Ukraine invasion – day 551
Aug 28, 2023

 
ROMANIA
Kyiv
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
1 
 

UKRAINE
Dnipro 
Zaporizhya NPP
Kherson
Mykolaiv
Odesa
KHERSON OBLAST
Sevastopol
BLACK SEA
Kharkiv 
Kupiansk
Kreminna 
Bakhmut
Robotyne
Melitopol
Mariupol
Berdyansk
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
Cities controlled 
Reclaimed by Ukraine since Jun 2023 
Heavy fighting
 

1 Ukraine: President Zelensky says country, under martial law, could hold elections if West shared cost

2 Russia: Investigative Committee confirms death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, while Defense Ministry tries to take over Wagner operations overseas

Series of drone attacks near Moscow closes three airports

3 Robotyne: Ukraine claims it has liberated town and forces are advancing in direction of Melitopol and Berdyansk

4 Odesa: Second ship leaves port via Ukraine’s “safe corridor”

5 Black Sea: U.S. Reaper drone escorted by Russian Su-30 fighter but does not breach Russian airspace


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters
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