Kherson

American  

[ker-sawn, ker-sawn, khyir-sawn] / kɛrˈsɔn, ˈkɛrˌsɔn, xjɪrˈsɔn /

noun

1. a port in southern Ukraine, on the Dnieper River, on the Black Sea.

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Kherson British  

/ xɪrˈsɔn /

noun

1. a port in S Ukraine on the Dnieper River near the Black Sea: shipyards. Pop: 320 000 (2005 est)

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Kherson

Authorities in Kherson have taken steps to protect bus drivers and their passengers.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Rita Dobrinova, a manager at the Kherson municipal transport company, believes the threat from Russian drones is getting worse, particularly since they started using optic fibre cables, which are immune to jamming.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

In a field outside the city of Kherson, Ukraine's Marine Corps Unmanned Systems Regiment shows one in action.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Since leaving Kherson, she has not even taken her viola out of its case.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Two days afterwards we left Kherson for the country seat of the marshal of the nobles, where a large party was already assembled.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de