Kherson Oblast

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

Russia moves stolen grain from Zaporizhzhya and Kherson in broad daylight

Russian invaders are continuing to haul grain out of occupied parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts, according to Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation on April 17.

17 April 2025, 11:58 AM

Ukrainian Air Force hits Russian command post in Kherson Oblast killing up to 30 invaders — video

The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed a Russian command post in occupied Kherson on April 7, killing 20 to 30 Russian troops, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on April 9.

9 April 2025, 11:15 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

Russian strike traps pregnant mother and child in destroyed house - Video

A 31-year-old pregnant woman and her two-year-old child were pulled from under the rubble of a destroyed house after Russian shelling of the frontline Ukrainian city of Kherson, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on April 7, posting video from the scene.

7 April 2025, 12:12 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

Atesh: Russian soldiers’ morale crumbles in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast

Panic and despair are spreading among Russian troops in Ukraine's frontline Kherson Oblast amid numerous failed attempts to gain a foothold on the Dnipro islands and heavy losses, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on April 4.

4 April 2025, 11:22 AM

Ukrainian partisans burn Russian electronic warfare system in Kherson Oblast

Ukrainian partisans set fire to Russia’s Lorandit electronic warfare complex in Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian intelligence reported on March 30.

30 March 2025, 04:12 PM

Russia demands full control of four Ukrainian regions in talks with US — report

During negotiations with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia on March 24, the Russian delegation demanded full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson oblasts, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported.

25 March 2025, 12:26 AM

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