Ukraine invasion – day 425 Apr 24, 2023 Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA 1 UKRAINE Kherson Mykolaiv Odesa KHERSON OBLAST BLACK SEA Sevastopol Kharkiv Kreminna Dnipro Bakhmut Avdiivka Huliaipole Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST CRIMEA Svatove RUSSIA LUHANSK OBLAST Luhansk Donetsk DONETSK OBLAST 80km 50 miles 2 3 4 5 6 Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Ukraine: China’s ambassador to France sparks outrage in Kyiv and Baltic states by questioning sovereignty of former Soviet nations 2 Russia: Threatens to end grain export deal if G7 carries out total ban on exports to Russia 3 Bakhmut: Russia claims to have 80% control but Ukraine holds line 4 Huliaipole: 12,000 Ukrainian troops massed, according to Russia 5 Kherson: Ukraine establishes positions on east bank of Dnipro river within 10km of city, and islands near Antonivsky Bridge 6 Sevastopol: Russian Black Sea Fleet repels attack by Ukrainian surface drones Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS