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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 4 more children from the temporarily occupied territories

Ukraine returned 4 more children from the occupied districts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

Society • February 2, 11:17 AM • 30256 views
Macron and Zelenskyy react to the deaths of French volunteers due to Russia's strike in Kherson region

French President Macron condemned the Russian attack in Kherson, which killed two French humanitarian workers, as a cowardly and despicable act, while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said that Russian terror knows no borders.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 10:54 AM • 29232 views
Humenyuk: Russian Federation has concentrated a group of more than 70,000 personnel on the left bank of Dnipro river

According to a spokeswoman for the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, Russia has amassed more than 70,000 troops on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 08:23 AM • 30153 views
Maidan cases: ex-commander and 3 officers of the Crimean Berkut were served with suspicion notices for assisting Russia in the annexation of the peninsula

The former commander and 3 officers of the Crimean Berkut are accused of treason and aiding Russia's annexation of Crimea by seizing firearms and blocking roads in 2014.

Crimes and emergencies • February 2, 08:14 AM • 27343 views
Humenyuk: Russia continues energy terror, critical infrastructure remains a target

Despite mild winter weather, Russia continued attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 07:58 AM • 22312 views
At night, one of the enemy's drones hit Kharkiv region, the occupants shelled about 17 settlements in the region over the day

At night, an enemy drone struck the Kharkiv region, and over the past day, Russian troops shelled about 17 settlements in the region, with no casualties reported.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 06:59 AM • 34750 views
Russians fired 1606 shells in Kherson region, causing casualties

Russian troops shelled Kherson region 279 times yesterday, killing 2 people and wounding 6.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 06:28 AM • 28013 views
Ukrainian Air Force: 11 out of 24 Shahed drones destroyed in the sky over Ukraine at night, seven more drones failed to reach targets

Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 11 of the 24 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia, and at least 7 more failed to reach their targets on the night of February 2.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 06:20 AM • 29413 views
63 combat engagements took place in the frontline over the last day - General Staff

According to the General Staff's report, 63 combat engagements took place on the frontline over the past day.

War in Ukraine • February 2, 06:01 AM • 26719 views
Residents of Odesa region donate more than a thousand drones to the needs of the Defense Forces

More than 1,000 drones purchased at the expense of Odesa taxpayers have been handed over to the Armed Forces to support troops in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 07:59 PM • 25184 views
Ukrainian troops repelled 58 attacks, most of them in the Avdiivka, Maryinka and Kherson sectors

Ukrainian troops repelled 58 enemy attacks in several sectors over the last day, Avdiivka, Maryinka and Kherson remain the hottest spots in the combat zone.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 07:54 PM • 27829 views
In the Kherson region, two volunteers from France were killed by russian shelling, three more foreigners were injured

Russian occupation forces strike at Beryslav, Kherson region, killing two French volunteers and injuring three other foreigners.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 05:46 PM • 109609 views
Russians shell Kherson from the occupied left bank, explosions heard in the city - MBA

Russian troops shelled Kherson from the left bank of the Dnipro River, damaging an ambulance.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 04:21 PM • 24026 views
Russian serviceman who tortured residents of Kherson region was sentenced to 12 years in prison

A Russian serviceman was sentenced to 12 years in prison for detaining and torturing Kherson residents with pro-Ukrainian views since the beginning of the occupation of the region.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 04:11 PM • 25887 views
Beryslav was attacked by Russian drones: a woman was hit and hospitalized

A woman in Beryslav, Kherson region, was injured and hospitalized after being hit by an enemy drone. The victim received an explosive injury and lost a finger on her hand.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 03:06 PM • 24062 views
Damaged residential buildings: the OVA showed the consequences of russian air strikes on Kherson region

On the night of February 1, the occupiers attacked the village of Sablukivka in Kherson region with two guided aerial bombs. Residential buildings and outbuildings were hit.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 01:20 PM • 23168 views
Russian Army Attacks Ambulance Brigade in Kherson Region with a Drone

An ambulance crew in the Kherson region of Ukraine was attacked by a Russian drone, which damaged their vehicle but did not injure the doctors.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 12:11 PM • 25119 views
In January, Russians shelled Kherson region almost 2800 times: 23 people were killed

In January, Russians shelled Kherson region almost 2,800 times, killing 23 people and injuring about 100.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 07:32 AM • 27601 views
The enemy launched a missile attack in Kherson region, firing 164 shells: six people were wounded

Over the past day, Russian troops fired 41 times at Kherson region, using artillery, missiles, tanks, drones and aircraft, wounding six people.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 06:41 AM • 26897 views
Nearly three dozen localities suffered air strikes over the last day: situation at the front

Over the past day, the enemy fired 97 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

War in Ukraine • February 1, 05:56 AM • 29749 views
Kherson has been under occupants' fire for more than an hour: a house, shops and power grid damaged

According to the head of the Kherson regional military administration, the Russian army has been shelling Kherson for over an hour, damaging a house, shops and the power grid in one of the city's districts.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 06:45 PM • 33832 views
russians shell Kherson - MBA

russian troops occupying the left bank have been shelling Kherson for a long time. The MVA urges citizens to stay away from windows.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 05:40 PM • 27038 views
50th prisoner exchange: defenders of Azovstal, Zmiine and Kherson return to Ukraine

Among those released from captivity are many defenders of Mariupol, soldiers who were on "Azovstal", Zmiiny Island, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson and Sumy directions.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 12:59 PM • 26940 views
Headed a fake "forestry" on the basis of a Ukrainian enterprise: collaborator who "managed" in occupied Kupyansk is convicted

The collaborator, who headed the fake forestry department in occupied Kupyansk, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for coordinating the budget and activities in support of the Russian occupation.

Crimes and emergencies • January 31, 12:44 PM • 24940 views
Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a couple in Beryslav, they are in hospital

A couple riding a motorcycle in Beryslav, Kherson region, was injured when Russian drones dropped explosives on them.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 12:44 PM • 24239 views
In January, more than 21 thousand hectares were surveyed as part of land demining activities

In January 2024, more than 21,000 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine were surveyed for mines as demining efforts continued in accordance with an updated action plan.

Society • January 31, 11:15 AM • 25749 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy two Grad rocket launchers used by Russians to shell the right bank of Kherson region

The Ukrainian military destroyed two Russian Grad multiple rocket launcher systems used to shell the right bank of the Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 10:28 AM • 20333 views
russians attack Kherson region: 57-year-old man wounded

A 57-year-old man sustained a shrapnel wound to his arm after russian troops shelled a residential building in the village of Tyahynka, Kherson region.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 09:33 AM • 20796 views
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Russia increases the number of assaults from time to time: Humeniuk on the situation near Krynky in Kherson region

Southern Ukrainian defense forces continue to repel Russian attacks near the village of Krynky in Kherson region, inflicting casualties on Russian troops trying to drive them from a bridgehead on the left bank.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 09:00 AM • 171808 views
One killed, nine wounded: consequences of Russian Federation's shelling of Donetsk region over the last day

One civilian was killed and nine injured as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region over the past day.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 07:05 AM • 24541 views