Ukraine invasion – day 453

May 22, 2023

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

2 3 4

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


1 Ukraine: President Zelensky has assured U.S. President Biden that F-16 fighter jets will not be used to attack Russian territory

Kremlin says attack on Crimea would be seen as attack on Russia

Washington has endorsed joint allied training programmes for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

2 Russia: Head of Kremlin Security Council will hold talks with China’s top security official

3 Bakhmut: Wagner Group claims to have secured western boundaries as Ukraine encircles city

4 Zaporizhya NPP: Power plant switched to emergency generators after power line disconnected


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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