Engels airbase was attacked by a Ukrainian drone deep inside Russia

Areas where Ukraine has regained control

Russian-controlled territory and most

recent Russian advances*

Moscow

Saratov

region

Engels

airbase

Russia

‘Annexed’

oblasts

Kyiv

Ukraine

Kazakhstan

Volgograd

Crimea

(annexed in 2014)

Caspian

Sea

Black Sea

300 km

300 miles

Areas where Ukraine has regained control

Russian-controlled territory and most recent Russian advances*

Moscow

Saratov

region

Engels

airbase

Belarus

Russia

‘Annexed’

oblasts

Kursk

Kyiv

Ukraine

Kazakhstan

Volgograd

Crimea

(annexed in 2014)

Caspian

Sea

Black Sea

300 km

300 km

300 miles

300 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: the Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project. *Areas ISW assesses Russian forces have operated in or launched attacks against but do not control. 24 December 2022