The Kherson governorate was established in Russia in 1803, it was part of Russia along with the present-day Nikolaev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd regions and part of Transnistria.
On Friday, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson for the first time since Russia began its occupation of the city in March. Moscow had - just over a month ago - proclaimed it as Russia's administrative ...