Kherson counteroffensive (2022)

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The Kherson counteroffensive (2022) was a major Ukrainian military campaign aimed at recapturing Russian-occupied territory in the southern Kherson region, culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.

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instanceOf Ukrainian military campaign
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Kherson counteroffensive (2022)
surface form: Kherson offensive
belligerent Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Ukraine
cause Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast after February 2022 invasion
commander Ukrainian Armed Forces
surface form: Ukrainian Armed Forces high command
conflictIn Russo-Ukrainian War
surface form: Russian invasion of Ukraine
countryInvolved Russia
Ukraine
dateOfLiberationOfKherson 2022-11-11
endDate 2022-11-11
followedBy artillery duels across the Dnipro River
front southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian War
keyCity Kherson
keyRiver Dnieper
surface form: Dnipro River
location Kherson Oblast
right bank of the Dnipro River
Southern Ukraine
surface form: southern Ukraine
militaryBranchInvolved Russian Aerospace Forces
Russian Ground Forces
Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Ground Forces
notableEvent Russian evacuation of civilians from Kherson city
Russian withdrawal from Kherson city
Ukrainian advance on Kherson from multiple axes
objective force Russian troops to withdraw across the Dnipro River
recapture Russian-occupied territory in Kherson region
opponentCommander Russian Southern Military District commanders
Sergey Surovikin
partOf 2022 Ukrainian southern campaign
precededBy Russian occupation of Kherson
result Russian withdrawal from right-bank Kherson Oblast
Ukrainian victory
liberation of the city of Kherson
significance first major Ukrainian liberation of a regional capital occupied by Russia in 2022
strategic setback for Russian forces in southern Ukraine
startDate 2022-08-29
supportedBy Western military aid to Ukraine
tacticsUsed combined arms ground assault
precision strikes on bridges and logistics
use of Western-supplied artillery and rocket systems
territorialChange Ukraine regains control of right-bank Kherson Oblast including Kherson city
theater Black Sea region
timePeriod August 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022

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Russo-Ukrainian War hasPart Kherson counteroffensive (2022)
Kherson counteroffensive (2022) alsoKnownAs Kherson counteroffensive (2022)
this entity surface form: Kherson offensive
Battle of Kherson hasPart Kherson counteroffensive (2022)
this entity surface form: Kherson counteroffensive