The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Volodymyr Zelensky promises justice after ‘brutal’ Russian missile attack that left seven dead including baby

The 22-day-old girl, her parents and brother were among the latest victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2023

7 killed in Ukraine's Kherson region, including a 23-day-old baby girl

Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – have been killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, according to the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Ukrainian forces cross Dnipro River in bid to breach southern frontline

Up to seven boats landed east of Kherson city and broke through defensive lines, say Russian military bloggers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Legal experts say half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2023

Ukraine: fatalities in Kryvyi Rih and Kherson as Russia plays down drone attack on Moscow

Residential buildings and civilian neighbourhoods in Ukraine were targeted by ballistic missiles

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Ukraine war: Crimean bridge attack is another blow to Putin's strongman image

The bridge connecting mainland Russia across the Kerch strait with the illegally annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was seriously damaged on July 17 2023, in what appears to be a successful strike by naval drones.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023

Russia launches wave of air attacks on southern, eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s air force said Odesa, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions under attack threat.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2023

Israeli Firm Provides Drinkable Water To Flood-stricken Ukrainian City

Watergen deploys water-from-air generators to Ukraine's Kherson after dam collapse

Zenger · Jul 13, 2023

Desperate Ukrainians take long and uncertain journey to escape Russian occupation

Some Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are so desperate to escape that they take long, circuitous and uncertain journeys through Russia to return to Ukrainian-held territory

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023