Kherson Oblast

Kherson Oblast is an administrative region of southern Ukraine, bordering the Black Sea and spanning the lower Dnieper River. Its regional capital is Kherson.

Kherson: Kherson is a port city in southern Ukraine and the administrative center of Kherson Oblast. The city gives the oblast its name and serves as its regional capital.
Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast: Russian forces occupied parts of Kherson Oblast after invading Ukraine in 2022. Occupation divided the region and displaced residents from affected communities.
Nova Kakhovka: Nova Kakhovka is a city on the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast, founded alongside construction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric complex. The city grew around infrastructure that shaped the lower Dnieper region.
Taurida Governorate: Taurida Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire established in 1802. Its territory included lands later assigned to Kherson Oblast.
Russian annexation of southern and eastern Ukraine: Russia claimed to annex several occupied Ukrainian regions in 2022, claims widely rejected internationally. The claim over Kherson Oblast conflicts with Ukraine’s sovereignty and international recognition.
Dnieper: The Dnieper is a major river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine to the Black Sea. Its lower reaches divide and connect parts of the oblast.
Battle of Kherson: The Battle of Kherson was a campaign for control of the city and surrounding areas in 2022. Its outcome ended Russian control of Kherson city but not the whole oblast.
Oleshky Sands: Oleshky Sands is a large area of dunes and sandy terrain in Kherson Oblast. This distinctive landscape contrasts with the region’s cultivated plains and wetlands.
Kherson Governorate: Kherson Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire that existed from 1802 to 1920. The oblast’s name and parts of its territory derive from this earlier province.
Ukraine's counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast: Ukraine’s 2022 counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast retook territory west of the Dnieper, including Kherson city. The campaign changed control without resolving the region’s divided status.

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