Ukraine invasion – day 301 Dec 21, 2022 Kharkiv Belgorod UKRAINE RUSSIA Mykolaiv KHERSON OBLAST Izyum Bakhmut Zaporizhya NPP Dnipro BLACK SEA Dnipro River Donetsk Luhansk Kherson Melitopol Mariupol 50 miles 80km CRIMEA Cities controlled Russian control Russian advances Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting Russian controlbefore Feb 24 1 Belarus: President Putin gives Belarus S-400 missile defence systems, previously rejected by President Lukashenko. Public access to border region restricted 2 Russia: Chinese-Russian naval drills in East China Sea deepening co-operation between countries 3 Bakhmut: President Zelensky makes surprise visit to frontline, undermining Putin’s efforts to present himself as wartime leader 4 Washington DC: Zelensky to address Congress, as U.S. prepares to send Patriot missiles and almost $2bn in military aid LUHANSK OBLAST DONETSK OBLAST ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA BELARUS Odesa Sevastopol Svatove © GRAPHIC NEWS Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters