Ukraine invasion – day 281

Dec 1, 2022


Kyiv 
UKRAINE 
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
1


Zaporizhya NPP
UKRAINE
Dnipro River
Kherson 
Mykolaiv
Odesa
KHERSON OBLAST
Sevastopol
BLACK SEA
Belgorod 
Kharkiv
Izyum
Dnipro
Bakhmut
Avdiivka
Melitopol
Mariupol
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
CRIMEA
Svatove
RUSSIA 
LUHANSK OBLAST
Luhansk
DONETSK OBLAST
Donetsk
80km 50 miles
2 3 4

Russian control before Feb 24 
Russian control 
Russian advances 
Cities controlled 
Reclaimed by Ukraine 
Heavy fighting


1 Ukraine: Pentagon awards $1.2bn contract to Raytheon for NASAMS air defence systems for Ukraine. Two received so far have 100% success

2 Russia: Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says country will focus on building nuclear infrastructure in 2023

3 Bakhmut: Russia expending military strength in intense fighting for little strategic gain

4 Odesa: Council votes to relocate statue of Empress Catherine the Great, founder of city, after repeated vandalism


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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