Kherson

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

Moscow man spies for Ukraine while fighting in Russian army

A Moscow-based lawyer, shocked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, spent six months fighting with Russian forces while secretly passing intelligence to Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, the Russian outlet Verstka wrote on April 7.

7 April 2025, 04:20 PM

Russia strikes Kherson power plant, once again violating ‘energy ceasefire’

Russian forces used an FPV drone to strike a thermal power plant in Kherson Oblast, in another violation of the U.S.-brokered “energy ceasefire,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 4.

5 April 2025, 02:09 AM

Russia violates energy truce in Kherson attack — Ukrainian FM Andriy Sybiha

A Russian strike on a power facility in Kherson left 45,000 residents without electricity, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said at a press conference in Kyiv on April 1.

1 April 2025, 05:19 PM

Recent attacks show Russia not observing ‘energy ceasefire,’ Zelenskyy says

In the past 24 hours, Russian shelling damaged energy infrastructure in Kherson—an apparent violation of the partial ceasefire agreement that was meant to safeguard energy facilities in both Ukraine and Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 27.

27 March 2025, 09:43 PM

Russia hits multiple Ukrainian oblasts; injuries reported in Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Poltava

Russia launched another wave of drone attacks across Ukraine, prompting air raid alerts in Kyiv and several other oblasts, local authorities wrote on March 25.

25 March 2025, 08:16 AM

U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Riyadh discuss halting strikes on key sea ports — Presidential adviser

U.S. and Ukrainian delegations discussed halting attacks on Ukrainian ports — not only in Odesa but also in Mykolaiv and Kherson, Presidential Adviser Serhiy Leshchenko said at the national telethon on March 24.

24 March 2025, 01:05 PM

Russians using drones to ‘hunt’ children in Kherson — Lubinets

Russian forces targeted Ukrainian children in Kherson with explosives dropped from FPV (first-person view) drones, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on March 17.

18 March 2025, 02:03 AM

Russian KAB bomb targets central Kherson, causing damage and one injury

Russian forces dropped a guided bomb on central Kherson, damaging a medical facility, shops, offices, and cars, and injuring one person, Kherson City Military Administration head Roman Mrochko reported on March 14.

14 March 2025, 06:52 PM

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