Ukraine invasion – day 27

POLAND
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY 
ROMANIA
MOLDOVA
BELARUS
Lutsk
Rivne
Lviv
Ivano-Frankivsk
Chernihiv
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Mykolaiv
Kherson 
Odesa
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
RUSSIA
Sumy
Kharkiv
Izyum
Dnipro 
Zaporizhya
DONBAS REGION
Luhansk
Donetsk
Mariupol
Berdyansk 
Melitopol
BLACK SEA
100km 60 miles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

Russian control
Territory 
Cities 
Russian advances 
Cities encircled

1 Rechitsa: Belarusian military equipment observed, as Ukraine warns Kremlin is seeking
to bring Belarus into warKyiv: At least six people killed in bombing of shopping centre

2 Chernihiv: Shelling of densely populated areas continues

3 Kyiv: Russian forces continuing to shell city and intensify efforts to improve logistics

4 Kharkiv: Holocaust survivor, 96, killed during shelling of apartment block

5 Donbas: Ukraine claims Russia is increasing conscription age from 55 to 65 and aggressively recruiting 18-year-old students Russia’s demand to surrender city rejected. Around 90% of buildings damaged or destroyed

6 Mariupol: Images on Twitter confirm Chechen fighters are taking part in assault

7 Kherson, Zaporizhya Oblasts: Rosgvardia forces deployed to deter further protests in occupied cities

8 Odesa: Residential areas shelled in first attack on vital port


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, UK Ministry of Defence, Reuters 
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