Kherson Oblast

Russian forces blockade Oleshky, using residents as human shields — expert

Russian forces orchestrated the humanitarian crisis in the occupied town of Oleshky to serve as military cover, using the town's residents as a “Russian human shield in its most inhumane form,” head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation Petro Andriushchenko told Radio NV on September 22.

24 September, 08:34 AM

Ukraine to take Oleshky humanitarian crisis to U.N. General Assembly – FM Sybiha

Ukraine is bringing the situation in Oleshky and other occupied communities of Kherson Oblast before the U.N. General Assembly, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Facebook on Sept. 20.

20 September, 10:52 PM

Ukraine's Council of Churches asks Pope Leo XIV to help save occupied Oleshky from starvation

The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which unites various religious communities, appealed to Pope Leo XIV to use every possible means to save residents of Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast from starvation, according to the council's appeal dated Sept. 19.

20 September, 05:43 PM

Russia starving occupied Oleshky near Kherson and blocking residents from leaving

The town of Oleshky in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast is under a humanitarian blockade, with no food deliveries since late May, residents going hungry, and Russian forces preventing people from leaving, the German newspaper Bild reported on Sept. 16.

16 September, 06:45 PM

From missing child to Russian soldier: Kherson youth explains why he turned on Ukraine

Oleksandr Mustiatse, an 18-year-old from Kherson Oblast who was listed as missing in Ukraine's “Children of War” registry, gave an interview to Russian state media explaining why he joined the Russian military to fight against his own country.

14 September, 11:46 AM

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

Russia orders 'free hunting' drone strikes in Kherson Oblast

Russian forces in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast received instructions to carry out so-called "free hunting" operations targeting vehicles with drones, including fiber-optic-guided models, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Aug. 8, citing information from Ukraine's Defense Forces.

8 August, 06:40 PM

Russian strike destroys historic 1726 Cossack wooden church in Ukraine

Russian forces destroyed the Holy Vvedenska Church in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, in an aerial attack that ignited a fatal fire, Most regional news outlet reported on Aug. 3.

3 August, 02:29 PM

Ukraine strikes FSB coordination center in occupied Kherson Oblast

Special forces from the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck a Russian Federal Security Service coordination center and personnel base in occupied Kherson Oblast, the SBU said on Monday, July 20.

20 July, 04:33 PM

Fuel deficit in Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast hitting Russian air defenses – Atesh

A serious fuel shortage has emerged in Russian military units in occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson Oblast, affecting the operation of Russian air defense systems, the partisan movement Atesh reported on Telegram on July 13.

13 July, 11:06 AM

Russian guided bombs strike Europe's largest poultry farm in Kherson Oblast

Russian forces struck the Chornobaivska poultry farm in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast with guided aerial bombs on July 3, causing a major fire at what its owner says is Europe's largest poultry production facility on July 4.

4 July, 03:18 PM

Two Norwegian People’s Aid deminers killed in Kherson

Two Ukrainian demining specialists working for Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) organization were killed in a Russian attack on Vysokopillia, Kherson Oblast, the NPA said on June 24.

25 June, 01:37 AM

HUR reports infected livestock carcasses buried near populated areas

Russian occupation authorities are creating conditions that could trigger and spread anthrax outbreaks in temporarily occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, HUR said on June 23.

23 June, 07:26 PM

Satellite data reveals fires at Russian troop deployments on Arabat Spit

Satellite imagery revealed fires breaking out at Russian troop deployment sites on the Arabat Spit, which extends from Crimea to Kherson Oblast, Krymsky Veter (Crimean Wind) monitoring group reported on June 23.

23 June, 09:40 AM

ISW: Ukrainian attacks on supply routes are weakening Russian military logistics

Ukrainian strikes on Russian transport and railway infrastructure are already disrupting Russian ground lines of communication and supply while degrading Russian logistics on the east bank of Kherson Oblast and in occupied Crimea, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a June 20 assessment.

21 June, 12:59 PM

Ukraine strikes rail bridge and pontoon crossing near Chonhar

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a railway link and a pontoon crossing in Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast overnight, according to Dmytro Filatov, commander of the First Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo on June 13.

13 June, 06:46 PM

Ukrainian drones obliterate Russian logistics to Crimea

Chonhar bridge was damaged once again following an overnight attack by allegedly Ukrainian drones, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian proxy and head of the occupation administration in left-bank Kherson Oblast, announced on social media on June 9.

9 June, 10:30 AM

FSB Arabat Spit base destroyed, satellite imagery shows

Satellite images published online show a Russian FSB base on the Arabat Spit (between Crimea and Kherson Oblast) nearly destroyed after a Ukrainian drone strike, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project Dnipro OSINT reported on May 28.

29 May, 03:45 AM

Three teenagers returned from occupied part of Kherson Oblast

Three children have been returned from the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast to government-controlled territory and are receiving necessary assistance, Kherson regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on May 14.

14 May, 05:19 PM

Russian forces launch drone attack on UN aid vehicles in Kherson

Russian forces launched a drone attack on UN aid vehicles in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on May 14.

14 May, 02:17 PM

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