The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

More than a month into the war in Ukraine, its cities bear the scars of urban warfare. Here are some snapshots from cities under siege or at risk of Russian bombardment.

Commander said to have died in fight for Kherson airfield

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

The local woman Zhenya Dove once lived in Kherson in Ukraine before moving to Edinburgh and she has vowed to continue on with her online campaign to try and save lives back home

Ukraine's president said on Tuesday there was "nothing left" of the city of Mariupol after weeks of Russian bombardment, and Kyiv appealed to Moscow to allow the evacuation of at least 100,000 people who want to leave. Ukraine has issued increasingly dire warnings about the situation in the encircled southern…

Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Tuesday about 300,000 people in the occupied city of Kherson were running out of food and medical supplies, and accused Russia of preventing civilians evacuating to Ukraine-controlled territory.

Ukraine's leaders on Tuesday accused Russian forces of firing on unarmed protesters in the occupied southern city of Kherson, with videos appearing to show residents fleeing flash-bang grenades and sustained gunfire. "Occupiers shot at people who went out peacefully, without weapons, to protest.

One person injured during attack, says Ukraine

Ukraine's armed forces said Russian troops used stun grenades and gunfire to disperse a rally of pro-Ukrainian protesters in the occupied southern city of Kherson on Monday.