Kherson

Russia strikes Kherson's Korabel district for third day, hits Ostrovsky Bridge, one dead

Russia continued airstrikes on the Korabel district of Kherson for a third day, killing a man, officials said on Telegram on Aug. 3.

3 August 2025, 08:48 PM

Russian strike kills mother of three in Kherson

A mother of three children was killed by Russian shelling in the southern Ukrainian administrative center of Kherson, regional Governor Olexander Prokudin reported on Telegram early on Aug. 1.

1 August 2025, 09:37 AM

Russia tries to starve out Kherson as military landing becomes impossible

Russian forces, realizing they cannot launch a military landing on the right (western) bank of the Dnipro River, are trying to break the will of Kherson residents through constant terror, military observer Denys Popovych told Radio NV on July 30.

31 July 2025, 10:30 AM

Russia shells historic Kherson theater

Kherson’s Mykola Kulish Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater was damaged by Russian shelling, Oleksandr Knyga, the theater’s general and artistic director wrote on Facebook on July 21, posting photos of the damaged building.

22 July 2025, 01:49 PM

Russian drone strikes car of Kherson chief rabbi

The Russian troops attacked the car of Kherson’s chief rabbi, Yosef Wolf, using an FPV drone, Ukraine's chief rabbi, Moshe Reuven Azman, wrote on Facebook late on July 17.

18 July 2025, 08:45 AM

Russian drones destroy Kherson’s historic palace of culture

Russian troops launched another massive drone attack on Kherson, destroying one of the city’s most iconic structures in its historic district, the State Emergency Service reported on Telegram on July 14.

16 July 2025, 07:07 PM

Russian attacks target civilians, killing 1, wounding 10

Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson several times on the morning of July 8, resulting in one death and 10 injuries, according to a Telegram post by the Kherson City Council.

8 July 2025, 02:59 PM

Double-tap tactic: Russian forces target rescuers in Kharkiv and Kherson

Russian forces carried out deliberate double-strike attacks on emergency workers in Kharkiv and Kherson on July 6, hitting them after they responded to initial strikes, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

6 July 2025, 03:33 PM

Russia shells hospital in Kherson, injuring patients and nurses

Five patients and three nurses were injured in a Russian artillery strike on a hospital in Ukraine’s southern administrative center of Kherson late on July 1, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram the following morning, posting photos of the aftermath.

2 July 2025, 06:52 AM

Kherson woman killed in 2024 detention center shelling refused to work with Russian occupiers

Tetiana Dmytrenko, a 53-year-old Kherson resident who resigned from her job at the local pre-trial detention center during Russia’s occupation, was killed by Russian shelling at the facility on July 2, 2024, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reported, sharing her story.

24 June 2025, 05:15 PM

Russian forces strike Kherson Oblast — two killed, 34 injured

Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Kherson Oblast, killing two people and injuring 34 more on June 17, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on June 18.

18 June 2025, 01:30 PM

Ukraine hopes to counter Shaheds with interceptor drones, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is developing interceptor UAVs to take down Russian–Iranian Shahed drones targeting the country’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 11.

12 June 2025, 02:04 AM

Russia drops guided bombs on Kherson administration building for second time in one day

Russian forces hit the Kherson Regional Administration building with guided aerial bombs for the second time on June 5, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

5 June 2025, 05:07 PM

Russian drone terror in Kherson amounts to crimes against humanity, UN says

Russia’s drone strike campaign targeting civilians in Kherson Oblast amounts to “murder of civilians as crimes against humanity,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report on May 28.

28 May 2025, 10:33 PM

Russian forces shell residential neighborhoods in Kherson

The Russian forces launched a deadly artillery attack on residential areas in Kherson, killing one person and injuring three others, local Military Administration reported on May 19.

19 May 2025, 11:13 AM

Ukraine says no sign of Russian landing plans in Kherson

Russia is not preparing for a large-scale amphibious landing in Ukraine’s southern Kherson Oblast, according to Colonel Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces. Voloshyn’s comments, published on May 6 by journalist Andriy Tsaplienko on Telegram, refuted recent speculation about Russian plans to launch a major river-based offensive across the Dnipro River.

6 May 2025, 03:25 PM

Russia cripples energy lifeline in Kherson after daylong assault

Russia has destroyed one of the key energy infrastructure sites in Kherson Oblast that supplied electricity to the city after over a day of relentless shelling, local governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 12:54 PM

Russian drone and missile barrage wakes Ukrainian cities at dawn

Russian forces carried out a series of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities amid President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to halt long-range strikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days after the so-called “Easter ceasefire,” regional authorities across the country reported early on April 21.

21 April 2025, 08:12 AM

Russian troops destroy ice arena in Kherson — photos

Russian forces launched a massive strike on Kherson, resulting in the destruction of the city's ice arena, the Kyiv Capitals hockey club press service reported on April 16.

16 April 2025, 02:42 PM

Russian bombs hit central Kherson as local official comes under fire — video

Kherson regional head Roman Mrochko said he came under attack by Russian glide bombs in the city center and posted video of the strike on Telegram on April 16.

16 April 2025, 10:56 AM

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