Russian advances in Ukraine

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

oblast

Kharkiv oblast

Dnipro

River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Kryvyi Rih

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

oblast

Kharkiv oblast

Dnipro

River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

Zaporizhzhia

oblast

Kherson

oblast

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent advances*

Claimed advances

Control

Sumy

oblast

Sumy

Russia

Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kharkiv oblast

Luhansk oblast

Dnipro River

Sloviansk

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Dnipro

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Kryvyi Rih

Donetsk oblast

Nikopol

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. 13 Aug 2025