The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Nuclear inspectors set off for plant as fighting rages: Ukraine update

KYIV, Ukraine: A team led by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency set off from Kyiv on Wednesday for a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine that has sparked global concern.

Bangkok Post · Aug 31, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow could expand conflict and should not be underestimated, warns Germany – as it happened

German chief of defence says Russia ‘capable of expanding the conflict regionally’ with ‘second theatre of war’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

Ukraine launches counterattack to Russia in south, leaves world guessing on scale

Ukraine has launched an offensive toward the captured southern city of Kherson, but whether it marks the start of a long-awaited attempt to retake large slices of territory lost at the start of Russia’s invasion remains unclear.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

Ukraine war: the push to recover Kherson in the south is on – will it succeed?

Announcing the start of Kyiv’s offensive in the southern Kherson region, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian soldiers to flee or surrender if they want to survive.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2022

'Traitor' Ukrainian who defected to back Vladimir Putin's war killed alongside wife

A Ukrainian MP described as a 'traitor' was assassinated alongside his wife. Oleksiy Kovalyov was hunted by a squad of saboteurs and is the latest targeted Russian ally to die

Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022

Ukraine claims to have breached Russian lines as it battles to retake Kherson

Kyiv claims 82 Russian soldiers killed in counteroffensive

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Zelenskiy Tells Russians to Run for their Lives from Ukraine Offensive in South

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said it had halted the attack in its tracks and inflicted heavy losses on Kyiv. Ukraine said on Monday its ground forces had gone on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 30, 2022

Ukrainian adviser warns progress will be slow as southern counterattack begins

Zelenskiy aide claims troops have broken through Russian defences in several areas of frontline near Kherson

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Eyes on Kherson as Ukraine claims bold move on Russians

A surge in fighting on the southern front line and Ukrainian claims of new attacks on Russian positions is feeding speculation that a counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war has started

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Heavy fighting in much of Kherson region: Ukraine

Oleksandr Shulga looks at his destroyed house following a missile strike in Mykolaiv on August 29, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP photo)

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2022