Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Pavlohrad

Dnipro

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Russia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Pavlohrad

Dnipro

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Russia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Dnipro

Pavlohrad

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Kherson

Russia

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Dnipro

Pavlohrad

Donetsk

Donetsk

Russia

Zaporizhzhia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Pavlohrad

Dnipro

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Russia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Pavlohrad

Dnipro

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Russia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Dnipro

Pavlohrad

Donetsk

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Kherson

Russia

Sea of Azov

Crimea

Kyiv

100 km

100 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Russian control

Kharkiv

Ukraine

Luhansk

Sloviansk

Dnipro River

Luhansk

Kramatorsk

Pavlohrad

Dnipro

Donetsk

Donetsk

Russia

Zaporizhzhia

Kherson

Sea of Azov

Crimea

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. 19 Oct 2025