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, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 126th Coastal Defense Brigade; 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division;	59th Motorized Brigade (on 24 February); 124th Territorial Defense Brigade;
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 began on 24 February 2022, as part of the southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3] The battle ended on 2 March 2022 with the capture of the city of Kherson by Russian forces.^[4]^[5] Russia then began a military occupation of the area.

The battle 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.

^ ^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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^ 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.
^ Clark, Mason; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna (3 March 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3" (Historical research and analysis). Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Washington, D.C., United States: ISW Press. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. The mayor of Kherson conditionally surrendered to the Russians.
^ Staff of the Associated Press (4 March 2022). "Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia's war in Ukraine". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Russian forces have captured the southern city of Kherson, a vital Black Sea port of 280,000—the first major city to fall.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[Clark2022-1] 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.

[ProudBand-2] Cite error: The named reference ProudBand was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[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.

[ISW-Surrender-4] Clark, Mason; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna (3 March 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3" (Historical research and analysis). Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Washington, D.C., United States: ISW Press. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. The mayor of Kherson conditionally surrendered to the Russians.

[APNews-5] Staff of the Associated Press (4 March 2022). "Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia's war in Ukraine". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Russian forces have captured the southern city of Kherson, a vital Black Sea port of 280,000—the first major city to fall.

[LawrenceBook-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.

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