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Ukraine shipping hub cheers as Kherson win foils Russian Black Sea hopes

In Mykolaiv's blast-cratered district of Korabel, close to Ukraine's southern front, Pavel Salohub, a teacher of history and boxing, has not heard a single explosion in four days - the first such respite from war since Russia invaded.

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What retaking Kherson could mean for Russia's war in Ukraine

A FEW months ago I stood on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city Mykolaiv listening to the thud of artillery and rocket fire coming from the…

The National (Scotland)

Salty, yellow water disgusts residents in war-torn Mykolaiv

City leaders made a devil’s bargain – they began pumping water in from a brackish local river, now the water is destroying pipes and boilers, write Michael E Miller and Anastacia Galouchka

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Ukraine police work to de-mine Kherson after Russian retreat

Mykolaiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian authorities said Saturday they were working to de-mine Kherson, record Russian crimes and restore power across the region one day after declaring the southern city had been liberated following months of Russian occupation.

AFP

In Ukraine’s martyred Mykolaiv, residents hail Russian retreat and fear revenge attacks

The withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine's Kherson has prompted cautious relief in nearby Mykolaiv, a port city located some 60 kilometres away. Since the start of Russia's invasion, residents of Mykolaiv have been subjected to almost daily bombings. The regional governor Vitaly Kim announced on Friday evening that it…

France 24

‘How can we rebuild?’: Ukrainians return home to wreckage and tragedy in liberated Mykolaiv

“I am old, I don’t have much of my life left. How can I rebuild it all now?”

The Independent UK

Ukraine Troops Prepare to Reclaim City Abandoned by Russians

Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that could act as a springboard for further advances into occupied territory. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops finished withdrawing from…

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Russian missile strike kills six in Ukraine's Mykolaiv - mayor

Six people were killed in a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv early on Friday, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said.

Reuters

Ukrainian forces enter key city of Kherson in major setback for Putin

Ukraine's defence ministry said Friday its forces were taking back Kherson after Russia had occupied the city since March. The loss is a huge blow to the Kremlin due to the city's proximity to Crimea. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba earlier called Russia's withdrawal from Kherson, which it confirmed on…

France 24

Frontline Ukrainian hamlet enjoys blast-free night for first time since February

For the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February, the guns fell silent around Nadiia Nizarenko's devastated hamlet on the frontlines northeast of the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

Reuters

'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson

Mykolaiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Few Ukrainians shopping for socks and extension cords on the main market of the biggest city near the Kherson front Thursday could believe the Russians really were pulling back.

AFP

Ukrainian troops claim capture of frontline southern town - TV footage

Ukrainian troops claimed on Thursday to have recaptured the southern town of Snihurivka from Russian forces, saying it had been liberated in video footage published on social media and by Ukrainian national television.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia orders troops to leave key Ukrainian city of Kherson – as it happened

Move will be widely seen as significant blow to Vladimir Putin weeks after he announced the ‘forever’ annexation of Kherson

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war: Russian missiles strike apartment building in Mykolaiv killing elderly woman

Rescue workers recovered the body of an elderly woman from the rubble of the apartment block early on Tuesday

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The Guardian - UK

Hanging washing over the rubble: life in Mykolaiv as Russian bombs rain down

Residents forced to adjust to terrifying new normal in southern Ukrainian port city, with near-daily strikes

ABC News

Russian troops are hammering villages in Ukraine's south in the battle to hold Kherson

In the battle for the key southern port of Kherson, Russian troops savage surrounding villages, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. But Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a showdown.

AFP

'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps

Mykolaiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The five captured Russian soldiers stumbled out of the Ukrainian van with their heads covered in black balaclavas.

Evening Standard

Ukrainians queue for water after months of Russian bombardment

Residents in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv queue for drinking water, after Russian forces cut off the town's main water supply in April.On Monday, hundreds of people came early in the morning to collect water from a truck loaded with a 27,000-litre water tank, at one of several distribution points…

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The Independent UK

9 months into war, Ukraine claims success in downing drones

Ukrainian authorities on Monday tried to dampen public fears over Russia’s use of Iranian-built drones on its neighbor by claiming increasing success in shooting down the small aircraft, while talk of a “dirty bomb” attack has added another worrying dimension to the nine-month-old conflict

AFP

'Jealous lover': Fury at Putin near Ukraine front

Mykolaiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The cracked kitchen clock still showed the moment the first Russian missile vaporised the courtyard of a Soviet-era high-rise facing Ukraine's southern front.

France 24

Ukraine forces advance in Kherson region, Western leaders reject Russia's 'dirty bomb' claim

Ukraine on Monday claimed to have recaptured some 90 towns and villages from Russia in the illegally annexed Kherson region, as Moscow accused Kyiv of preparing to use a radioactive bomb in its own territory. The US, France and Britain dismissed Russia’s claim as a “dangerous” lie and warned against…

Reuters

Russia brings Ukraine 'dirty bomb' claim to U.N. as West rejects it as false

The United States warned on Monday there would be severe consequences if Russia used a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, while Russia took its claim that Kyiv was planning to deploy a "dirty bomb" to the United Nations.

Reuters

Deaths averted in missile strikes in Ukraine after flight from earlier attack, residents say

Russian missiles smashed into a suburb of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine early on Sunday, devastating two apartment blocks, but nobody was killed because most residents had already moved away after a similar attack in the vicinity six months ago.

Reuters

How water has been weaponised in Ukraine

Sveta has no doubt about why the Ukrainian-held southern city of Mykolaiv, a ship-building centre that is home to a half a million people, has gone without fresh water for the past six months.

Daily Mirror

One third of Ukraine's power stations destroyed by Russian bombs amid blackout fears

Major attacks against critical energy infrastructure have been recorded in at least four major Ukrainian cities, with lawmakers accusing Russia of targeting facilities to cause suffering through the raw winter

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