Ukrainian army seeks to hold Russian land

Ukrainian forces are looking to solidify their gains in newly seized Russian territory, as Moscow moves reinforcements into place and confronts Kyiv’s troops with stiffer resistance


Kyiv
UKRAINE 
Russia control
RUSSIA
300km 185 miles


Claimed Ukrainian advance, Aug 12

Zhuravli
Korenevo
Lyubimovka
Snagost
Sverdlikovo 
Viktotovka
Malaya Loknya
RUSSIA

Sudzha: Reportedly seized Aug 12

Russian fortifications
KURSK OBLAST
BELGOROD OBLAST

At least 200,000 people evacuated from border areas

Gazprom’s gas metering point: Seized by Ukraine

UKRAINE
Sumy

Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline: Around 14.65 billion cubic metres of gas supplied via Sudzha in 2023 – around half of Russian natural gas exports to Europe

10km 6 miles


Sources: Reuters, BBC, FT, ISW
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