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Ukraine says it has begun offensive operations in the south, including Kherson oblast

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Ukraine's southern command spokeswoman Natalia Humeniuk said on 29 August that Ukrainian forces had begun offensive actions in several directions, including in Kherson oblast, after weeks of strikes on Russian supply lines, depots and Dnipro bridges. Russia's defence ministry said the attempt had failed. Neither side's claims could be independently verified at the time.

When
29 August 2022
Where
Kherson oblast, Ukraine (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
ground assault · military
Acting party
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Against
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. Ukraine's southern command announced the operation.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian southern command and Russian defence ministry statements · published 2022-08-30 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim Voice of America Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian southern command statement · published 2022-08-29 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian officials' statements · published 2022-08-30 00:00 UTC

History

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2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "Ukraine says it has begun offensive operations in the south, including Kherson oblast", ev-20261027-knsw, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-knsw/

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