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What was happening in southern Ukraine by 31 August 2022?
Summary
A look back at the reports from Kherson Oblast, Nova Kakhovka and Mykolaiv in the days before 31 August 2022.
What did the front in southern Ukraine look like on 31 August 2022? The reports from the preceding days, dated 29 August, point to a region where an offensive and shelling were unfolding at once.
On 29 August, Ukraine said it had begun a ground offensive in Kherson Oblast. The announcement was part of what became known as the Ukrainian southern counteroffensive, within the wider southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion.
Nova Kakhovka without water or power
The same day, Russian-occupation officials said the Ukrainian military had launched a barrage of missiles at the town of Nova Kakhovka. According to those officials, the strikes left the town without water or power. The claim came from the occupation side, and it was reported as such at the time.
Shelling in Mykolaiv
Further west, Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv on 29 August, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. Two people were killed and five others injured.
Taken together, these reports from 29 August show the pattern that framed the days leading up to 31 August 2022: a declared Ukrainian ground push in Kherson Oblast, strikes on a town under occupation, and continuing Russian fire on a major city in the south that left civilian casualties.
