The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Staff forced to choose between collaborating or fighting against Russian takeover of schools

Ukrainian forces, aided by Western firepower, have upset traditional military logic once again.

Russian-backed separatists in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson said Ukrainian forces had bombarded government buildings on Friday, killing at least one person and wounding others.

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itself

Russian troops are desperately trying to hold onto the Kherson province

Flags raised on areas previously occupied as Russian troops pushed out from over 6,000 sq km of territory

Kyiv’s counteroffensive in the north-east of Ukraine appeared to take everyone by surprise, not least Russia’s war planners who had been moving troops south to meet an offensive in the Kherson region which Ukraine had been trumpeting about for several weeks. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is claiming that his military…

Moscow diverted best troops to southern city of Kherson, leaving south-east of Kharkiv lightly defended

Russia appears to have been caught out in its war in Ukraine as the defending forces made significant advancements on the north of the country. Important stragic cities are in the process of being retaken

As the war in Ukraine marks 200 days, the country has reclaimed broad swaths of the south and east in a long-anticipated counteroffensive, dealing a heavy blow to Russia

President claims thousands of square kilometres of ground have been retaken as Russian forces withdraw from parts of Kherson region