Ukraine invasion – day 373 Mar 3, 2023 BELARUS RUSSIA Kyiv UKRAINE 1 2 3 UKRAINE Kherson Mykolaiv Odesa KHERSON OBLAST Sevastopol BLACK SEA Belgorod Svatove Kharkiv Kreminna Bakhmut Dnipro Zaporizhya Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST CRIMEA RUSSIA LUHANSK OBLAST Luhansk Donetsk DONETSK OBLAST 4 5 80km 50 miles Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Belarus: President Lukashenko – on three-day visit to Beijing – joins Chinese hosts in calling for ceasefire 2 Russia: Accuses Kyiv of “terrorist attack” on Bryansk Oblast, blamed by Ukraine on false flag operation, while far-right Russian Volunteer Corps, allied to Ukraine, claims responsibility Quad Group foreign ministers – India, Australia, Japan and U.S. – denounce Russian nuclear threats 3 Ukraine: U.S. hosts war games for Ukrainian officers in Germany to help battlefield decision-making. Germany requests to buy Leopard 2 tanks from Switzerland to backfill supplies 4 Bakhmut: Battle rages round the clock, Ukrainian forces repel more than 85 attacks in 24 hours 5 Zaporizhya NPP: Team of IAEA experts take up post to reduce risk of nuclear accident Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS