Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion - BBC

Ukraine war in maps: Tracking the Russian invasion · Ukrainian forces attempting to retake southern city of Kherson · Russian troops there are " ... UkraineissteppingupitsoperationstorecaptureoccupiedterritoryasRussianforcescontinueattemptstoadvanceintheeast.Herearethelatestdevelopments:UkrainianforcesattemptingtoretakesoutherncityofKhersonRussiantroopsthereare"virtuallycutoff"afterbridgeattackIntheeast,RussianforcesaretryingtoadvanceinDonetskUkraine'ssecondlargestpowerstationreportedlycapturedMeanwhile,worktoresumegrainexportsfromOdesaisunderwayUkraineonoffensiveinsouthAcounter-offensivebyUkrainiantroopsinthesouthofthecountryis"gatheringmomentum"aroundtheoccupiedcityofKherson,accordingtotheUKMinistryofDefence(MoD).Ukraine'sforceshavebeenusingnewlong-rangeartillerytotargetbridgesacrosstheDniproRiverandtheMoDsaidthattworecentattacksontheAntonivskiyBridgeinKhersonhaveleftRussiantroops"virtuallycutoff".KhersonwasthefirstcityinUkrainetobetakenbyRussianforcesaftertheirinvasioninFebruary.TheMoDsaiditslosswould"severelyundermineRussia'sattemptstopainttheoccupationasasuccess".InthesouthernportofOdesa,whichhasremainedunderUkrainiancontrolthroughouttheconflict,officialshavesaidtheyareworkingtoresumegrainexportsafteranagreementwasreachedwithRussialastweek.Underthedeal,Russiaagreednottotargetportswhilegrainwasintransit,whileUkrainepledgedtoguidecargoshipsthroughwatersthathavebeenmined.However,theagreementwasthrownintochaoslessthan24hoursafterthedealwassigned,whentwoRussianmissilestargetedtheportinOdesa.RussiaedgingforwardineastRussianofficialshavesaidtheirforcesarefightingforthe"completeliberation"oftheDonbas,whichbroadlyreferstoUkraine'seasternregionsofDonetskandLuhansk,whereRussian-backedseparatistsheldsignificantterritorybeforetheinvasion.RussianforcesnowcontrolalloftheLuhanskregionandtheyarecontinuingtomakesmalladvancesintheDonetskregion.HavingcapturedthestrategicallyimportantcitiesofSeverodonetskandLysychanskinrecentweeks,RussiantroopsarenowfocussingtheeffortsintheregiononthenearbycitiesofSiverskandBakhmut.TheRussianssaytheyhavenowtakencontrolofUkraine'ssecond-largestpowerstationinthenearbytownofSvitlodarsk.SeizingtheSoviet-eracoal-firedVuhlehirskplantwouldbethefirststrategicgainforRussianforcesinmorethanthreeweeks.ButtheoffensivesinthisareaaretheonlyoperationsthattheRussiansappearabletosustaininUkraineatthemoment,accordingtotheInstitutefortheStudyofWar(ISW),withtheirresourcesstretchedbytheUkrainiancounter-offensiveinKhersonandanotheraroundIzyum.WesternweaponsboostUkrainePresidentVolodomyrZelenskyhascalledonWesterncountriestosendUkrainemoreweapons,tellingarecentmeetingofNatothathisforcesneeded"muchmoremodernsystems"tohelpthem"breaktheRussianartilleryadvantage".SeveralWesternshipmentsofheavyweaponry-suchasUSmultiplerocketlaunchsystems-havemadeittothefrontlineinrecentweeks,allowingUkrainetoattackfromgreaterrange.RetiredBritishArmyofficerGeneralSirRichardBarronstoldtheBBCthathehadnodoubtthatthearrivalof"someWesternweaponshasmadeadifference"totheUkrainianside.HesaidUkraine'snewlonger-rangeweaponshadforcedRussiato"reorganisehowtheyoperate"buthewarnedthattherewas"stillalongwaytogo"intheconflict.WhatmilitaryequipmentistheworldgivingUkraine?RussiainvadedUkraineon24February,butUkrainianforcesretooklargeareasaroundKyivinearlyAprilafterRussiaabandoneditspushtowardsthecapital.Areasinthewestofthecountry,includingLviv,haveseenmissileattacksbutnoattemptbyRussianforcestotakeandoccupyground.TheRussianshavesufferedheavylossessincetheinvasionbeganandsignificantquantitiesofRussianweaponryhavealsobeendestroyedorcaptured.ByDavidBrown,BellaHurrell,DominicBailey,MikeHills,LucyRodgers,PaulSargeant,AlisonTrowsdale,TuralAhmedzade,MarkBryson,ZoeBartholomew,SeanWillmott,SanaDionysiou,JoyRoxas,GerryFletcher,JanaTauschinsk,DebieLoizou,SimonMartinandPrinaShah.AboutthesemapsToindicatewhichpartsofUkraineareundercontrolbyRussiantroopsweareusingdailyassessmentspublishedbytheInstitutefortheStudyofWarwiththeAmericanEnterpriseInstitute'sCriticalThreatsProject.ToshowkeyareaswhereadvancesaretakingplacewearealsousingdailyupdatesfromtheUKMinistryofDefenceandBBCresearch.ThesituationinUkraineisfastmovinganditislikelytherewillbetimeswhentherehavebeenchangesnotreflectedinthemaps.RelatedTopicsRussia-UkrainewarVolodymyrZelenskyRussiaVladimirPutinUkraineTopStoriesZelenskyorderscivilianstoleaveeasternregionPublished3hoursagoBidenpositiveforCovidafter'rebound'infectionPublished8hoursagoBeachbodyadeditedoutmyprostheticleg-modelPublished5hoursagoFeaturesThaicaverescue:'Atfirstitwasdifficult'VideoThaicaverescue:'Atfirstitwasdifficult'ThesecretmissiontosaveLGBTAfghansEngland-Germanyfinalwillbe'afootballfeast'ThestatewhereabortionisontheballotKenya'shiddenpoliticalinfluencers'MumwasembarrassedaboutherWW2braverymedal'Yourpicturesonthethemeof'barriers'The2,000-year-old‘skyscrapers’stillpuzzlingarchaeologistsAnAmericandream'stragicend800milesfromhomeElsewhereontheBBCTheislethatFranceandSpainshareThiscuriousgeographictransactionhasbeengoingonformorethan350yearsThesurprisingbenefitsofpruneyskinWhydoourfingersshrivelinwater?Theyoungworkerswho'wantitall'TheyoungestinthelabourmarkethaveaslewofdemandsMostRead1Zelenskyordersc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