Battle of Kherson

Battle of Kherson
	Part of the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	1 March 2022
Location	In and around Kherson, Ukraine
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Units involved
42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment;	59th Motorized Brigade; 80th Air Assault Brigade; 192nd Territorial Defense Battalion; 194th Territorial Defense Battalion;
Casualties and losses
1 Mi-24 helicopter; Per Lahuta:; Heavy	Per Kolykhaiev:; Up to 300 soldiers and civilians killed

The battle of Kherson took place on 1 March 2022 on the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces captured the city on 1 March 2022 after brief combat with local territorial defense fighters, and then began a military occupation of the city.

The fall of Kherson was a major defeat for Ukraine; Kherson was the only regional capital to be captured by Russian forces during the invasion.