Line of control
A 250-mile ‘border’ has existed for nearly eight years
Ukraine
Russia
Ukrainian forces were encircled in Debaltseve in 2015
Luhansk
region
Luhansk
Donetsk
Territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists
Donetsk
region
Crimea
Crimea
In 2014 Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the region
Ukraine
Russia
Ukrainian forces were encircled in Debaltseve in 2015
Luhansk
region
Line of control
A 250-mile ‘border’ has existed for nearly eight years
Luhansk
Crimea
In 2014 Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the region
Donetsk
Territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists
Donetsk
region
Crimea
Kyiv
100 km
100 miles