The battle of Kherson was a major defeat for Ukraine; Kherson was the first major city, and the only regional capital, to be captured by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion. Russian forces also took the city with little resistance, which has been attributed to treachery on the part of several local officials.
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Feb 23, 2024 · Two years ago, it became the first major Ukrainian city to fall, as Russians forces swept in from Crimea. It was liberated by Kyiv's forces nine ...
Nov 7, 2022 · Kherson, in southern Ukraine, is seen as a vital city for Ukraine to capture and for Russia to defend.
Kherson was the first major Ukrainian city to fall during the invasion, and the only regional capital that Russia managed to capture in the 2022 invasion, ...
Nov 14, 2022 · Over the weekend, Russian forces withdrew from Kherson in Ukraine, a city of more than 280,000. It's a big win for the Ukrainian people and ...
Oct 24, 2022 · Kherson region borders Crimea and provides Moscow with a land bridge to the Black Sea peninsula that it seized from Kyiv in 2014. Ukraine ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Security concerns aside, he says earning an income is another challenge for Ukrainians living in Kherson. There are no jobs for the nearly ...
Nov 7, 2022 · Kherson had become vulnerable because it was the only land that Moscow controlled west of the Dnipro River, which bisects Ukraine. In late ...
Nov 10, 2022 · On March 2, Russia said Kherson city was under its control. By March 15, it declared that the entire region had been taken. Kherson is one of ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Kherson, city, southern Ukraine. It lies on the right (west) bank of the lower Dnieper River about 15 miles (25 km) from the river's mouth.