Battle of Kherson 2022
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 24 February 2022 – 2 March 2022 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2022 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 46.6333, 32.6000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Kherson (revision 1370445231), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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