Ukraine’s Donbas region

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Ukraine

Russia

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Ukraine

Russia

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donbas

Donetsk

Donetsk

oblast

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. 17 Aug 2025