Kherson - Wikipedia
Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian: Херсон, Ukrainian: ⓘ; Russian: [xʲɪrˈson]) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. [5]
Kherson was liberated over a year ago. Now the residents who ... - CNN
Feb 22, 2024 · Two years ago, it became the first major Ukrainian city to fall, as Russians forces swept in from Crimea. It was liberated by Kyiv’s forces nine months later.
Battle of Kherson - Wikipedia
The battle of Kherson [2] began on 24 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city of Kherson was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022. [3] [4] Russia then began a military occupation of the area.
Liberation of Kherson - Wikipedia
On 11 November 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated and recaptured the city of Kherson and other areas of the Kherson Oblast and parts of the Mykolaiv Oblast on the right bank of the Dnipro River from Russian control.
One year after liberation, Ukrainians in Kherson hold on to hope …
Nov 11, 2023 · KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — One year since Ukraine retook the city of Kherson from occupying Russian forces, residents have grown accustomed to hearing outgoing fire from the left bank of the Dnieper river, where Russian troops are positioned.
Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians - BBC
Nov 13, 2022 · On Friday, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson for the first time since Russia began its occupation of the city in March. Moscow had - just over a month ago - proclaimed it as Russia's...
Russian attack drones hunt and kill civilians, Ukraine says : NPR
5 days ago · KHERSON, Ukraine — Russian military drones are swarming the skies over the front-line city of Kherson, carrying out deadly attacks that appear to target civilians, according to Ukrainian officials.
‘Death Is Everywhere’ in a Once-Jubilant Kherson - The New York Times
May 10, 2023 · No city in Ukraine has experienced such a reversal of fortune as Kherson, a port on the Dnipro River near the Black Sea. It was seized by Russian forces in early March 2022, then jubilantly ...
Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important? - BBC
Nov 8, 2022 · Ukrainian forces are closing in on Kherson, while Russian forces are building up defences inside it. Both sides see the city, in the south of the country, as important to control.
Kherson: Ukraine claims new push in Russian-held region - BBC
Aug 30, 2022 · Ukraine's military says it has broken through Russia's first line of defence in the occupied Kherson region. The reported push appears to form part of a long-awaited counter-offensive being...