Kherson Oblast

Marines show elimination of Russian invaders in Kherson Oblast

Russian invaders attempted to land on the islands of Kherson Oblast, but Ukrainian defenders successfully thwarted their plans, as reported in a video by the 40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy Marine Corps on June 17.

17 June 2025, 01:55 PM

Ukraine identifies 20 collaborators in Kherson Oblast for kidnapping, torturing patriots

Ukrainian authorities identified 20 residents of occupied Kherson Oblast working for Russia’s “Interior Ministry department” who kidnapped, tortured, and detained pro-Ukrainian locals in basements to coerce cooperation, the Prosecutor General’s Office, National Police, and SBU Security Service reported on Facebook on June 12.

12 June 2025, 03:27 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

Russian strike on Kherson power facility causes outages, water rationing

Russian forces attacked a critical energy facility in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast on June 11, causing widespread power outages and prompting water supply schedules in the city of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram.

11 June 2025, 06:57 PM

Massive Russian troops and equipment movement spotted heading toward Sumy Oblast — Petro Andryushchenko

A massive movement of Russian military equipment from occupied Crimea and parts of Kherson Oblast has been recorded in southern Ukraine, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, said on Telegram on June 9.

9 June 2025, 03:16 PM

Russian bomb tears through Kherson admin building

A building of Kherson Oblast’s state administration was partially destroyed in a direct hit with a Russian guided bomb, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on June 5.

5 June 2025, 12:47 PM

Blackout hits Russian-occupied Ukrainian south

The temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts were left without power overnight, the occupation authorities claimed on June 3, blaming a Ukrainian drone attack.

3 June 2025, 09:05 AM

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

Ukrainian intel destroys vehicle full of Kadyrov's Akhmat fighters

UAZ Patriot vehicle carrying four Kadyrovites exploded in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast on May 20, killing all onboard, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia demanded more Ukrainian land at Istanbul talks

At the May 16 negotiations in Istanbul, Russia kept demanding Ukrainian territory it does not even occupy at the moment.

16 May 2025, 08:35 PM

Ukraine: Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ kills, bombs still falling

Russian forces continued to bomb and shell Ukrainian settlements in the frontline Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson oblasts on May 8 during the so-called “three-day ceasefire” unilaterally declared by Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, according to local authorities and the Ukrainian military.

9 May 2025, 11:54 AM

Kyiv orders troops to hold fire, shoot back at Russian violations

Ukrainian forces have been ordered to open fire only in response to Russian strikes and attacks during the so-called “three-day ceasefire” unilaterally declared by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on May 8, citing frontline soldiers.

8 May 2025, 01:41 PM

Military denies claims of Russian assault buildup near Kherson Oblast

The total number of Russian boats in occupied parts of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts, including the Dnipro islands, does not exceed 100, Southern Defense Forces spokesman Col. Vladyslav Voloshyn said, denying reports of an impending Russian assault on the right bank of Kherson Oblast on May 6.

6 May 2025, 05:10 PM

Russia masses hundreds of boats for cross-Dnipro offensive

Russian forces are planning an amphibious operation to gain control over the Dnipro River's right bank in Kherson and neighboring Mykolaiv oblasts in southern Ukraine, Yuriy Tkachuk, an officer of the National Guard's Omega diving unit, told the Novyny.LIVE portal on May 6.

6 May 2025, 11:36 AM

Russia vows to ‘never allow’ Ukraine to restore its 1991 borders

Moscow would “never allow” Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be restored within the internationally recognized 1991 borders, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on May 1.

2 May 2025, 01:24 AM

Putin committed to conquering four Ukrainian regions in full — report

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin insists on fully occupying Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts, Bloomberg reported on April 29, citing three Moscow-based sources familiar with the matter.

30 April 2025, 01:31 AM

Who is to blame for losing Ukraine’s southeast — opinion

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s team begins talks with Ukraine and Russia to end the war there will be inevitably questions over who lost Crimea and parts of the four oblasts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson? Ukrainian and Western leaders are to blame.

28 April 2025, 11:19 PM

Russia ramps up shelling in Kherson Oblast and shifts strike tactics

Russian invaders have stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast over the past week and shifted their strike tactics, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on April 21.

21 April 2025, 03:59 PM

What to know about Russia’s Onyx missiles launched into southern Ukraine

Russia launched an Onyx anti-ship missile from occupied Crimea at Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, marking the latest use of the weapon — typically designed for naval targets — against land-based sites following the so-called "Easter truce" on April 21.

21 April 2025, 11:15 AM

Kherson Oblast imposes blackout curfew for Easter night amid security concerns

A special blackout curfew will be in place in Kherson Oblast on Easter Sunday, April 20, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., during which street lighting and indoor lights in residential buildings must remain off, announced Oleksandr Prokudin, Kherson regional governor.

19 April 2025, 03:05 PM

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