Kherson

Ukrainian army claims to push Russians '3 to 8 kms' away from Dnipro river

Ukrainian and Russian forces have been entrenched on opposite sides of the vast waterway in the southern Kherson region for more than a year, after Russia withdrew its troops from the western bank last November

Russia claims Putin's party wins votes in annexed Ukraine regions

Russia claimed Sunday that the United Russia party, which staunchly backs President Vladimir Putin, had won local ballots in four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia

Of smoke and mirrors: Ukrainians wish to be back in their homes soon, but what is stopping them?

Now, that the Russians are gone, many have come back to their homes and many more wish to soon, but they have a clear problem: glass

Paris court reverses French police ban on Iranian opposition rally

The charges brought by Ukraine's prosecutors follow a wider investigation carried out in cooperation with the Hague-based International Criminal Court, the chief prosecutor of which visited the Kherson Children's Home

Ukraine says Russia blew up Kakhovka dam to prevent offensive in south

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up the dam from inside its associated hydroelectric power station. The site has been under Russian occupation since the early weeks of Russia's invasion in February last year

Kherson's unending nightmare through occupation, shelling and now floods

On 2 March 2022, Russian soldiers took control of Kherson, which had a population of 280,000 during peacetime. Early in November, Ukrainian forces captured it; nonetheless, Russian forces have since often bombarded it from the east bank of the Dnipro River

Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse: Zelenskyy says 'rescuers being shot at by Russians from a distance' in flood-hit Kherson

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-occupied southern part of Ukraine on Tuesday has triggered major floods in the region as rescuers try to evacuate thousands of people from the affected areas

A Watery Hell: Thousands flee floods after Kakhovka dam blast in Ukraine

The destruction of the dam at Nova Kakhovka in southern Ukraine has led to flooding in villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking supplies. Thousands are evacuated as water is surging down the Dnipro river

What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine ‘blown up’ by Russia? How could this hurt both sides?

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up the 3.3-kilometre Kakhovka dam captured at the beginning of the war. Damage to the dam has put thousands of lives in peril, could affect water supply to Crimea, cause a nuclear and environmental disaster and halt Kyiv’s counteroffensive

Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more arms in Europe

Since last week, the Ukrainian military has started to push Russian forces back in and around the battlefield city of Bakhmut, its first significant offensive operations since its troops recaptured the southern city of Kherson in November