Kherson Oblast

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

Partisans expose Russian drone failures in Kherson during takeoff

Russian drones exploded during takeoff in Kherson Oblast, the Atesh partisan movement reported on March 24.

24 March 2025, 11:42 AM

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 woman adopts 4-year-old girl from Kherson after her son's death in war

A Russian citizen whose son was killed in the war against Ukraine has taken a 4-year-old girl from occupied Kherson and plans to adopt her, Suspilne reported on March 10.

10 March 2025, 05:43 PM

Russian drone strike hits Kherson minibus, leaving one dead and seven wounded

A Russian drone attack on a minibus in Kherson’s Dniprovskyi district on March 2 killed one woman and injured seven others, Kherson regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

2 March 2025, 03:03 PM

Ukrainian forces hit Russian command post - Video

A video of a successful night strike on the Russian forward command post near the occupied village of Ivanivka, Kherson Oblast was posted by the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on Telegram on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 09:42 AM

No ice is safe: Ukraine sees 22 drownings in one week

Over the past week, 22 people, including six children, have died in water-related incidents across Ukraine, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 04:55 PM

Drone terror in Kherson to persist until front line shifts – governor

Russian drone attacks will continue until the front line moves at least 20 km from Kherson, Kherson regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin told Radio Liberty on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 12:53 PM

Russia may have sold over 20,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to Egypt

A Russian company supplied Egypt with over 20,000 tons of wheat, which might have been stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to an investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Russian news outlet IStories, published on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 12:18 AM

Russia strikes Kherson suburbs, wounds 8 — including police evacuating the injured

In Antonivka, a suburb of Kherson, a Russian drone strike on the morning of Feb. 5 injured seven people, including three police officers, the regional prosecutor’s office reported.

5 February 2025, 12:25 PM

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