Russia makes advances in eastern Ukraine Ukraine is planning to draft another 160,000 troops into its army as Russian forces advance at their fastest pace since 2022 BELARUS Kyiv UKRAINE Ukrainian incursion RUSSIA 300km 185 miles Oct 2024: Russia makes largest territorial gains since Mar 2022, advancing almost 500 sq km into Ukraine Pokrovsk Russian forces aiming to seize major transport and logistics hub Oct 29: Russia says it captured town of Selydove Front line on Jul 31, 2024 Russian gains, Aug 1 to Oct 29 LUHANSK OBLAST Kreminna Lyman Siversk Slovyansk Kramatorsk UKRAINE Chasiv Yar Bakhmut Kostiantynivka DONETSK OBLAST Toretsk Horlivka RUSSIAN CONTROL Avdiivka Makiivka Hirnyk Kurakhove Donetsk Marinka Vuhledar 20km 12.5 miles Sources: France 24, Institute for the Study of War © GRAPHIC NEWS