Russian advances in Ukraine

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk

oblast

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Kherson

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Kryvyi Rih

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk

oblast

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Kherson

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kupiansk

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dobropillya

Dnipro

Pokrovsk

Avdiivka

Zaporizhzhia

Kryvyi Rih

Donetsk

Nikopol

Donetsk

oblast

Enerhodar

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project. *Areas where ISW assesses Russian forces have operated in or launched attacks against but do not control. 16 Aug 2025