Ukraine invasion – day 488 Jun 26, 2023 BELARUS Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA 1 UKRAINE Piatykhatky Zaporizhya NPP Kakhovka dam Dnipro River Kherson Odesa KHERSON OBLAST Sevastopol BLACK SEA Belgorod Kharkiv Kreminna Bakhmut Avdiivka Orikhiv Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST CRIMEA Valuyki RUSSIA Svatove 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: Lukashenko deal ends Wagner mutiny but whereabouts of exiled leader Yevgeny Prigozhin are unknown 2 Russia: Moscow mayor cancels anti-terrorism measures, but location of President Putin is unclear Rouble falls to 15-month low against U.S. dollar in Monday trading 3 Ukraine: Discusses Russian “weakness” with allies but fighting on frontline continues as normal 4 Bakhmut: Ukraine claims to have advanced 1km amid fierce fighting 5 Zaporizhya NPP: Ukrainian intelligence warns Russia has mined cooling pond and moved trucks loaded with explosives to power units Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS