Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian: Херсон, Ukrainian: [xerˈsɔn] ⓘ, Russian: [xʲɪrˈson]) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast.

Jan 2, 2026 · Kherson, named after the ancient settlement of Chersonesus (west of what is now Sevastopol), was founded in 1778 as a fortress to protect the newly acquired Black Sea frontage of …

Three years after it was recaptured by Ukrainian forces, Ukraine’s Kherson, a city that once erupted in joy has sunk into a wary stillness, to preserve a sense of normal life, some activities — especially for …

Aug 5, 2025 · After enduring a Russian occupation, a manmade flood, and drone attacks that turned its streets into a human safari, the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson could soon be made completely …

5 days ago · The Kherson region now serves as a real-life laboratory for testing modern technologies designed to protect civilians and counter the adversary’s drone fleet. The Ukrainian military and the …

Mar 18, 2025 · Kherson was the first major city to fall to the Russian forces that invaded Ukraine.

Nov 10, 2025 · Three years after liberation, Kherson remains besieged by Russian drones and artillery that have transformed the southern Ukrainian city into an eerily empty, fortified zone.

Founded in 1778 (decreed by Catherine on 18 June), the city was named after the ancient city of Chersonese Taurica.

Nov 23, 2023 · In the first few days of the war, in February 2022, Kherson was seized by Russian forces. It was the largest and strategically most important Ukrainian city to come under Russian occupation.

1 day ago · Russian forces struck the Kherson region with drones, killing two people, according to the Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. The head of the Regional …