Russia seizes more Ukrainian territory

Despite the shock of Kyiv’s incursion into the Kursk region, Russian troops are steadily advancing in eastern Ukraine


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Kursk nuclear power plant
Kursk
Korenevo 
Sudzha
KURSK OBLAST
Sumy
SUMY OBLAST
Belgorod
RUSSIA
BELGOROD OBLAST
Kharkiv
Vovchansk
Valuyki
VORONEZH OBLAST
Kupyansk
KHARKIV OBLAST
Izyum
Svatove
LUHANSK OBLAST
Kreminna
Chasiv Yar
Bakhmut
Luhansk
Dnipro
UKRAINE
Zaporizhya
Avdiivka 
Donetsk
Marinka 
Vuhledar
DONETSK OBLAST
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
ROSTOV OBLAST
Rostov-on-Don
50km 30 miles
 
Russian control as of Jan 1, 2024 
Russian gains to Aug 20, 2024 
Ukrainian cities held by Russia 
Claimed limit of Ukrainian advance into Russia as of Aug 20, 2024


Kyiv
UKRAINE
300km 185 miles


Sources: FT, Institute for the Study of War
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