The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Ukraine: a short pause for thought

Two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and still no "decapitation" of the Ukrainian government. In the past week, no city has been captured except Kherson, and maybe 2,000 military dead on each side.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2022

Russia's invasion forces Ukrainian farms to become food factories for the army, cities

Ukrainian farmers are working around the clock to keep their people fed, but they're running short on supplies and cash.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022

Ukraine couple flee to Tasmania as house in Kherson destroyed, fate of family members unknown

Alexander Djerourou and Anastasia Mikheda received an early warning about the impending war from childhood mate Alex Solomon. They almost did not believe him.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Strike hits Mariupol hospital complex

Ukraine news for March 9: Russian attack hits a children’s hospital in besieged port city, Ukrainian officials say.

Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2022

Rosanna Davison's 'constant worry' for Ukrainian surrogate as Russian troops surround her home

Exclusive: The surrogate and her own daughter are sheltering in the home in Kherson as Russian troops surround the city

Irish Mirror · Mar 8, 2022

Analysing Russian media coverage of Russian food donations in Ukraine's Kherson

The Russian army organised food donations this weekend in the Ukrainian city of Kherson – the first major city to fall to Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine. However, some important details were left out of Russian media coverage of the event. We tell you more in this edition…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Kherson diary: ‘The Russians fire a warning shot. But people are not afraid’

A first-hand account of the invasion of the Ukrainian city last week, as witnessed by two female journalists

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Ukrainians protest in Russian occupied Kherson

Thousands of Ukrainians have taken to the streets in Kherson to protest against the Russian occupation of the city.

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2022

War 101: What it means to "take" a city

Russia's attack on Ukraine is stupid, pointless, destructive and remarkably vicious. That's what happens in war

Salon · Mar 5, 2022