Ukraine invasion – day 131

Kyiv 
UKRAINE
Donbas
RUSSIA


UKRAINE 
Dnipro
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
Zaporizhya
Mykolaiv 
Melitopol
Odesa
Kherson
KHERSON OBLAST
Sevastopol
BLACK SEA
Belgorod 
Siversk
Kharkiv
Izyum
Slovyansk
Bakhmut
Mariupol 
Berdiansk
Sea of Azov
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
RUSSIA 
Severodonetsk
LUHANSK OBLAST
Lysychansk
Luhansk 
Klynove
Donetsk
DONETSK OBLAST 
80km 50 miles
1 2 3 4 5

Russian control before Feb 24
Russian control 
Russian advances 
Cities controlled 
Claimed Ukrainian counteroffensives 
Heavy fighting


1 Lysychansk: Russia captures last city holding out in Luhansk Oblast, but Ukraine’s President Zelensky vows to retake city

Russia claims to have liberated all of Luhansk although pockets of resistance may remain

2 Siversk: Probable next target for Russia, in Donetsk Oblast. Mercenary Wagner Group securing positions on Bakhmut-Slovyansk highway

3 Belgorod: Four people killed after reported Ukrainian missile strike on Russian city. Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting civilians

4 Kharkiv: Russian forces attempt to secure lines of communication north of city but make no gains

5 Melitopol: Partisans derail Russian armoured train carrying munitions. Russian military logistics base hit by more than 30 rocket strikes


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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