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Battle of Kherson
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) – present (2 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Result Ongoing
Belligerents
Ukraine Ukraine Russia Russia
Units involved
Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Russian Airborne Forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown Per Ukraine:
Heavy[4]
The Antonovskiy Bridge in 2006

The Battle of Kherson is an ongoing military engagement which began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Kherson offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Battle

24 February

Russian forces invaded Kherson Oblast from the south through Crimea.[5] By the evening of 24 February, Russian forces reached the city of Kherson[6] and had secured the Antonovskiy Bridge,[7] which would give them a strategic crossing over the Dnieper River and towards the important junction city of Mykolaiv.[8]

25 February

By the early hours of 25 February,[9] Ukrainian forces recaptured the bridge.[7] The battle was described as being very fierce and left dead soldiers as well as several destroyed military vehicles lying on the bridge.[10] This forced the Russian forces to push north to the next closest crossing of the Dnieper, the city of Nova Kakhovka,[11] which they captured.[12] Later on 25 February, Russian troops once again seized the Antonovskiy Bridge.[4]

26 February

On 26 February, according to mayor Igor Kolykhaev, Russian troops pulled back from Kherson after a Ukrainian air strike on Russian armored vehicles, leaving the city under Ukrainian control.[13][14] Ukrainian forces later recaptured the bridge.[15] A Ukrainian official later claimed that a Russian army column was defeated by Ukrainian forces near the town of Oleshky, just south of Kherson.[16]

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova, claimed that on 26 February, Russian forces killed a journalist and ambulance driver near the village of Zelenivka, a northern suburb of Kherson.[17]

References

  1. ^ https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022[bare URL]
  2. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/KofmanMichael/status/1496672802786746369[bare URL]
  3. ^ a b Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022
  4. ^ a b "Ukraine loses control over crossing to Kherson". www.ukrinform.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Most Problematic Situation In South, Fierce Battles Taking Place Near Kherson - Zelenskyy". ukranews_com. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ Schwirtz, Michael; Schmitt, Eric; MacFarquhar, Neil (25 February 2022). "Russia Batters Ukraine With Artillery Strikes as West Condemns Invasion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Battle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting
  8. ^ "Російські війська хочуть прорватися до Миколаєва, йдуть бої в околицях Чернігова". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Імовірність прориву на Миколаїв знизилася: військові відстояли Антонівський міст". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. ^ Video: See aftermath of battle over key bridge in Ukraine - CNN Video, archived from the original on 26 February 2022, retrieved 25 February 2022
  11. ^ desk, The Kyiv Independent news (24 February 2022). "Russian troops moving towards town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Soldiers Raise the Russian Flag Over Ukraine Power Plant". GreekReporter.com. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  13. ^ The Kyiv Independent
  14. ^ "Херсон наш: на линии вышли троллейбусы, водоснабжение в обычном режиме, в бомбоубежищах родились двое малышей | Новости Одессы". dumskaya.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  15. ^ Walsh, Nick Paton (26 February 2022). "Battle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting". CNN. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Column of Russian occupiers defeated in Kherson region – Interior Ministry". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Journalist shot dead by Russian occupiers in Kherson Region". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 27 February 2022.


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