Ukraine invasion – day 188


Kyiv 
UKRAINE
RUSSIA


UKRAINE
Zaporizhya NPP
Nova Kakhovka
Mykolaiv
Odesa
Kherson
KHERSON OBLAST
Sevastopol
BLACK SEA
Belgorod 
Kharkiv
Izyum 
Slovyansk
Zaporizhya 
Avdiivka
Mariupol
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
Melitopol
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
RUSSIA 
LUHANSK OBLAST
Siversk
Luhansk 
Bakhmut
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/partisan activity 
Heavy fighting


1 Kherson Oblast: Ukrainian forces reportedly break through Russian defences in several sectors of frontline near Kherson City, in long-awaited counteroffensive

2 Nova Kakhovka: Ukrainian barrage of rockets leaves Russian-occupied town without water or power, Russian officials say

3 Mykolaiv: Russian shelling hits residential areas, killing two people and destroying homes

4 Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant: Team of UN inspectors expected to visit Aug 31-Sep 3, amid renewed shelling at Russian-occupied facility

5 Russia: First batch of hundreds of Iranian military drones delivered


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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