Ukraine invasion – day 287 Dec 7, 2022 Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA UKRAINE Zaporizhya NPP 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 1 2 3 4 Russian control before Feb 24 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Russia: Drone strike ignites oil storage tank at airfield in Kursk region – one day after similar attacks on bases inside Russia 2 Zaporizhya NPP: Russia accuses Ukraine of “nuclear terrorism” over shelling of power plant. Kyiv denies targeting Russian-held facility 3 Bakhmut, Avdiivka: Russian forces continuing to conduct ground attacks. Marginal territorial advances claimed near Bakhmut 4 Kharkiv region: Russian forces carrying out limited attacks and defending against Ukrainian counteroffensive Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS