Battle of Kherson

When

24 Feb 2022 – 2 Mar 2022

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.63° N, 32.60° E

Description

battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Battle of Kherson took place on 1 March 2022 on the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Russian forces captured the city on 1 March 2022 after brief combat with local territorial defense fighters, and then began a military occupation of the city.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Russia captures its first large city, the Black Sea port of Kherson, as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Première bataille de Kherson”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Russo-Ukrainian War (full-scale invasion)24 Feb 2022 · Interstate war · Deaths 350,000