The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Russia loses 31 tanks as Ukraine makes breakthrough in the south

Several settlements were recaptured as Ukrainian troops advanced towards the southern city of Kherson

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

EU summons Russia's envoy over annexation of Ukrainian territory

The European Union summoned Russia's envoy to the bloc to condemn and reject Moscow's "illegal annexation" of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, the bloc's diplomatic service said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Russia’s Federation Council Ratifies Annexation of Four Ukrainian Regions

The upper house of Russia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict. In a session on Tuesday, the Federation Council unanimously ratified legislation to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces

Kyiv’s troops advanced in southern Kherson province and made additional gains in east

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Ukrainian pensioner who lost legs defies Russian occupation

More than half a century after gangrene claimed his legs up to his hips and all of his fingers, Hryhoriy Yanchenko joined the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

Russia says annexed zones’ borders not set as Ukraine gains

Its forces losing ground by the day to Kyiv’s counteroffensive, Russia said it still hasn’t finalized the borders of two of the four regions of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin last week claimed as his own.

Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 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 Claws Back More Territory Russia Is Trying to Annex

Ukrainian forces scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front Monday, advancing in the very areas Russia is trying to annex and challenging its effort to bolster its military with fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons. In their…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

Russian shelling of eight Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours has killed two civilians and injured 14 more, Ukraine’s presidential office has reported

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Ukrainian forces break through Russian lines in key Kherson advance

Ukrainian forces on Monday achieved their biggest breakthrough in the Kherson region since the war began, bursting through the Russian front and advancing along the Dnipro River to threaten Russian supply lines. In Zaporizhzhia, the UN nuclear watchdog said the head of the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant had been released.…

France 24 · Oct 3, 2022