Kherson, Kharkiv and Poltava regions

News: Recently, the Russian forces carried out strikes on multiple Ukrainian military facilities and gas infrastructure, causing critical damage to sites in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Poltava regions.

About Kharkiv Region

• The Kharkiv region is located in the northeastern part of Ukraine, along the banks of the Dnieper and Don rivers.
• It covers an area of 31,418 km², making it the fourth largest region in the Ukraine.
  
• Kharkiv shares borders with five Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Lugansk, Poltava, Sumy, and Dnepropetrovsk and also with the Russian Belgorod region.
• The northeastern part of the region lies on the Central Russian Upland, while the southern part extends into the Donetsk Ridge.
• The Dnieper–Donbass Canal is a major waterway which passes through the Kharkiv region.
• The Don River supplies about 75% of the region’s water resources, serving as its principal water source.

About Kherson Region

• Kherson Region is located by the Black Sea and on the right bank of Dnieper River.
• The region extends 180 km from north to south and 258 km from west to east.
• The Dnieper River divides the territory into two parts: the right bank and the left bank (also known as Northern Tavria).
  

About Poltava Region

• The Poltava region is located in Left-Bank Ukraine, in the central part of the country.
• It shares borders with Sumy and Chernihiv provinces to the north, Kharkiv to the east, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad to the south, and Kyiv and Cherkasy regions to the west.
• The region lies within the Dnieper Lowland plains and is characterized by flat terrain.