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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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Ukraine returns three more children from russian occupation

Three more Ukrainian children aged 11 to 17 were returned from the russian occupation in Kherson region.

Society • March 14, 11:16 AM • 28251 views
eRecovery: UAH 4 billion has already been paid to repair damaged housing

More than 43,000 Ukrainians have received UAH 4 billion to repair their homes damaged by the Russian war.

Society • March 14, 10:17 AM • 32735 views
Unsuccessful landing of the subversive group: Center for Countering Disinformation refutes russian fake about landing in Kherson region

russian sabotage groups unsuccessfully attempted to land on the Ukrainian-controlled right bank of the Kherson region, but the russian media falsely presented it as a successful "landing" operation.

War in Ukraine • March 14, 09:48 AM • 49973 views
Russian army attacks Kherson in the morning, hits the garage of a motor transport company

Russian occupants attacked Kherson in the morning, damaging and burning cars in the garage of a motor transport company.

War in Ukraine • March 14, 08:30 AM • 25035 views
Russia reports strike on military training ground in occupied Luhansk region

10 Russian servicemen were killed as a result of a rocket attack on a military training ground in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region.

War in Ukraine • March 14, 08:00 AM • 24796 views
russia launched 2 missile strikes, 64 air attacks, 93 salvo attacks over the day

Over the past day, 79 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 2 missile and 64 air strikes, and fired 93 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

War in Ukraine • March 14, 05:23 AM • 31821 views
Movement of Iranian drones over Kirovohrad and Kherson regions spotted

Ukraine's Air Force reported the movement of Iranian Shahed drones through Kirovohrad region heading north, as well as a new group of Shahed drones moving through Kherson region toward Mykolaiv region.

War in Ukraine • March 13, 11:34 PM • 28733 views
Southern Defense Forces shoot down a Russian submarine and deny the enemy's claims of allegedly occupying new footholds

Ukrainian troops destroyed a motorboat of Russian saboteurs as they attempted to approach the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, foiling their mission.

War in Ukraine • March 13, 09:50 PM • 28426 views
Russians are advancing in seven directions, operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult - General Staff

Over the past day, 70 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front, with Russians attacking in seven directions, while Ukrainian defenders repelled 19 enemy attacks in the Novopavlivske area alone.

War in Ukraine • March 13, 06:47 PM • 53718 views
Ministries agree on fire prevention measures for the year: promise to intensify public outreach

The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.

Society • March 13, 04:30 PM • 30247 views
In Ukraine was recommended to prepare places of mass recreation on the water, with the ban in 7 regions

The Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations extended the ban on visiting places of mass recreation on water bodies in several regions of Ukraine due to martial law.

Society • March 13, 03:49 PM • 36013 views
Ukrainian schoolchildren from the occupied territories are being taken to russia for drone training - National Resistance Center

russia forcibly deports Ukrainian teenagers from the occupied territories to the Krasnodar Territory for training in drone operations and indoctrination into the "youth army.

Society • March 13, 03:03 PM • 29577 views
Resident of Kherson region is suspected of contributing to the establishment of occupation authorities, executing criminal orders

A 54-year-old resident of the Kherson region voluntarily took the position of the so-called "starosta" in the illegally created "Burgun village council", contributing to the establishment of the occupation authorities and fulfilling their criminal orders.

Crimes and emergencies • March 13, 12:22 PM • 20770 views
Kherson regional council deputy detained for preparing seized hospitals for Russian military

A deputy of the Kherson Regional Council was detained for cooperating with Russia during the occupation - preparing seized hospitals for military hospitals for wounded Russian soldiers and supplying medicines to the occupiers.

Crimes and emergencies • March 13, 10:48 AM • 27314 views
General Staff: Russians intensify offensive in Avdiivka sector

Russian occupants intensified their offensive in the Avdiivka sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 22 attacks over the last day, and a total of 78 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front on Tuesday.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 07:18 PM • 32467 views
Russian army shells Kherson, one wounded

Russian troops shelled Kherson once again during the day, wounding a 42-year-old man.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 10:16 AM • 23877 views
Humenyuk on the situation in Krynky: Defense forces continue to hold the bridgehead

Ukrainian troops continue to hold the bridgehead near Krynok, Kherson region, despite extremely difficult conditions and amid Russian attempts to attack without armored vehicles.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 07:49 AM • 30410 views
Occupants shelled about 15 settlements in Kharkiv region overnight: two people were killed and four others wounded

Over the past day, Russian troops attacked about 15 settlements in Kharkiv region, killing two residents and wounding four others.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 06:51 AM • 29149 views
In Kherson region Russians hit an educational institution and residential areas, one killed and 3 wounded

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging 13 private houses, an educational institution, outbuildings, another private house and a car, killing one person and injuring three others.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 06:31 AM • 27005 views
Defense Forces of the South: during a nighttime drone attack, the enemy fired a missile at Odesa region, it was destroyed over the sea

Russian troops launched a night attack on southern Ukraine using Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones and an X-59 missile from the Black Sea, but Ukrainian air defense successfully intercepted and destroyed the targets.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 06:27 AM • 28366 views
russia launched 8 missile strikes, 114 air attacks, and 107 volleyball attacks over the day

Over the last day, russia launched 8 missile attacks, 114 air strikes and 107 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities, causing damage in several regions.

War in Ukraine • March 12, 05:18 AM • 51245 views
The book "Around the war in twenty stories" about the war in Ukraine was presented in London

A new book by British-Ukrainian writer Anna Shevchenko, which contains 20 real-life stories about ordinary Ukrainians during the war, was presented in London.

Culture • March 12, 03:14 AM • 30319 views
russian army kills a civilian in Kherson region

A man born in 1958 died during the russian shelling of the village of Ivanivka, Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 08:23 PM • 34088 views
The Air Force reported the movement of several groups of enemy drones

Several groups of enemy drones were spotted moving in the direction of Mykolaiv region.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 08:05 PM • 30226 views
Man injured as a result of enemy drone attack in Kherson region

A 68-year-old resident of the village of Zmiivka, Kherson region, was wounded as a result of shelling from a Russian drone.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 03:56 PM • 28651 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces repel 4 russian attacks and continue to expand foothold on the left bank of Kherson region - OK "Pivden"

After two days of calm, russian troops launched four assault attacks in an attempt to force Ukrainian forces from a bridgehead on the left bank of the Kherson region, but suffered losses and retreated.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 12:55 PM • 24636 views
A 24-year-old man exploded on a russian mine in Kherson region

A 24-year-old man sustained serious injuries, including traumatic amputation of an arm and leg, neck and torso injuries, when a russian mine exploded in a field near the village of Andriivka, Kherson region, and doctors are now fighting for his life.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 12:15 PM • 25239 views
One person injured as a result of an enemy drone attack on a village in Kherson region

A 56-year-old man was hospitalized with an explosive injury and a leg wound after a Russian drone attacked the village of Dudchany in Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 11:13 AM • 22768 views
Almost 200 explosions from various types of weapons by the occupiers were counted in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions

Russian troops fired 36 times at the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions, resulting in 198 explosions from various types of weapons.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 08:49 AM • 27103 views
Our actions in the Black Sea are preparations for a serious operation in Crimea - Budanov

Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, explained the importance of combat missions carried out by military intelligence units, in particular in the Black Sea and in the temporarily occupied Crimea, in the documentary "War for the Sea: From Dnipro to Crimea".

War in Ukraine • March 11, 07:52 AM • 31492 views