Ukraine invasion – day 78

POLAND
BELARUS
Kyiv
UKRAINE
ROMANIA
RUSSIA 


Russian control before Feb 24 
Russian control
Russian advances
Cities controlled
Claimed Ukrainian counter-offensives
Heavy fighting


Mykolaiv 
Odesa
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
Kharkiv
UKRAINE 
Izyum
Slovyansk 
Bakhmut
Komyshuvakha 
Zaporizhya
Melitopol
Kherson
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
BLACK SEA
Belgorod 
Rubizhne 
Popasna
Luhansk
Donetsk
DONBAS REGION
RUSSIA 
100km 60 miles

1 2 3 4 5 6


1 Belgorod: Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling city, reporting casualties for first time

2 Kharkiv: Ukrainian forces drive Russian troops out of artillery range

3 Donbas: Russia preparing for advance towards Bakhmut from Popasna to secure road access north to Slovyansk
 
4 Zaporizhya: Russia launches missiles on Komyshuvakha

5 Mariupol: Ukrainian commander holed up at Azovstal plant, makes personal appeal to Elon Musk to help fighters leave city

6 Kherson: Russian-controlled administration says it plans to request annexation by Moscow


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