Ukraine invasion – day 562 Sep 8, 2023 Kyiv UKRAINE RUSSIA ROMANIA 1 2 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 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Russian advances Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine Heavy fighting 1 Ukraine: Upgraded air defences installed to protect power grid from second winter of Russian attacks 2 Romania: No evidence of deliberate Russian attack after drone debris found near Ukraine border 3 Russia: Says U.S. responsible for health risks of depleted uranium shells supplied to Ukraine 4 Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhya, Kherson Oblasts: “Sham” elections in occupied regions criticised by U.S. 5 Kupiansk: Russian offensive makes no territorial gains 6 Verbove: Ukrainian forces advance to northwest outskirts, U.S. suggests upcoming Russian defences may be weaker than those breached Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS