War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Kherson

2 February 2024
A car lies under debris outside a building damaged as a result of a Russian air strike on Kherson
A car lies under debris outside a building damaged as a result of a Russian air strike on Kherson on February 2, 2024.
— Photo by DSNS / AFP


27 December 2023
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, May 3, 2023.
— Photo by Ivan Antypenko / Reuters


5 December 2023
A local resident looks at a crater at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kherson
A local resident looks at a crater at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine December 5, 2023.
— Photo by Reuters / Ivan Antypenko


24 November 2023
children’s library in Kherson after shelling
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration said “This morning at six, Russian troops targeted the children’s library in Kherson, delivering a direct hit. The barbaric act resulted in the destruction of the Kherson bookstore, a cherished place that has brought joy to young visitors and their parents for years.”
— Photo by Oleksandr Produkin


20 November 2023
First responders work near burnt-out cars after a reported deadly Russian artillery strike in Kherson
First responders work near burnt-out cars after a reported deadly Russian artillery strike in Kherson, Ukraine, in this still image from handout video released November 20, 2023.
— Photo by Oleksandr Produkin


12 November 2023
The Honchar Regional Library in Kherson has been badly damaged after a Russian air strike on the city
The Honchar Regional Library in Kherson has been badly damaged after a Russian air strike on the city early on November 12.
— Photo by Oleksandr Produkin


9 November 2023
A man inspects part of a missile that fell during an overnight Russian attack in Kherson
Stray dogs gather on a deserted street in the city of Kherson. The city was liberated from Russian forces on November 11, 2022, after nearly eight months of occupation. Almost a year later, it faces daily attacks.
— Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP


30 October 2023
A man inspects part of a missile that fell during an overnight Russian attack in Kherson
A man inspects part of a missile that fell next to a residential building that was damaged during an overnight Russian attack in the southern city of Kherson on October 30.
— Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP


29 October 2023
People walk past a building damaged in a recent Russian attack in Kherson
People walk past a building damaged in a recent Russian attack in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, on October 29, 2023.
— Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP / Getty Images


25 September 2023
Emergency units carry out rescue tasks in the Ukrainian region of Kherson
Emergency units carry out rescue tasks in the Ukrainian region of Kherson on September 25, 2023.
— Photo by Latin America News Agency / Reuters


19 September 2023
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a warehouse after shelling in Kherson
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a warehouse after shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, September 19, 2023.
— Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP


1 July 2023
Ukrainian firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in Russian shelling in Kherson
Ukrainian firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, July 1, 2023.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP


19 June 2023
Firefighters work at the site of a transport company hit by a Russian military strike in Kherson
Firefighters work at the site of a transport company hit by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, in a handout picture released June 19, 2023.
— Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kherson region / Handout via Reuters


15 June 2023
A man walks in front of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kherson
A man walks in front of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


11 June 2023
Emergency teams help rush to safety injured civilian evacuees on the western bank in Kherson
Emergency teams help rush to safety injured civilian evacuees who had came under fire from Russian forces while trying to flee by boat from the Russian-occupied east bank of a flooded Dnieper River to Ukrainian-held Kherson, on the western bank in Kherson, Ukraine on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
— Photo by AP Photo


10 June 2023
Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village near Kherson
Houses are seen underwater in the flooded village near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10, 2023. The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into long-term environmental catastrophe. It affects drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea.
— Photo by AP Photo


9 June 2023
Volunteers haul a woman on a stretcher as she been evacuated from a flooded neighborhood of the left bank Dnipro river in Kherson
Volunteers haul a woman on a stretcher as she been evacuated from a flooded neighborhood of the left bank Dnipro river, in Kherson, Ukraine, Friday, June 9, 2023. In Ukraine, the governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, said Friday that water levels had decreased by about 20 centimeters (8 inches) overnight on the western bank of the Dnieper, which was inundated starting Tuesday after the breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam upstream.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


8 June 2023
Flooded residential buildings in Kherson
Flooded residential buildings are seen on Thursday, June 8, in Kherson, Ukraine.
— Photo by Alex Babenko / Getty Images


7 June 2023
A flooded neighborhood in Kherson after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam
A flooded neighborhood is seen in Kherson, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 7, after the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
— Photo by Libkos / AP


6 June 2023
Local resident holds her pets as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight in Kherson
Local resident Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, as she stands inside her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up overnight, in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, risking environmental disaster.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


3 May 2023
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson
People at a gas station damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, May 3, 2023.
— Photo by Ivan Antypenko / Reuters


22 February 2023
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson
People receive meals from World Central Kitchen food truck on a street in Kherson, Ukraine, February 22, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


21 February 2023
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, February 21, 2023.
— Photo by Lisi Niesner / Reuters


31 January 2023
A destroyed Russian tank rusts near the Kovalyov brothers’ houses, near Posad-Pokrovske
A destroyed Russian tank rusts near the Kovalyov brothers’ houses, near Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine January 31, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


29 January 2023
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson
Ukrainian servicemen remove a grad rocket in a damaged house after an attack in Kherson, Ukraine, January 29, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


