Ukraine invasion – day 135


Kyiv 
UKRAINE
Donbas
RUSSIA


UKRAINE 
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
Zaporizhya
Mykolaiv 
Odesa
Kherson
KHERSON OBLAST
Snake Island
BLACK SEA 
Sevastopol
Belgorod
Kharkiv
Izyum 
Slovyansk 
Siversk
Kramatorsk 
Bakhmut
Melitopol
Mariupol 
Berdiansk
Sea of Azov
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
RUSSIA
LUHANSK OBLAST
Severodonetsk
Lysychansk 
Luhansk
Popasna
Donetsk
DONETSK OBLAST 
80km 50 miles
1 2 3 4 5 6

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


1 Donbas: Moscow confirms ‘operational pause’ to recover combat abilities, but Russian forces continue efforts to advance towards Slovyansk, Siversk and Bakhmut

2 Kramatorsk: Russian forces fire missiles at city centre, killing at least one person

3 Kharkiv: Ukrainian forces repel Russian offensive north of city

4 Melitopol: Ukrainian partisans increasingly targeting Russian-controlled railways around city

5 Kherson: Ukrainian forces continue to make gradual advances around city

6 Snake Island: Russian missile strikes reported shortly after Ukrainian troops raise flag over island


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