Ukraine invasion – day 271 Nov 21, 2022 Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA UKRAINE Zaporizhya NPP Dnipro River Kherson Mykolaiv Odesa KHERSON OBLAST BLACK SEA Belgorod Svatove Kharkiv Izyum Dnipro Bakhmut Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST CRIMEA Annexed in 2014 RUSSIA LUHANSK OBLAST Luhansk DONETSK OBLAST Donetsk 80km 50 miles 1 2 3 4 Russian control before Feb 24 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Russia: Moscow and Tehran are believed to have agreed a plan to build hundreds of Iranian-designed weaponised drones in Russia 2 Svatove: Russia forming defensive positions in its most vulnerable flank as weather deteriorates, predicting large-scale Ukrainian offensive 3 Zaporizhya NPP: IAEA to inspect nuclear plant after shelling damages buildings and equipment, and calls for nuclear safety and security zone 4 Donetsk Oblast: Russia launches some 400 artillery strikes and increases missile attacks in effort to deplete Ukrainian air defences Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS