Battle of Kherson

This article is about the March 2022 Russian capture of the city. For the subsequent battles in the area, see 2022 Kherson counteroffensive. For Ukraine's recapture of the city, see Liberation of Kherson.

Battle of Kherson
Part of the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
Date1 March 2022
Location
In and around Kherson, Ukraine
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia Ukraine
Units involved
Casualties and losses
1 Mi-24 helicopter
Per Lahuta:
Heavy		 Per Kolykhaiev:
Up to 300 soldiers and civilians killed

The Battle of Kherson took place on 1 March 2022 on the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Russian forces captured the city on 1 March 2022 after brief combat with local territorial defense fighters, and then began a military occupation of the city.

The fall of Kherson was a major defeat for Ukraine; Kherson was the only regional capital to be captured by Russian forces during the invasion.

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