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Kherson

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Russian Forces Appear To Capture Key Ukrainian City Of Kherson

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Ukrainian Civilians Protest In Russian-Controlled City Of Kherson

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Inside Kherson, the first Ukrainian city to fall under full Russian control

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Russian Troops Claim To Have Captured First Ukrainian City Of Kherson

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Ukraine Invasion: Kherson resident says city is 'under Russian control'

Kherson is a city in the south of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kherson Oblast and an economic center. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry. It is the center of Kherson Raion and hosts the administration of Kherson urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. As of 2021, it had a population of 283,649 .
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