Liberation of Kherson
November 2022 event during the Russo-Ukrainian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 11 November 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated and recaptured the city of Kherson and other areas of the Kherson Oblast and parts of the Mykolaiv Oblast on the right bank of the Dnipro River from Russian control. The Russian Armed Forces, which had occupied the city since 2 March 2022, withdrew and retreated to the left bank of the Kherson Oblast over the course of 9–11 November 2022.[1][3][4][5]
This article is about the Ukrainian recapture of Kherson. For Russia's capture of Kherson earlier in the year, see Battle of Kherson.
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Part of the Kherson counteroffensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
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Date | 9–11 November 2022[1][2] |
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Location | South Ukraine |
Outcome | Liberation of the Right-Bank Kherson Oblast and of the Mykolaiv Oblast (except the Kinburn Peninsula) |
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The Ukrainian soldiers were greeted with cheers and large celebrations in the city square.[6] The events were the culmination of the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, and were seen as a large blow to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who had declared Kherson to be "part of Russia forever".