Ukraine invasion – day 495 Jul 3, 2023 BELARUS Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA POLAND 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 3 3 3 4 5 6 Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Poland: Boosts border security as Wagner Group relocates to Belarus 2 Russia: Parliament says 700,000 Ukrainian children transported from conflict zones to Russian territory 3 Orikhiv, Bakhmut: Ukraine claims 37.4km2 of territory reclaimed but Russian forces advance near Svatove and Donetsk 4 Zaporizhya NPP: 100 Russian nuclear workers leave plant amid fears of terrorist attack 5 Kherson: Ukrainian landings on east bank near Antonivsky Bridge 6 Odesa: Russia says no grounds to extend Black Sea deal – due to expire Jul 18 – that allows Ukrainian grain to be exported safely Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS