The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Ukrainian troops are expected to make a bid for Kherson, one of four partially occupied provinces Russia annexed.

Ukrainian troops are continuing their arduous advance towards the strategic southern city of Kherson, after their lightning gains in the Kharkiv region in September. Analysts say a Ukrainian victory is likely. But they caution that a counter-offensive will be much harder than that rapid advance in the northeast – especially…

Ukraine’s presidential office says at least four civilians have been killed and 10 others wounded by the latest Russian attacks

The Moscow-installed head of the Crimea region said on Friday that the evacuation of civilians from occupied Kherson has been "completed". The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea has said evacuations from occupied Kherson organized by Russia's forces amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive were "completed", after he visited the region with the Kremlin's…

Both Ukraine and Russia preparing for key battle for control of Kherson

At least 70,000 people have been moved out of the city

President Vladimir Putin's first deputy chief of staff, Sergei Kiriyenko, has visited the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson, the Russian-installed governor of Crimea said.

Russia has launched more than 4,500 missiles, says Zelenskiy; Ukraine says it has shot down more than 300 Iranian drones

In deploying one of his most brutal generals, who unleashed terror in Syria, Vladimir Putin is signalling a shift in strategy for his war in Ukraine. But history suggests Sergei Surovikin could leave disaster in his wake.

‘They are driving people to their deaths,’ Ukrainian president warns

The Moscow-appointed authorities in the southern region of Kherson say that tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the face of Ukraine’s offensive