The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Ukraine says southern counter-offensive complicated by wet weather, terrain

Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces in its southern Kherson region is proving more difficult than it was in the northeast because of wet weather and the nature of the terrain, Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Ukraine refugees told not to return yet as energy crisis looms

Government tells citizens to wait until spring, amid fears damaged networks ‘will not cope’ as fighting continues

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 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

Putin admits Russia enduring ‘economic difficulties’ due to Western sanctions

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday acknowledged that his country was experiencing “economic difficulties” because of different “restrictions” imposed on his country due to the war in Ukraine. The UK's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, meanwhile, vowed to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, saying it must “be seen successfully…

France 24 · Oct 25, 2022

Ukraine fears Russia planning false flag attack amid Kremlin’s ‘dirty bomb’ claims – as it happened

Ukraine foreign minister says experts from UN nuclear watchdog will soon arrive in Ukraine and receive full access

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 244 of the invasion

Russian strikes in Donetsk kill seven civilians; car explodes near office of Kremlin propaganda channel; German president arrives in Kyiv

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

US warns Russia of nuclear consequences

The US has warned there will be severe consequences if Russia uses a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, as Moscow throws 'dirty bomb' accusations.

The New Daily · Oct 24, 2022

Russia tells U.N. Ukraine plans 'dirty bomb,' West dismisses allegation

Russia on Tuesday took its case to the U.N. Security Council that Ukraine is preparing to use a "dirty bomb" on its own territory, an assertion dismissed by Western and Ukrainian officials as misinformation and a pretext for intensifying the war.

Reuters · Oct 24, 2022

West warns Russia against using dirty bomb pretext in Ukraine

France, UK and US call Russia’s allegations that Ukraine plans to spread radioactive material as ‘transparently false’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2022

Explainer-Why Ukraine's southern Kherson region is a strategic prize

Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied in February at the start of its invasion of Ukraine. Losing control of the region would be another big setback for President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters · Oct 24, 2022