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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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Russian army damaged a multi-storey building in Kherson, one wounded in the region

In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building in Kherson, 8 private houses and a car, injuring one person.

War in Ukraine • March 11, 06:19 AM • 26831 views
A series of explosions occurred in Kherson

A series of explosions occurred in Kherson when Russian troops shelled the city from the temporarily occupied left bank.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 08:14 PM • 60579 views
More than 2700 explosive devices defused in Ukraine over a week

During the week of March 4-10, 2,796 explosive devices were found, seized and defused in Ukraine, mostly in Kharkiv, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, and an area of 2,563. 61 hectares was checked and cleared of mines.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 03:21 PM • 104688 views
Head of UGCC in New York reacts to Pope's words about "white flag"

The head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, firmly stated that no one in Ukraine even thinks about surrendering despite the ongoing hostilities, emphasizing Ukraine's determination to stand up and resist the russian invasion.

Politics • March 10, 01:05 PM • 45216 views
russian troops attack Kherson region from a drone: 54-year-old man wounded

A 54-year-old man was injured as a result of a russian drone attack on the village of Antonivka, Kherson region, sustaining a mine-blast injury and shrapnel wound to his leg.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 12:39 PM • 108784 views
russians shell Myrnohrad in Donetsk region: at least nine people are wounded, including a child

In the Donetsk region, russian shelling injured 9, including a child, and damaged residential and non-residential buildings in many settlements.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 09:03 AM • 46447 views
russians attack Sumy region six times with mortars and MLRS - OVA

russians fired 6 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, recording 29 explosions from mortars and MLRS in several settlements.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 07:59 AM • 34596 views
Russian army fired at 10 settlements in Kherson region overnight

The Russian military shelled 10 settlements in the Kherson region, damaging buildings, a school, a medical facility and cars, and injuring 3 people.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 06:25 AM • 31793 views
Ukrainian General Staff: 73 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the last day

Over the past day, 73 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 5 missile and 95 air strikes, and fired 136 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple rocket launchers.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 06:15 AM • 38230 views
Shahed hit an industrial facility in Odesa region at night

A Russian drone struck an industrial facility in Odesa district, damaging a building, and Ukrainian forces shot down 11 Iranian Shahed drones in a sustained attack that lasted more than 4. 5 hours.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 05:59 AM • 53864 views
Ukrainian servicemen destroy 35 "Shahed" militants overnight - Air Force

Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 35 of 39 Shahid Kamikaze drones launched by Russian forces from occupied Crimea and Russia during a night attack on March 10.

War in Ukraine • March 10, 05:24 AM • 50381 views
Explosions are heard in Kherson

According to correspondents, explosions were heard in Kherson, and air alert was declared in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro regions.

War in Ukraine • March 9, 08:28 PM • 63445 views
Energy situation: 93 thousand metering points are de-energized, more than 16 thousand consumers have their electricity supply restored

More than 90,000 metering points remain disconnected across Ukraine due to hostilities or technical malfunctions, while power companies have restored power to more than 16,000 consumers over the past day.

Society • March 9, 10:32 AM • 69913 views
Occupants hit a house in Kherson with a bomb, causing significant damage

A Russian airstrike hits a residential building in Kherson, injuring a 7-year-old child and two elderly people and causing significant damage.

War in Ukraine • March 9, 08:11 AM • 47852 views
In Kherson region, Russian shelling killed 2 people and wounded 2 more, one of them a child.

Russian shelling in Kherson region killed 2 people, injured 2 more, including a child, and damaged residential buildings.

War in Ukraine • March 9, 06:18 AM • 33610 views
63 combat engagements took place in the frontline - General Staff

Over the past day, 63 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 8 missile and 107 air strikes, and fired 113 times at Ukrainian positions and settlements from multiple rocket launchers, according to the morning report of the General Staff.

War in Ukraine • March 9, 05:53 AM • 34752 views
Elderly couple rescued from rubble after Russian shelling in Kherson

During the extreme Russian shelling of Kherson, two elderly people were rescued from the rubble and a 7-year-old boy was injured.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 09:14 PM • 34245 views
7-year-old boy wounded in Kherson due to Russian shelling

A 7-year-old boy sustained injuries, including concussion, blast and brain trauma, as a result of the recent Russian shelling in Kherson and is currently in hospital.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 08:22 PM • 27757 views
Legitimization tool: the Sociological Association of Ukraine issued a statement on the "elections" of the Russian President in the occupied territories

The Sociological Association of Ukraine has condemned Russia's plans to hold presidential elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories in 2024, calling it a tool to legitimize the occupation authorities, and called on sociologists to avoid participating in the electoral process there.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 07:09 PM • 32122 views
In Kherson, a family celebrating March 8 escaped death

A family in Kherson miraculously escaped death when an enemy shell hit their apartment a few minutes after they went out to celebrate March 8 in the summer kitchen.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 05:07 PM • 28680 views
President of Ukraine explains what could have changed the course of the war

According to President Zelenskyy, long-range weapons can change the course of the war, allowing Ukraine to withstand Russian long-range artillery and force them to retreat from the occupied territories.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 01:28 PM • 20182 views
Russians attacked a village in Kherson region with a drone, one killed and one wounded - RMA

According to Ukrainian authorities, a Russian drone attack on the village of Olgivka, Kherson region, killed one person and injured another.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 01:16 PM • 20827 views
Enemy fires S-300 missile at Kirovohrad region in the evening: no casualties - OK "Pivden"

The Russian army fired an S-300 anti-aircraft missile at Kirovohrad region on March 7, but there were no civilian casualties.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 12:33 PM • 26470 views
A man in Kherson region exploded to death on explosives left by the occupiers while tilling the land

In the village of Shyroka Balka, Kherson region, a local resident was killed when he hit an explosive device left by the Russian military while tilling the land on March 8.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 10:04 AM • 29676 views
russian Church and its "patriarch" Kirill are responsible for religious persecution in the occupied territories - OCU statement

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine accuses Russia of systematically violating religious freedom and persecuting clergy and believers who refuse to cooperate with the occupiers in the occupied territories of Ukraine, including through abductions, arrests, torture, imprisonment and deportation.

Society • March 8, 09:59 AM • 25231 views
Ukrainian Defense Forces repel three more Russian attacks in Krynky area - Humeniuk

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled three Russian assaults near Krynky in Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 09:36 AM • 23819 views
Maidan cases: former Cherkasy police chief to be tried for dispersing protesters

The former head of the Cherkasy regional police department is accused of abuse of power and unlawful obstruction of protests during the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.

Politics • March 8, 09:13 AM • 27411 views
Bilozerka in Kherson region suffered a massive enemy attack at night, one wounded

Russian troops massively shelled Bilozerka, Kherson region, damaging 15 residential buildings, administrative buildings, an educational institution, and wounding an 81-year-old woman.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 08:24 AM • 22311 views
Russians launch missile attack in Kherson region, damage to theater and museum in Kherson, 5 wounded

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled several localities, damaging residential areas, critical infrastructure, administrative buildings and cultural facilities, injuring 5 civilians.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 06:30 AM • 23339 views
Massive night attack by Russian drones damages infrastructure in Odesa region, 30 "Shaheds" shot down in the south

Another massive nighttime attack by Russian drones in southern Ukraine resulted in damage to an infrastructure facility and a fire in Odesa region, and air defense units shot down 30 Shahed drones in several regions.

War in Ukraine • March 8, 06:25 AM • 26859 views