Battle of Kherson

"Kherson offensive" redirects here. Not to be confused with 2022 Kherson counteroffensive.
For Ukraine's recapture of the city, see Liberation of Kherson.

Battle of Kherson
Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date24 February – 1 March 2022
(5 days)
Location
In and around Kherson, Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia Ukraine
Units involved
  • 59th Motorized Brigade[2] (on 24 February)
  • 192nd Territorial Defense Battalion
  • 194th Territorial Defense Battalion
    • Casualties and losses
    1 Su-25 aircraft
    1 Mi-24 helicopter
    Per Ukraine:
    Heavy    		 Per Kolykhaiev:
    ~300 soldiers and civilians killed

    The battle of Kherson[3] began on 24 February 2022,[failed verification] as part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city of Kherson was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022.[4][5] Russia then began a military occupation of the area.

    The fall of Kherson was a major defeat for Ukraine; Kherson was the first major city, and the only regional capital, to be captured by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion.[6][7] Russian forces also took the city with little resistance, which has been attributed to treachery on the part of several local officials.

    1. ^ a b c Clark, Mason; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022". Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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    3. ^ Ainsworth, Richard (23 February 2023). "The Powerful Imagery that Defines Ukraine : A nation grieving yet resilient" (Article). The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023. Russia had captured the area during the Battle of Kherson in the first week of the 2022 invasion.
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    6. ^ Lawrence, Christopher A. (2023). The Battle for Kyiv: The Fight for Ukraine's Capital. Croydon, England: Frontline Books. pp. 114–119. ISBN 978-1-39904-848-4. Kherson was the only regional capital captured by Russia in the first eighteen months of this war.
    7. ^ Craeghs, Esra; Wouters, Jan (2023). "The prosecution of Putin before the International Criminal Court". Hasselt University, KU Leuven & Maastricht University (Theses and Dissertations). Hasselt University: 25. hdl:1942/40936. Retrieved 3 January 2024. ... the first city to fall following Russia's invasion was the city of Kherson.