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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 4 missile strikes, 57 air attacks, and 89 salvo attacks

Over the past day, 87 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 4 missile strikes, 57 air strikes and 89 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

War in Ukraine • April 18, 04:39 AM • 27742 views
Kherson region: Russian army drops two UAVs on Beryslav in the evening

As a result of a Russian airstrike on Beryslav, Kherson region, a 67-year-old local resident suffered a concussion and an administrative building was damaged.

War in Ukraine • April 17, 05:56 PM • 40444 views
In Kherson region, a court ruling prevents the misuse of more than 190 hectares of land of educational institutions

The courts of Kherson and Odesa regions ruled to stop the misuse of more than 190 hectares of land worth UAH 41 million belonging to educational institutions, which, in violation of the law, were used for commercial purposes instead of educational ones.

Society • April 17, 05:20 PM • 60809 views
russians have involved minors in the production of "shaheds", including children illegally taken from Ukraine - Center of National Resistance

russians involved minors, including children taken from the occupied Ukrainian territories, in the production of Iranian kamikaze drones in Tatarstan.

Society • April 17, 04:18 PM • 26846 views
He shot a resident of Kyiv region during the battles for the capital: the shooter was sentenced to 12 years in prison

A 29-year-old Russian contract soldier who shot and killed a local resident during the battle for Kyiv will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

War in Ukraine • April 17, 12:26 PM • 32487 views
In the South, the occupiers have reduced the use of reconnaissance drones tenfold - Defense Forces

In the south of Ukraine, the military repelled nine russian assaults and continued counter-battery combat. Defense forces eliminated 104 occupants and 9 units of russian military equipment.

Society • April 17, 11:40 AM • 23874 views
Memorial complex of war graves in Lviv: what will it look like

Architects Viktor Golubev and Dmytro Reifschneider won an architectural competition in Lviv to create a memorial complex for the war graves of the Heroes of Ukraine. The conceptual design includes a burial area, a memorial park, a museum, a monument to an unknown soldier, a chapel, and a columbarium.

Society • April 17, 11:19 AM • 24284 views
The Ministry of Energy: 17 settlements were cut off from electricity supply due to bad weather: power engineers restored power supply to 51 thousand consumers

Due to the deteriorating weather conditions and hostilities in Ukraine, 17 settlements were cut off from electricity, and power companies restored power supply to 51,000 consumers.

War in Ukraine • April 17, 09:08 AM • 39145 views
In Crimea, after the night explosions, traffic on the highway in the Dzhankoya district was partially blocked

Traffic on the highway near Dzhankoy in Crimea is partially blocked from the city to the village of Peremozhne due to reports of explosions and a fire at a military airfield.

War in Ukraine • April 17, 07:10 AM • 29125 views
5 people wounded in Kherson region due to russian shelling

russian troops shelled settlements in the Kherson region, wounding 5 people and causing significant material damage.

War in Ukraine • April 17, 05:11 AM • 22462 views
Former SES employee sentenced to 10 years for cooperation with russian occupiers

A former employee of the State Emergency Service in Kherson region was sentenced to 10 years in prison for collaborating with russian occupation forces.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 11:53 PM • 23704 views
Media demand Humeniuk's dismissal from the post of communications officer of OK "Pivden": what caused the discontent

The journalists demand the dismissal of Natalia Humeniuk from her position as communications officer of the South military command for banning coverage of Russia's war crimes and imposing unjustified restrictions on the work of the media.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 08:54 PM • 25146 views
Several explosions occurred in Kherson: what is known

The Russian army shelled the city of Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank. The head of the Kherson MVA urged residents to stay away from windows and take care of themselves and their loved ones.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 06:09 PM • 23772 views
4 projects of hospitals underground are being implemented in Kherson region - RMA

Four underground hospitals, including a perinatal center, an operating hospital, a blood center and an infectious disease hospital, will be implemented in Kherson Oblast.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 02:01 PM • 15541 views
Occupants attack Kherson: explosions are heard in the city

