Battle of Kherson

Battle of Kherson
Part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date 24 February – 2 March 2022 (6 days) Location In and around Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 58th Combined Arms Army 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division[1] 22nd Army Corps 126th Coastal Defense Brigade[2] Russian Airborne Forces 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division[2]	Ukrainian Armed Forces 59th Motorized Brigade[3] 124th Territorial Defense Brigade 194th Bilozerka Battalion
Casualties and losses
1 Su-25 aircraft 1 Mi-24 helicopter Per Ukraine: Heavy	Per Ukraine: ~300 soldiers and civilians killed

The Battle of Kherson was a battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces which began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Kherson offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 2 March 2022, Ukrainian forces left Kherson during the battle and Russia took control of the city.^[4][5]

1. ↑ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022". Critical Threats. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022". Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael (6 March 2022). "Proud Band of Ukrainian Troops Holds Russian Assault at Bay—for Now". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. ↑ Schwirtz, Michael; Pérez-Peña, Richard (2022-03-02). "First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
5. ↑ "Russian claims it has seized Kherson as city's mayor agrees to curfew". The Independent. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.