Kherson

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Russia seizes key southern Ukraine city of Kherson after week of war (The Business Times)

RUSSIAN troops have seized Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city to fall in a devastating week-old war that has already created one million refugees.

Explained | What makes Kherson, the Ukrainian city captured by ... (The Hindu)

The Ukrainian Army continues to fight back in Kyiv and other important cities. The story so far: Russian forces in Ukraine have captured the city of Kherson, ...

Russian sportspersons and teams have been barred from participating in Winter Paralympics and all tournaments conducted by FIFA and UEFA until further notice. The shipyard has built vessels that have been delivered to as far as China. Intense fighting has ensued in the country since then. There are also restrictions on the movement of pedestrians in the city. - Russian forces in Ukraine have captured the city of Kherson, making it the first major urban centre to fall during the ongoing invasion of the country. The Russian soldiers have demanded that a strict night curfew be observed and only vehicles carrying food, medicines and other essential items will be allowed to enter the city.

Russian forces capture Ukrainian city of Kherson (CNA)

KYIV: Russian forces have taken the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials confirmed, the first major urban centre to fall since Moscow invaded one week ...

Today they just wanted to destroy us all," he said in a video on Telegram, accusing Russian forces of shooting at residential buildings. He called on civilians to walk through the streets only in daylight and in ones and twos. He said Russian troops were in the streets and had entered the council building.

Why capturing Kherson is important for Russia (unknown)

The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands. INTERACTIVE Russia-Ukraine map Who controls what in Ukraine DAY 8.

Home to about 300,000 people, Kherson is by far the largest town and first regional capital to be in Russian hands. Nobody is going to surrender the city, our people are totally determined,” a resident told Al Jazeera. The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands. The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands. “Tanks are rolling to and from the central area, the Russian] troops are in foot patrols,” he added, describing Kherson as a city with “a lot of resources and fighters”. The city of Kherson, strategically located in southern Ukraine at the mouth of the Dneiper River’s exit into the Black Sea, is the first significant urban centre to fall since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.

Too soon to declare that Ukraine's Kherson is in Russian hands, says U.S. official (unknown)

The United States believes that Russian forces have not yet taken over the Ukrainian city of Kherson, but could use it as part of a strategy for potentially ...

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Russian army moves to cut Ukraine’s access to sea (unknown)

Russian forces claim capture of city and also tighten siege of Mariupol as large amphibious taskforce threatens Odesa.

“Our air defences worked,” he said. They will have no food. I just asked [them] not to shoot people.” “They will have no peace here. Kherson is a big gain for [the Russians]. It’s taken them a while but they are here now.” Kherson’s mayor, Ihor Kolykhaiev, said in a Facebook post early on Thursday that Russian troops were in control of the city hall and that residents should obey a curfew imposed by what he called the “armed visitors”.

March 3, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news (CNN)

A resident from the Ukrainian city of Kherson told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Russian soldiers are in Kherson but insisted that the city is a “Ukrainian ...