Ukraine invasion – day 418 Apr 17, 2023 POLAND Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA 1 2 UKRAINE Zaporizhya NPP Kherson Mykolaiv Odesa KHERSON OBLAST BLACK SEA Sevastopol Kharkiv Kreminna Dnipro Bakhmut Avdiivka Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST CRIMEA Svatove RUSSIA LUHANSK OBLAST Luhansk Donetsk DONETSK OBLAST 3 4 80km 50 miles Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Poland, Hungary: Impose ban on Ukrainian grain imports to protect local agricultural sectors 2 Ukraine: G7 Finance Ministers agree $115bn economic package and promise support “as long as needed” Slovakia has sent all 13 MiG-29 fighter jets pledged to Kyiv 3 Wagner Group: Returns 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war to mark Orthodox Easter 4 Russia: Airborne VDV units taking over offensive operations to help complete capture of Bakhmut China’s Defence Minister vows to deepen military ties in visit to Moscow Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS