Ukraine invasion – day 471 Jun 9, 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 Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Belarus: UK announces new sanctions package on Russia’s ally 2 Ukraine: Kyiv dismisses reports that its long-awaited counter-offensive appears to have begun Ukraine makes gains of up to 2km on flanks of Bakhmut, Russia holds positions in western Donetsk Oblast and Zaporizhya Oblast 3 Tokmak: Russian forces defend key logistics hub amid intense fighting 4 Zaporizhya NPP: Cooling pond at nuclear plant in danger of collapse after destruction of Kakhovka dam 5 Kherson Oblast: Around 600km2 is under water, 68% of it in Russian- occupied territory. Over 500,000 hectares of farmland could be lost ------------------------------------------------------------ Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS