Battle of Kherson
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| Battle of Kherson | |||||||
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| Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
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 Ukraine |
 Russia | ||||||
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 Ukrainian Armed Forces |
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According to Ukraine: Heavy[4] | ||||||
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] A Ukrainian official later claimed that a Russian army column was defeated by Ukrainian forces near the town of Oleshky, just south of Kherson.[15]
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.[16]
References
- ^ https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022[bare URL]
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/KofmanMichael/status/1496672802786746369[bare URL]
- ^ a b Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022
- ^ a b "Ukraine loses control over crossing to Kherson". www.ukrinform.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Battle rages for strategic bridge in southern Ukraine after days of fighting
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Video: See aftermath of battle over key bridge in Ukraine - CNN Video, archived from the original on 26 February 2022, retrieved 25 February 2022
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ The Kyiv Independent
- ^ "Херсон наш: на линии вышли троллейбусы, водоснабжение в обычном режиме, в бомбоубежищах родились двое малышей | Новости Одессы". dumskaya.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Column of Russian occupiers defeated in Kherson region – Interior Ministry". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Journalist shot dead by Russian occupiers in Kherson Region". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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