Ukraine invasion – day 457

May 26, 2023


BELARUS
Kyiv
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
1 


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
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 Belarus: President Lukashenko says Russia has begun deployment of tactical nuclear weapons

2 Ukraine: Washington asks Kyiv not to use U.S.-supplied weapons to attack Russian territory, after raid by Russian anti-Putin militias

3 Russia: Kremlin denies reports of fire at Ministry of Defence in Moscow

4 Bakhmut: Wagner Group begins pull-out from city, to complete hand- over to Russian Army by June 1

5 Odesa: Renewal of Black Sea grain export deal hinges on Russian demands to improve its own grain and fertiliser exports

6 Krasnodar: Explosions in Russian city centre, after alleged drone attack
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Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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