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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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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 • 26900 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 • 29757 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 • 33835 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 • 27040 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 • 26958 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 • 24944 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 • 24241 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 • 25762 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 • 20341 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 • 20809 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 • 171826 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 • 24546 views
Kherson was attacked by Russian army in the morning, one wounded - CMA

This morning a man was wounded in Kherson as a result of Russian shelling of Korabel district.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 06:51 AM • 20732 views
Russians fired 221 shells in Kherson region, one killed and two wounded - RMA

Russian troops shelled Kherson region 53 times, killing 1 person and wounding 2 others, firing 221 shells from mortars, artillery, MLRS, tanks, UAVs and aircraft.

War in Ukraine • January 31, 06:36 AM • 20480 views
Ukrainian troops destroy 12 units of enemy armor during an assault near Kostiantynivka - General Staff

The Mariinka sector remains the hottest spot in the frontline, where Ukrainian troops repelled 14 enemy attacks over the last day, destroying 12 armored vehicles during one assault near Kostiantynivka.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 09:27 PM • 72886 views
Kherson under enemy fire: explosions are heard in the city

The Russian army is shelling the city of Kherson from the temporarily occupied left bank, explosions are heard in different parts of the city.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 06:19 PM • 26253 views
Occupants shelled a village in Kherson region with artillery: one person injured

Russian artillery shelled Tokarivka village in Kherson region, injuring a 47-year-old woman.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 01:43 PM • 36889 views
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Humeniuk spoke about the situation on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit

Humeniuk spoke about the situation on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 01:30 PM • 175991 views
Residential buildings and the "Point of Unbreakability" were hit: Russian aviation attacked Kherson region

Russian troops attacked residential neighborhoods in the Kherson region of Ukraine, damaging houses and the "Point of Unbreakability".

War in Ukraine • January 30, 01:10 PM • 102718 views
russians fear new sabotage in occupied Crimea - National Resistance Center

russia is stepping up counterintelligence in occupied Crimea and Kherson to protect bridges and missile depots from Ukrainian guerrillas.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 12:47 PM • 29891 views
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The M-17 highway is under not absolute but under fire control of the Defense Forces - Humeniuk

Ukrainian troops maintain fire control over the M-17 highway through Armyansk, though not absolute.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 11:31 AM • 153020 views
Night shelling in Kherson region: body of a deceased man is recovered from the rubble of a residential building

At night, russian troops attacked the village of Veletynske in Kherson region, killing a 65-year-old man and wounding a 51-year-old woman.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 11:02 AM • 30759 views
Commander of a motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, who shot and killed a Ukrainian serviceman and tortured residents of Chernihiv region, is sentenced to life imprisonment

A Russian major was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shooting and torture of a Ukrainian soldier and civilians in a village in Chernihiv region. He commanded a battalion that occupied the village, found and killed a Ukrainian soldier, and tortured local residents, including a minor.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 11:01 AM • 29437 views
Russians dropped explosives from a drone near the military headquarters in Kherson region: one wounded

Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone near the building of the humanitarian headquarters in Kherson region, injuring a 50-year-old man.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 09:19 AM • 21872 views
Russians are dropping shrapnel ammunition aimed at civilians - Humeniuk on the situation in the south

Russia is stepping up attacks on civilians in southern Ukraine, using drones and artillery. The situation remains tense.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 08:13 AM • 25758 views
In Kherson region, the Russian army attacked an enterprise with Shahed drones, fired 67 times, and left a victim

Russian troops attacked an enterprise in Kherson district using drones. Over the past day, Kherson region was shelled 67 times, killing 1 person and wounding 1

War in Ukraine • January 30, 06:43 AM • 28408 views
15 out of 35 Shahed drones destroyed in the sky over Ukraine at night

Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down 15 of the 35 Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight across Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 06:31 AM • 30029 views
Ukrainian troops continue to hold back the enemy in the Avdiivka sector: frontline situation

More than 70 combat clashes took place at the front during the past day. Meanwhile, Russia hit 10 missiles strikes on civilian infrastructure objects.

War in Ukraine • January 30, 05:33 AM • 109726 views
Russians shell Kherson suburbs, hit a residential building - State Emergency Service

The Russian occupiers shelled a residential building on the outskirts of Kherson, causing a fire. The same evening, explosions were heard in Kherson, as well as Russian shelling of the city of Beryslav.

War in Ukraine • January 29, 09:20 PM • 67921 views
In Beryslav, a Russian bomb fell near a residential building, no casualties

Russian occupants dropped an air bomb near a multi-storey building in Ukrainian Beryslav. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties as a result of the attack.

War in Ukraine • January 29, 06:33 PM • 46573 views