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Ukrainian farmers in Kherson region grapple with aftermath of Russian occupation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and occupation of much of its most fertile land, in the southern regions of Mykolaiv and Kherson, has been catastrophic for the country's agriculture. Back in April, our correspondent Gulliver Cragg met one of the many farmers whose land had fallen under Russian control. Along with…

France 24

Ukraine: Electricians fight to restore power to villages in Mykolaiv and Kherson

As the temperature drops below freezing in Ukraine, Russia has launched wave after wave of missile attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in a bid to destroy morale and force the Ukrainians to sue for peace. FRANCE 24 correspondents Robert Parsons, Pauline Godart and Raid Abu Zaideh report from the…

France 24

UN Aid Chief to Visit Kherson on Ukraine Trip amid Power Outages

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused winter power outages. The under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator will visit the southern city of Mykolaiv as well…

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The weaponization of winter: Ukraine aims to stop Russia from regrouping as temperatures drop

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness. As snow flurries and freezing temperatures set in, the last thing this country’s leaders want is for the war’s front lines to harden in place…

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Russian air defence on alert after Crimea hit by alleged drone attack

Russian authorities said Crimea was targeted by a "drone attack" on Tuesday, prompting Russia to put air defence forces on alert. Earlier on Tuesday Russian energy giant Gazprom threatened to cut provisions of natural gas after accusing Ukraine of diverting supplies intended for Moldova. Read our blog to see how…

France 24

Evacuations of civilians begins ahead of Ukraine’s harsh winter

UKRAINIAN authorities have started evacuating civilians from the recently-liberated areas of the Kherson region and the neighbouring Mykolaiv…

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine to start evacuations in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions as winter sets in

Move comes amid fears war damage to infrastructure too severe for civilians in newly liberated areas to survive

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Ukraine starts evacuating civilians from newly-liberated Kherson and neighbouring Mykolaiv

The evacuations come as Russian forces target key infrastructure leaving swathes of Ukraine without heating or electricity

Evening Standard

Ukraine Urges Civilians to Leave Liberated Areas for Winter

Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from the recently-liberated areas of the Kherson region and the neighboring province of Mykolaiv, fearing that damage to the infrastructure is too severe for people to endure the upcoming winter, officials said Monday. Residents of the two southern regions, regularly shelled in the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine urges civilians to leave liberated areas for winter

Ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from the recently-liberated areas of the Kherson and the Mykolaiv regions

The Independent UK

Scott Sibley: British father died in drone attack while defending Ukraine, says coroner

Army veteran and father-of-three Scott Sibley, 36, from Immingham, Lincolnshire, died on April 22 in Mykolaiv

Evening Standard

British father died in drone attack while defending Ukraine, says coroner

Army veteran and father-of-three Scott Sibley, 36, from Immingham, Lincolnshire, died on April 22 in Mykolaiv.

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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…

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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

France 24

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…

The Independent UK

‘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?”

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

France 24

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…

Reuters

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

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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