28 January 2023
Trenches line the ground behind Stepan and his wife Tetyana’s house, in Posad-Pokrovske
Trenches line the ground behind Stepan and his wife Tetyana’s house, in Posad-Pokrovske, Ukraine January 28, 2023.
— Photo by Nacho Doce / Reuters


28 January 2023
Suffering from cancer, Gennadiy Shaposhnikov, 83, rests in his partially destroyed home which was hit by Russian shelling last fall in Kalynivske
Suffering from cancer, Gennadiy Shaposhnikov, 83, rests in his partially destroyed home which was hit by Russian shelling last fall in Kalynivske, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
— Photo by Daniel Cole / AP Photo


6 January 2023
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson
A local resident runs past a burning house hit by the Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, on the Orthodox Christmas Eve Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
— Photo by LIBKOS / AP Photo


29 December 2022
After eight months of fighting not a single house in the village of Oleksandrivka in the south of Ukraine has remained intact
After eight months of fighting not a single house in the village of Oleksandrivka in the south of Ukraine has remained intact.
— Photo by Ihor Burdyga / DW


29 December 2022
Local resident Klavdia, 82, stands near her house which was destroyed by a Russian military strike in Kherson
Local resident Klavdia, 82, stands near her house which was destroyed by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, December 29, 2022.
— Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters


28 December 2022
A man looks at the debris of shopfronts damaged in Russian shelling on the night of December 28
A man looks at the debris of shopfronts damaged in Russian shelling on the night of December 28.
— Photo by Dmytro Sheremet / RFE/RL


24 December 2022
Cars burn on a street after Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Kherson
Cars burn on a street after Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Kherson on December 24.
— Photo by Reuters


14 December 2022
The damage inside after the landmark Kherson Regional State Administration building was reportedly hit by Russian rocket fire in Kherson
The damage inside after the landmark Kherson Regional State Administration building was reportedly hit by Russian rocket fire in Kherson, Ukraine, a this still image from video released December 14, 2022.
— Photo by Kherson Regional State Administration / Handout via Reuters


12 December 2022
A building in Kherson after being shelled by Russian forces
A building in Kherson on December 12 after being shelled by Russian forces.
— Photo by videograb/ AFP


11 December 2022
A local woman speaks on her mobile phone in a window of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson
A local woman speaks on her mobile phone in a window of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, December 11, 2022.
— Photo by Anna Voitenko / Reuters


7 December 2022
Destroyed buildings in the village of Posad-Pokrovske
Destroyed buildings in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson Region, Ukraine, December 7, 2022.
— Photo by Anna Voitenko / Reuters


6 December 2022
A family look through their possessions at their house in recently liberated village of Pravdyne
A family look through their possessions at their house which was occupied by Russian forces, in recently liberated village of Pravdyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Russian invaders left behind all sorts of trickery as they fled this southern city to jubilation across Ukraine a month ago, and they continue to strike it from afar.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


3 December 2022
A house burns after a Russian attack in Kherson
A house burns after a Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


2 December 2022
A building, part of the Kherson international airport is seen damaged during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Kherson
A building, part of the Kherson international airport is seen damaged during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Kherson, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.
— Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo


30 November 2022
People fill up bottles with water near the Dnipro River after Russia's military retreat from Kherson
People fill up bottles with water near the Dnipro River after Russia's military retreat from Kherson, Ukraine, November 29, 2022.
— Photo by Anna Voitenko / Reuters


27 November 2022
Oleksandr Antonenko sits in a front of his apartment building damaged by a recent Russian military strike in Kherson
Oleksandr Antonenko, 53, sits in a front of his apartment building damaged by a recent Russian military strike in Kherson, Ukraine, November 27, 2022.
— Photo by Anna Voitenko / Reuters


25 November 2022
Residents check the damage of a shop destroyed a day earlier during a Russian attack in Kherson
Residents check the damage of a shop destroyed a day earlier during a Russian attack in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. A barrage of missiles struck the recently liberated city of Kherson for the second day Friday in a marked escalation of attacks since Russia withdrew from the city two weeks ago following an eight-month occupation.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


24 November 2022
A resident look at the damage in a building after a Russian strike in Kherson
A resident look at the damage in a building after a Russian strike in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


23 November 2022
A damaged residential building as seen from the destroyed vocational school in the northern Kherson region
A damaged residential building as seen from the destroyed vocational school in the northern Kherson region of Ukraine.
— Photo by EPA-EFE


23 November 2022
Ukrainian children play at an abandoned checkpoint in Kherson
Ukrainian children play at an abandoned checkpoint in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Russian invaders left behind all sorts of trickery as they fled this southern city to jubilation across Ukraine a month ago, and they continue to strike it from afar.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


22 November 2022
People wait in line to get food, water, and aid in Kherson
People wait in line to get food, water, and aid after Russia's military retreat from Kherson at the Church of Christ the Savior in Kherson, Ukraine, November 22, 2022.
— Photo by Murad Sezer / Reuters


