Talk:Battle of Kherson

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Ther are some rules for the use of Twitter in Wikipedia artickes. Keep and eye on them WP:TWITTER. Any use of Twitter for extraordinary claims regarding combatants and events in the ground will be reverted.Mr.User200 (talk) 12:07, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Same article?

What's the difference between Battle of Kherson and Kherson offensive? PurpleBuffalo (talk) 06:16, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Battle" is about the events happening in and around the city, for the control of the city. "Offensive" is about Russian operations in the greater province, for advancing through the province and reaching "battle" sites.BasilLeaf (talk) 07:43, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I personally don't agree with the distinction and think that we can merge such articles into one.BasilLeaf (talk) 07:43, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/01/world/ukraine-russia-war/russia-claims-to-control-kherson-a-strategic-city-but-ukraine-says-the-battle-for-it-isnt-over Ukraine contest that the city is captured. 176.158.39.228 (talk) 09:33, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The source is now updated to reflect Kherson's loss. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:01, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Status of the Battle of Kherson

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If the battle of Kherson is still ongoing, change "24 February-now" for "24 February-Present" and add the Status of ongoing below the date

If the battle has concluded and the Russian MoD claim is confirmed by a reliable source, add the end date of the battle and the status of Russian victory

Kind Regards 201.234.181.227 (talk) 12:18, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The New York Times is a reliable source and has stated that Kherson has fallen. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:01, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

{reply to|Knowledgekid87} The New York Times is correct that Kherson has "fallen," but in the context of modern warfare, especially the kind of warfare that we're seeing in Ukraine, that isn't enough to say that the "battle" is remotely over. The Ukrainians have already recaptured parts of the city and the "battle" in this modern war is not so much a fight over positional control as it is an effort to wipe out the enemy's army. For these reasons, it would be most accurate to say that the battle is ongoing. CessnaMan1989 (talk) 21:50, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Antonovsky bridge

Does anybody know why the bridge, only crossing point other than railroad bridge and Hydro dam, was not blown up for defense?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.186.97.106 (talk) 12:23, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, and it's not our business to infer. Curbon7 (talk) 09:45, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

several sources suggest treason as the cause for the quick fall of Kherson:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/3/29/2088926/-Ukraine-update-How-did-Kherson-fall-so-quickly-Betrayal-looks-like-a-good-bet

https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/808265.html

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/zelensky-sacks-traitor-generals-wbqkrr06r

this one is available through the waybackmachine, since it has been censored:

https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/26/kherson 171.7.255.149 (talk) 06:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kherson contested once again.

Pentagon has stated that Ukrainian forces rentered Kherson and have begun to push Russian troops out. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/25/world/ukraine-russia-war/russia-kherson?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes 108.88.8.211 (talk) 18:17, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Death of Russian Lt. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-25-22/h_474504b422b84d41eef29e572c5e9420

Ukrainian army says Russian general has been killed in Kherson fighting From CNN's Yulia Kesaieva in Lviv The Ukrainian army says its forces have killed Russian Lt. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev during fighting in Chornobaiivka, in the Kherson region in Ukraine’s south.

The army said Rezantsez was commander of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation.

Russia’s defense ministry has not commented on the Ukrainian claim.

So far, some six Russian generals are believed to have been killed since the start of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, as well as a deputy commander of the Black Sea fleet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjmclellan82 (talk • contribs) 12:21, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Andrey Mordvichev was also reported by Ukraine to be killed in an airstrike at Kherson a week earlier. Jebiguess (talk) 15:23, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]