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The disastrous bursting of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam – and the battle that is to come

The evidence suggests Russia destroyed the vast, vital dam. Now the long cleanup for the human, environmental and potentially nuclear catastrophe must begin amid a brutal war

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023

Satellite images reveal scale of destruction after Nova Kakhovka dam attack

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Mapped: The damage caused by Ukraine’s devastated dam

Thousands forced to flee flooded homes in Kherson as devastating eco-disaster on Dnipro river threatens to decimate local agricultural sector and imperil Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

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Massive destruction after Ukraine dam collapse revealed in new satellite images

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Tens of thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed, as the U.N. aid chief warned of "grave and far-reaching consequences".

Reuters · Jun 7, 2023

A visual guide to the collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam

Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Dnipro River dam, which has largely been swept away

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

A small step across the Dnipro River, a giant leap for Ukraine’s counteroffensive?

The Ukrainian army not only succeeded in advancing across the Dnipro River in the Kherson region this week, it but also carried out strikes on Tokmak, a southern Ukrainian town occupied by Russia and at a strategic crossroads for a possible counteroffensive in the southeast.

France 24 · Apr 28, 2023

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Ukraine stages raids across Dnipro River as counteroffensive looms

Ukrainian forces based on the western side of the River Dnipro are frequently carrying out raids on the eastern bank near the city of Kherson to try to dislodge Russian troops, a regional official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2023

Russian forces ‘forcibly evacuating’ civilians in Kherson as Ukraine troops ‘cross Dnipro river’

The move comes amid the reported advances of Kyiv’s troops

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Russian forces ‘forcibly evacuating’ civilians in Kherson, says Ukraine

Apparent move in occupied areas comes as Ukrainian military sets up positions on eastern side of Dnipro River

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

As Vladimir Putin prepares for ‘maximum escalation’, will the US go the distance?

War is about waiting. HIMARs wait to fire. Conscripts wait to advance. Generals wait for the order. This near year long war is wrapped in this uneasy waiting as offensives are readied. Russia’s mobilised battalions have reinforced its fronts. Ukrainian depots and patrols, starkly different from a year ago, are…

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023

Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia fires more than 120 missiles at Ukraine in latest barrage of strikes

Explosions also heard in Zhytomyr and Odesa as Putin’s forces launch their biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting Ukraine’s national infrastructure

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2022

Russia fires barrage of missiles on Ukraine cities, energy grid

Russia fired scores of missiles into Ukraine early on Thursday, targeting Kyiv and other cities including Lviv in the west and Odesa in the southwest, sending people rushing to shelters and knocking out power in one of Moscow's largest aerial assaults.

Reuters · Dec 29, 2022

‘It has been machine guns lately’: fighting intensifies in southern Kherson

Opposing forces now face each other across narrow part of Dnipro River as Kyiv tries to keep Russians on the retreat

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

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France 24 · Dec 7, 2022

‘I thought of Russians as our brothers – how could they commit such an abomination?’

The city of Nikopol in southern Ukraine lies just across the Dnipro river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, exposed to daily Russian bombardment and unable to return fire. FRANCE 24's reporters spoke to residents burning with rage at the misery Russia has inflicted on their country.

Reuters · Dec 4, 2022

Ukrainians in Kherson wait for loved ones to cross frontline river

Ukrainian families waited in bitter cold on Sunday for their loved ones to cross from the Russian-held bank of the Dnipro River to Kherson, a city that since Ukraine recaptured it from Russian forces last month has been under heavy shelling.

Reuters · Dec 3, 2022

Kherson officials ease river crossings from Russian-held territory

Officials in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson announced on Saturday they would help citizens evacuate from parts of Russian-occupied territory on the east bank of the Dnipro River amid fears of intensified fighting.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

Kherson fell quickly, but Ukraine’s progress east of the Dnipro will be harder

Forcing out Russia with minimal civilian casualties was an achievement, helped by the city’s isolated position

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Ukraine troops enter centre of Kherson as Russians retreat in chaos

Volodymyr Zelenskiy hails ‘historic day’ as locals raise Ukrainian flags around Svoboda Square

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Strategic bridge near Ukraine's Kherson has collapsed - public broadcaster

The Antonivskiy bridge, the only nearby road crossing from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to the Russian-controlled eastern bank of the Dnipro River, has collapsed, Ukraine's public broadcaster quoted local residents as saying on Friday.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

Ukrainian troops approach outskirts of Kherson after taking key town

Video shows Ukraine’s forces about nine miles from city centre but Kyiv unable to confirm Russian retreat

Reuters · Nov 10, 2022

Russia wants to turn Kherson into 'city of death', Kyiv says

A senior adviser to Ukraine's president said on Thursday Russia wanted to turn Kherson into a "city of death" after Moscow ordered its troops to withdraw from the southern Ukrainian city.

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Putin’s forces ‘vulnerable’ to attack as they retreat from Kherson in Ukraine’s south, say UK defence chiefs

Putin has been forced to order the retreat due to problems resupplying his troops on the west bank of the Dnipro River, the MoD says

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Ukrainian troops reclaim dozens of towns from Russian control, close in on Kherson

Ukrainian troops have reclaimed dozens of landmine-littered settlements abandoned by Russian forces in southern Ukraine, officials said, the day after Moscow announced its withdrawal from the strategic capital city of Kherson province.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Key developments in Ukraine's Kherson region since invasion

Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.

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