A military counteroffensive was launched by Ukraine on 29 August 2022 to expel Russian forces occupying the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
First responders work after the Mykolaiv government building airstrike, 29 March 2022.
Ukrainian forces in Vysokopillia, Kherson Oblast, 27 September 2022
Russian landmines placed during Ukraine's advance, reading "from a pure heart" and "with love from Russia"
The Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast is an ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast by Russian forces that began on 2 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the southern Ukraine campaign. It was administrated under a Russian-controlled military-civilian administration until 30 September 2022, when it was illegally annexed to become an unrecognized federal subject of Russia.
Oleksandr Kobets
Vladimir Putin celebrating the annexations with Russian-installed leaders of the occupied regions on 30 September 2022
Flooding in Kherson Oblast downstream of the Kakhovka Dam