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Coverage dated August 28, 2022 to August 29, 2022

Ukraine Reports Heavy Fighting in Kherson Amid Southern Offensive

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 2 developments

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Russian troops to ‘go home’

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Ukraine’s Southern Counteroffensive, Long Rumored, Might Finally Have Begun

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Ukraine Reports Heavy Fighting in Kherson Amid Southern Offensive

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Ukraine says a new military push is underway and has broken through front-line Russian defenses in the south, possibly signaling the start of its long-awaited counteroffensive (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Multiple offensive actions are said to be happening along the southern front near Kherson, the first city to fall to the Russians.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Ukrainian attacks suggest offensive may be underway in the south (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Ukraine has been talking for weeks about a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the southern city of Kherson. Without saying so explicitly, Ukrainian attacks suggested an operation is underway.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine launches counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied Kherson (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  4. The Economist

    Ukraine starts a push to recapture Kherson, a crucial Russian-occupied city (opens The Economist)

    Published

    The Economist's feed description

    A long-awaited counter-offensive appears to have begun

  5. Forbes

    Ukraine’s Southern Counteroffensive, Long Rumored, Might Finally Have Begun (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    With a flurry of rockets from American-made launchers, Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine attacked toward Russian-occupied Kherson on Monday.

  6. Newsweek

    Ukraine reports long list of Russian weapons destroyed amid push to Kherson (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kherson was overtaken quickly by Russia early in the war, but forces have ramped up to form what one expert has called a "coherent" counterattack.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv begins counter-offensive in southern Kherson | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukraine announced its counter-offensive in the southeast began. Meanwhile, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said a team of experts is "now on its way" to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. DW has more.

  8. Hot Air

    Russians: It's true, the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson has begun (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    A follow-up to this morning’s news about Ukrainian operations in the south starting at long last. This afternoon the Russian defense ministry confirmed those operations — they weren’...

  9. Voice of America

    Ukraine Reports Heavy Fighting in Kherson Amid Southern Offensive (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Russian troops to ‘go home’

  10. Digital Journal

    Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russia.

  11. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine claims gains as southern-occupied area sees heavy fighting (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Clashes focus on Kherson region with speculation looking around a long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive

  12. NBC News

    Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine's Russian-occupied south (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Attention is centered on Russian positions around the port city of Kherson, a major economic hub close to the Black Sea and one of Moscow’s prized possessions since the invasion.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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