Ukraine invasion – day 73 POLAND SLOVAKIA HUNGARY ROMANIA MOLDOVA BELARUS Chernobyl Lutsk Lviv Ivano-Frankivsk Chernihiv Kyiv UKRAINE Mykolaiv Kherson Odesa BLACK SEA RUSSIA Sumy Kharkiv Trostyanets Husarivka Kursk Dnipro Voronezh Belgorod 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 before Feb 24 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Claimed Ukrainian counteroffensives Heavy fighting 1 Kharkiv: Ukrainian forces advance further along broad arc north and east of city, following successful counteroffensive 2 Izyum: Ukrainian defenders continue to repel Russian attacks 3 Donbas: Russian military make small gains around Severodonetsk, as attempts to encircle city continue 4 Mariupol: Diplomatic efforts underway to save remaining fighters holed up inside Azovstal plant, as more civilians are evacuated 5 Odesa Oblast: Extended curfew May 8-10, amid fears Russia will mark Victory Day with military action 6 Black Sea: Russian frigate Admiral Makarov reportedly hit by Ukrainian missile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Institute for the Study of War, UK Ministry of Defence, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS