Russia braces for possible Ukrainian attack

Russian officials in some occupied areas of southern Ukraine are ordering residents to evacuate ahead of Kyiv’s anticipated offensive


UKRAINE
Kyiv
RUSSIA
300km 185 miles


Russian control as of May 8, 2023
Russian advances
Reclaimed by Ukraine
Settlements where Russia has ordered residents to evacuate

Zaporizhya nuclear power plant: IAEA deeply concerned over safety of Russian-occupied facility

UKRAINE 
Kryvyi Rih
Enerhodar
Dnieper River
50km 30 miles
Nova Kakhovka
Mykolaiv 
Odesa
Kherson
KHERSON OBLAST
Skadovsk
BLACK SEA

Crimea
Annexed by Russia in 2014

Yevpatoria 
Sevastopol
Dnipro
DONETSK OBLAST
Zaporizhya
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
Berdyansk
Melitopol
Sea of Azov
Kerch 
Feodosia
RUSSIA


Sources: BBC, Institute for the Study of War, New York Times, Stratfor
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