22 November 2022
Doctors operate on 13-year-old Artur Voblikov inside a hospital in Kherson
Doctors operate on 13-year-old Artur Voblikov inside a hospital in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Arthur Voblikova was injured after a Russian strike, and doctors had to amputate his left arm. As attacks increase in the recently liberated city of Kherson, doctors are struggling to cope amid little water, electricity and a lack of equipment.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


21 November 2022
Residents of the recently liberated city of Kherson collect water from the Dnipro river bank
Residents of the recently liberated city of Kherson collect water from the Dnipro river bank, near the frontline, southern Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


20 November 2022
Residents queue to fill containers with drinking water in Kherson
Residents queue to fill containers with drinking water in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Russian forces fired tank shells, rockets and other artillery on the city of Kherson, which was recently liberated from Ukrainian forces.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


19 November 2022
A plume of smoke rises during a fire caused by a Russian attack in Kherson
A plume of smoke rises during a fire caused by a Russian attack in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
— Photo by Roman Hrytsyna / AP Photo


18 November 2022
Residents gathering at an aid distribution point receive supplies in downtown Kherson
Residents gathering at an aid distribution point receive supplies in downtown Kherson, southern Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


17 November 2022
People queue to receive food donations in Kherson
People queue to receive food donations in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


16 November 2022
A destroyed school on the outskirts of a recently liberated village outskirts of Kherson
A destroyed school on the outskirts of a recently liberated village outskirts of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. The Russian withdrawal from the only provincial capital it gained in nine months of war was one of Moscow most significant battlefield losses. Now that its troops hold a new front line, the Ukrainian military said through a spokesman, the army is planning its next move.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


16 November 2022
A destroyed armoured vehicle lies at the entrance of Kherson
A destroyed armoured vehicle lies at the entrance of Kherson, southern Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


15 November 2022
People charge their phones, try to connect to the internet and make phone calls, in central square in Kherson
People charge their phones, try to connect to the internet and make phone calls, in central square in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Waves of Russian airstrikes rocked Ukraine on Tuesday, with authorities immediately announcing emergency blackouts after attacks from east to west on energy and other facilities knocked out power and, in the capital, struck residential buildings.
— Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo


15 November 2022
Vitaliy Mysharskiy and his grandmother Tanya Babii sit in the yard of the family house in the recently liberated village of Kyselivka
Vitaliy Mysharskiy, 14, left, and his grandmother Tanya Babii sit in the yard of the family house in the recently liberated village of Kyselivka, outskirts of Kherson, southern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. As violence escalates in Ukraine abuse has become widespread, according to the United Nations. In September Alesha Babenko and his 14-year-old nephew, Vitaliy Mysharskiy, were arrested by Russian soldiers who occupied their small village of Kyselivka, after taking photos of destroyed tanks and sending them to the Ukrainian army.
— Photo by Bernat Armangue / AP Photo


14 November 2022
The destroyed Antonivskyi Bridge over the Dnipro River after Russia's retreat from Kherson
The destroyed Antonivskyi Bridge over the Dnipro River after Russia's retreat from Kherson, Ukraine, November 14, 2022.
— Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters


13 November 2022
A view of the damaged Antonovsky bridge over the Dnieper river in Kherson
A view of the damaged Antonovsky bridge over the Dnieper river in Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Residents of Kherson celebrated the end of Russia’s eight-month occupation for the third straight day Sunday, even as they took stock of the extensive damage left behind in the southern Ukrainian city by the Kremlin’s retreating forces.
— Photo by LIBKOS / AP Photo


11 November 2022
Serhii Kalko shows a house burned by Russian soldiers during an occupation in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson Region
Serhii Kalko shows a house burned by Russian soldiers during an occupation in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, in Kherson Region, Ukraine, November 11, 2022.
— Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters


7 August 2022
The Antonivskiy bridge over the Dnieper River on July 20 before it was hit by a Ukrainian rocket strike
The Antonivsky Bridge across the Dnieper River near the Russian-held city of Kherson has been badly damaged by Ukrainian strikes.
— Photo by Sergei Bobylev / TASS


24 July 2022
The destroyed Fabrika shopping mall in the city of Kherson
The destroyed Fabrika shopping mall in the city of Kherson, which was one of the first areas attacked by the Russian military. A Ukrainian official said on Sunday that the country’s southern region of Kherson, which fell to Russian troops early in their February invasion, would be recaptured by Kyiv’s forces by September.
— Photo by AFP


20 July 2022
The Antonivskiy bridge over the Dnieper River on July 20 before it was hit by a Ukrainian rocket strike
The Antonivskiy bridge over the Dnieper River on July 20 before it was hit by a Ukrainian rocket strike.
— Photo by Sergei Bobylev / TASS


20 March 2022
Demonstrators, some displaying Ukrainian flags, chant 'go home' while walking towards retreating Russian military vehicles at a pro-Ukraine rally in Kherson
Demonstrators, some displaying Ukrainian flags, chant 'go home' while walking towards retreating Russian military vehicles at a pro-Ukraine rally in Kherson.
— Photo by Reuters