • April 30, 02:41 PM • 22593 views
Pletenchuk: Return of control over Nestryga Island will improve quality of counter-sabotage measures

The liberation of Nestryga island in Kherson region from the russian occupiers is important for improving the quality of counter-sabotage measures.

War in Ukraine • April 29, 10:56 AM • 21448 views