The Latest Breaking News from Dnipro

Key developments in Ukraine's Kherson region since invasion

Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Russia orders withdrawal of troops from Kherson and west bank of Dnipro River in Ukraine's south

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu orders his troops to withdraw from the illegally annexed city of Kherson, but Ukrainian officials remain sceptical.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Ukraine says Russia destroying civilian ships on river in southern standoff

Ukraine's army accused Russia on Sunday of the large-scale destruction of civilian vessels moored on the banks of the Dnipro River in the occupied southern region of Kherson that Kyiv's forces are trying to capture.

Reuters · Nov 6, 2022

Civilian Evacuation of Kherson ‘Completed’

The Moscow-installed head of the Crimea region said on Friday that the evacuation of civilians from occupied Kherson has been "completed". The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea has said evacuations from occupied Kherson organized by Russia's forces amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive were "completed", after he visited the region with the Kremlin's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 28, 2022

Russia Digging in for ‘Heaviest of Battles’ in Kherson, Says Ukrainian Official

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive. Russian forces in the region have been driven back in recent weeks and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin imposes martial law in annexed territories in Ukraine – as it happened

Russian president says four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia will be put under martial law

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022

‘Russia is in trouble’: Ukraine forces make more advances in Kherson

A Ukrainian advance along the Dnipro river could trap thousands of Russian troops on the far side

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Ukraine says it took out important bridge in occupied south

Ukrainian rocket fire hit an important bridge used by Russian occupying forces in southern Kherson region on Friday and put it out of action, Ukraine's southern military command said.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Two road bridges to Russian occupied territory in Kherson Oblast out of use, UK says

The two primary road bridges giving access to the pocket of Russian occupied territory on the west bank of the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast are now probably out of use for the purposes of substantial military resupply, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022