Ukraine invasion – day 397

Mar 27, 2023


BELARUS 
Kyiv 
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
1 


UKRAINE
Zaporizhya NPP
Kherson
Mykolaiv
Odesa
KHERSON OBLAST
Sevastopol
BLACK SEA
Belgorod
Kharkiv
Kreminna 
Dnipro 
Bakhmut
Avdiivka 
Melitopol
Mariupol
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
CRIMEA
Svatove 
RUSSIA 
LUHANSK OBLAST
Luhansk
Donetsk 
DONETSK OBLAST 
80km 50 miles
2 3 4 5

Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 
Russian control 
Russian advances 
Cities controlled 
Reclaimed by Ukraine 
Heavy fighting


1 Belarus: Vladimir Putin plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in former Soviet state, likening move to U.S. nukes in Europe. NATO calls plan “dangerous and irresponsible”

2 Russia: Infrastructure in Pacific to host submarines carrying Poseidon nuclear super-torpedoes to be completed early 2024

Ukrainian Strizh drone allegedly downed 220km south of Moscow

3 Ukraine: Troops complete Challenger 2 tank training in UK

4 Avdiivka: Russian shelling forces total shutdown of “post-apocalyptic” city, population down to about 2,000 from 30,000 pre-war

5 Zaporizhya NPP: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, pressing for security zone around plant, will visit this week to assess situation, may travel to Russia in near future


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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