The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Russia is now engaged in a defensive operation in Ukraine following its withdrawal from the southern city of Kherson, a Western official said on Tuesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to reclaim all its occupied territory.

In Mykolaiv's blast-cratered district of Korabel, close to Ukraine's southern front, Pavel Salohub, a teacher of history and boxing, has not heard a single explosion in four days - the first such respite from war since Russia invaded.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited Kherson, the southern city from where Russian forces were forced to retreat after months of occupation, according to sources at the Ukrainian presidency and AFP. Ukrainian troops entered Kherson on Friday when Russian troops abandoned the southeastern city which they controlled for the…

Poland’s PM convenes urgent national security meeting after stray missiles feared to have crossed into Nato member country

Russian forces who destroyed much of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have not killed off the faith that better things will come, some residents said as they gathered at a demolished television tower.

Senate to begin debate this week on bill to protect same-sex marriage

US intelligence official says Russian missiles killed two people in Poland; waves of missile strikes across Ukraine as G20 leaders meet in Bali

Zelensky sang the national anthem as soldiers raised the flag in Kherson on Monday.

Two people died in an explosion in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, firefighters said, with NATO allies investigating unconfirmed reports the blast was caused by stray Russian missiles.