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"
Southern Ukraine campaign
Videos
The southern Ukraine campaign is an ongoing theatre of operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. The Russian military invaded Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine from Russian-occupied Crimea, quickly entering Mykolaiv Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid battles with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A Russian T-72 tank trapped on a bridge demolished by the Ukrainians in Kalynivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, 2 March
Burned vehicles in Mykolaiv after Russian attacks
Remnants of a shelled hospital in Mariupol, 9 March 2022
A destroyed Russian BMP-3 near Mariupol, 7 March 2022