What is Battle of Kherson?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Kherson | partof = the [[southern Ukraine campaign]] of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] | image = Map showing the Battle of Kherson on March 2, 2022.jpg | caption = | date = 24 February – 2 March 2022 <br />(6 days) | place = In and around [[Kherson]], [[Kherson Oblast]], Ukraine | result = Russian victory | combatant1 = {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]] | combatant2 = {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]] | units1 = [[Russian Armed Forces]] * [[58th Combined Arms Army]] ** [[42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022 |url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022 |website=Critical Threats |date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226021229/https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[22nd Army Corps (Russian Federation)|22nd Army Corps]] ** [[126th Coastal Defence Brigade|126th Coastal Defense Brigade]]<ref name=feb25>{{Cite web |url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2022 |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226021229/https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Russian Airborne Forces]] * [[7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division]]<ref name=feb25 /> | units2 = [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]] * [[59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|59th Motorized Brigade]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwirtz |first1=Michael |title=Proud Band of Ukrainian Troops Holds Russian Assault at Bay—for Now |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/06/world/europe/ukraine-beats-russia-mykolaiv.html |access-date=8 March 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |