The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

There have been reports that Ukrainian units have crossed the Dnipro River and established bridgeheads on the eastern side – which could be an important moment in Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive push in the south. How many troops made the crossing and how secure their bridgehead really is, remains unclear.

Ukrainian reconnaissance land on left bank of the Dnipro, probing Russian defences and suggesting a new front may open.

Overnight attack on southern port city wounded three, according to local governor; currency falls to weakest point in almost 17 months

Towns of Kupyansk and Lyman hit by Moscow as their troops regroup

Seven people, including a young baby, killed by Russian shelling in Kherson; Russian warship’s ‘warning shots’ at Black Sea cargo ship

Shelling of village on banks of Dnieper River kills entire family, including 23-day-old baby girl

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

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

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

Similarities in accounts from different Ukrainian regions ‘expose deeper concerns that Russia is using torture as a strategy’, UN special rapporteur tells The Independent