Ukraine invasion – day 216


Kyiv 
RUSSIA 
UKRAINE


UKRAINE
Zaporizhya
Kryvyi Rih
Mykolaiv 
Odesa
KHERSON OBLAST
Chulakivka 
Kherson
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
Belgorod
Oskil River
Kharkiv
LUHANSK OBLAST
Izyum
Lyman
Bakhmut 
Avdiivka
Mariupol
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
Melitopol
BLACK SEA
RUSSIA
Luhansk 
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 Russia: Vladimir Putin is likely to announce accession of occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia in Sep 30 address to parliament

2 Ukraine: Kremlin planning forced conscription of Ukrainian civilians following annexation

3 Northeast: Ukrainians continue to make advances north of Lyman and on eastern bank of Oskil River 

4 Kryvyi Rih: Russian missiles hit airport, making it unusable

5 Kherson Oblast: Ukrainian forces continue to disrupt Russian supply lines, with occupied areas completely closed for entry and exit

6 Chulakivka: Ukrainian forces reportedly destroy Russian drone training centre, killing troops and Iranian trainers


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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