Ukraine invasion – day 44

POLAND
SLOVAKIA 
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
MOLDOVA
BELARUS
Chernobyl
Lutsk
Lviv
Ivano-Frankivsk
Chernihiv
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Mykolaiv
Kherson 
Odesa
BLACK SEA
RUSSIA
Sumy
Kharkiv
Trostyanets
Husarivka
Dnipro 
Zaporizhya
Izyum
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
Rubizhne
DONBAS REGION
GEORGIA
Luhansk
Popasna
Donetsk
Mariupol
Berdyansk 
Melitopol
100km 60 miles
1 2 3 4 5 6

Russian control
Territory 
Cities 
Russian advances 
Cities encircled
Claimed Ukrainian counteroffensives


1 Belarus, Russia: Russian forces withdrawn from northeastern Ukraine continue preparations to redeploy to Izyum or Donbas

2 Kharkiv: Shelling of civilian infrastructure in city and outskirts

3 Izyum: Russian advance towards Slovyansk likely hampered by breakdown in command among Russian units whithdrawn from Sumy

4 Kramatorsk: Evacuees killed in rocket attack on railway station

5 Donbas: Preparations for major Russian offensive continue. Ukrainian forces repel assaults in several towns, including Popasna

Russian military companies unable to fulfil orders due to effects of western sanctions, Kyiv says

6 Mariupol: Pro-Russian forces claim to have captured centre. Fighting continues southwest of city

7 Odesa: Missile strikes reportedly launched by Russian warships

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