Kherson

Russian sabotage groups occasionally reach Kherson, MP says

There are many local reports about Russian sabotage groups entering Kherson that are rarely made public, Ukrainian MP and former Kherson regional governor Serhiy Kozyr told NV Radio on Nov. 2.

3 November, 03:24 AM

Russia strikes central Kherson with drones after ceasefire ends, hitting medical facility

Russian forces attacked central Kherson with drones on Nov. 2, on the first day after a ceasefire ended, and one drone hit a medical facility, according to Yaroslav Shanko, deputy head of the Kherson Oblast State Administration.

2 November, 03:00 PM

Russian attacks fall silent in Kherson as residents reclaim streets after years of fear

After years of nearly daily Russian artillery and drone attacks, Kherson has experienced several days of “rare respite” thanks to a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, Reuters reported on Oct. 28 in a photo essay documenting the city’s unexpectedly quiet streets during a temporary ceasefire.

29 October, 10:25 AM

Commissioner Lubinets describes life in Kherson during Oleshky ceasefire

Life has picked up in Kherson, which is within the ceasefire zone under the humanitarian mission in Oleshky, and more people are out on the streets, Dmytro Lubinets, the parliamentary human rights commissioner, reported on X on Oct. 28.

28 October, 05:30 PM

German publisher pulls love story set in occupied Kherson after backlash

The German publishing house Molino has shelved the release of the novel Who I Am When You See Me – a fictional love story between a Ukrainian woman and a Russian soldier in occupied Kherson – following a wave of public criticism, company head Matthias Slunitschek told dpa on October 17.

19 October, 01:51 PM

Russia drops eight guided bombs on Kherson, killing one and injuring 22, including infant and child

Russian airstrikes on Kherson's Korabelnyi district killed one person and injured 22 others, including a 1-month-old baby and an 11-year-old child, the city's military administration reported on Oct. 17.

17 October, 07:49 PM

Russian Shahed drones strike passenger train bound for Kherson

Russian forces attacked a passenger train bound for Kherson with several Shahed drones, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Sept. 5.

5 September, 03:19 PM

Russian drone strike on Kherson minibus injures 5 people

Russian forces struck a minibus with a drone in Kherson's Tsentralnyi district on Sept. 4. Five people were injured, according to the regional military administration.

4 September, 03:14 PM

Russian drone attack hits civilian taxi in Kherson

Russian forces struck a taxi with a drone in Kherson’s Korabelnyi District on Sept. 1, injuring three adults and two children, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration said.

1 September, 04:14 PM

Widespread damage reported at Kherson Power Plant following Russian strikes

Russian guided aerial bombs struck the Kherson Thermal Power Plant, Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz reported on August 26.

26 August, 01:28 PM

Russian drone strike destroys $675K in Red Cross humanitarian aid in Kherson

Russian drone strike ignited a massive blaze at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse in Kherson on the evening of Aug. 23, destroying humanitarian aid supplies valued at nearly $675k (28M UAH), the Ukrainian Red Cross press service reported on Aug. 24.

25 August, 08:15 AM

Concussed himself, Kherson bus driver still gets passengers to safety

A bus driver in Kherson delivered wounded passengers to a hospital despite suffering a concussion after Russian forces attacked a bus with a drone on Aug. 19, killing four people and wounding five, including the driver himself, according to public broadcaster Suspilne Kherson.

20 August, 03:07 PM

Russian forces target passenger bus in Kherson, killing four

A Russian drone strike hit a passenger bus in Kherson on August 19, killing four people, the National Police reported.

19 August, 12:16 PM

Six Russian occupation officials suspected of forced conscription in Kherson

The Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office has issued notices of suspicion in absentia to six representatives of the Russian occupation authorities over their alleged involvement in the forced conscription of Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, Global Rights Compliance reported.

18 August, 03:04 PM

Russian drone lands in toddler's crib in Kherson home

Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson with strike drones on Aug. 18. One of the drones hit a house and landed in a crib where a 2-year-old boy was sleeping, according to Ukraine's National Police.

18 August, 01:05 PM

Deadly Russian drone attack in Kherson kills two people

A Russian drone attack killed two people in Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on August 12.

13 August, 07:36 AM

Zelenskyy condemns Russian drone hunt targeting vegetable vendor in Kherson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said another video has emerged showing what he described as Russian drone "safaris" targeting civilians in Kherson on Aug. 4.

4 August, 04:28 PM

Horrifying video reveals Russian FPV drone hunting civilian vendor at Kherson market

National Police released video footage showing Russian forces using an FPV drone to hunt a civilian street vendor at an open-air market in Kherson, law enforcement authorities reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 01:34 PM

Ukrainian museums in Dnipro and Kherson rank among top 25 most influential globally

Shovkunenko Regional Art Museum in Kherson and Yavornytskyi National Historical Museum in Dnipro ranked among the top 25 most influential museums worldwide in the 2026 MuseumWeek festival standings, Kherson Art Museum announced on July 28.

29 July, 12:28 PM

Russian attack on Kherson damages former Italian Embassy residence

A Russian attack on Kherson killed one person, injured two others and damaged a historic building that served as the Italian Embassy's main residence from 1906 to 1918, the Italian Embassy in Ukraine said on July 25.

25 July, 10:30 PM

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