Russian troops shell the coastal areas of Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 01:53 PM • 15459 views
In the occupied Kherson region, it is planned to increase the number of hours for studying rewritten history: new textbooks are already being delivered

Starting September 1, 2025, schools in the Russian-occupied Kherson region will increase the number of history lessons to erase Ukrainian identity and rewrite history from the Russian point of view, the National Resistance Center reports.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 12:50 PM • 20810 views
In Odesa region, it was calculated how many Ukrainian cultural monuments were destroyed by the Russian armed forces

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in the Odesa region of Ukraine, more than 120 cultural monuments, including 18 of national importance, have been destroyed or damaged.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 10:02 AM • 17369 views
Attempted assassination attempt on the head of Kherson RMA: SBU details detention of Russian agent

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who was spying on civilian and military targets in Kherson region under the guise of a taxi driver. It was on the basis of the agent's coordinates and "tips" that the occupiers tried to shoot at the car of the head of the Kherson RMA.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 08:43 AM • 24067 views
Enemy conducts 5 attacks on positions of Ukrainian Defense Forces on the left bank of Kherson region - Humeniuk

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops stormed Ukrainian positions on the left bank in Kherson region 5 times, but were unsuccessful, while Ukraine continues to strengthen its foothold and destroyed 4 enemy Shahed drones in the south.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 06:37 AM • 22455 views
The situation in the south remains tense. The enemy does not stop terrorizing, including energy facilities - Humeniuk

The situation in the south of Ukraine remains tense: the enemy continues to terrorize, shelling energy facilities and trying to detect Ukrainian air defense systems.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 06:11 AM • 23023 views
In Kherson region 2 "Shaheds" were shot down at night, Russians hit critical infrastructure and post office, child among wounded - RMA

In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 9 houses, critical infrastructure, a post office, a warehouse and a car, injuring 2 people, including a child, and Ukrainian air defense destroyed 2 Shahed drones.

War in Ukraine • April 16, 05:36 AM • 18278 views
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 9 out of 9 attack drones overnight

Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched from Crimea on the night of April 16 over different regions of Ukraine.

Announcements • April 16, 03:48 AM • 74075 views
Ukrainian defense forces repel nine enemy attacks in the Orikhivsk sector

In the Orikhivskyi sector, the Southern Defense Forces repelled nine enemy attacks, the occupier suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.

War in Ukraine • April 15, 02:09 PM • 21196 views
A 16-year-old girl was injured as a result of a nighttime Russian strike on a village in Kherson region

A 16-year-old girl was injured by shrapnel and an explosion after a nighttime Russian strike near her home in the village of Kyzomys, Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • April 15, 10:45 AM • 15460 views
In Ukraine, 300 thousand children cannot study properly because they do not have their own laptops - Fedorov

A total of 178,945 devices, including laptops and tablets, have been distributed to schools. Currently, 361,560 students and 68,881 teachers need digital devices.

Society • April 15, 10:28 AM • 21799 views
Kherson warned of possible enemy air strike

Residents of Kherson were warned of a possible enemy air strike on the city.

War in Ukraine • April 15, 08:50 AM • 20697 views
In the morning, a power company car exploded on explosives in Chernihiv region: two people were hospitalized

In Chernihiv region, a car of the State Enterprise "Regional Electric Networks" exploded on explosives, as a result of which two employees were hospitalized.

Society • April 15, 05:50 AM • 23290 views
Enemy killed one resident of Donetsk region and wounded two others over the last day

One resident of Donetsk region was killed and two others were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day.

War in Ukraine • April 15, 05:35 AM • 20682 views
Russians hit critical infrastructure and gas pipelines in Kherson region, 3 wounded - RMA

Russian troops shelled residential areas of Kherson region, damaging buildings and infrastructure, injuring 3 people.

War in Ukraine • April 15, 05:28 AM • 19786 views
Kherson region: Russians hit Odradokomianka with a drone, two people wounded

Two people were injured in an attack by Russian unmanned aerial vehicles in Odradokomyanka, Kherson region: a man suffered a mild back injury and a woman sustained a concussion.

War in Ukraine • April 14, 04:50 PM • 49566 views