Ukraine invasion – day 569 Sep 15, 2023 Kyiv 1 UKRAINE RUSSIA UKRAINE Dnipro Zaporizhya NPP Kherson Mykolaiv Odesa KHERSON OBLAST Yevpatoria Sevastopol BLACK SEA CRIMEA Kharkiv Kupiansk Kreminna Bakhmut Andriivka Robotyne Melitopol Mariupol ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST Svatove RUSSIA LUHANSK OBLAST Luhansk Donetsk DONETSK OBLAST 2 3 4 5 80km 50 miles Russian control before Feb 24, 2022 Russian control Cities controlled Reclaimed by Ukraine since Jun 2023 Heavy fighting 1 Ukraine: President Zelensky expected to meet U.S. president Joe Biden in Washington next week as Congress debates $24bn in aid 2 Russia: Cuba’s foreign minister says it is illegal for Cuban citizens to act as mercenaries for Russia 3 Kupiansk: Russian forces advance northeast of city 4 Andriivka: Ukraine captures village south of Bakhmut 5 Crimea: Ukraine destroys Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system in Yevpatoria, attacks two patrol boats Attacks come a day after Ukrainian missiles hit Sevmorzavod shipyard in Sevastopol, causing significant damage to Russia’s Black Sea fleet Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS