Ukraine’s fortress belt
Five towns and cities that form a strategic defensive line against Russian advances in the Donbas
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Dnipro
River
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Dnipro
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Dnipro
River
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Dnipro
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Dnipro
River
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Dnipro
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles
Russian-controlled territory
Recent Russian advances*
Russia
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Luhansk
Lyman
Dnipro
River
Sloviansk
Kramatorsk
Luhansk
Druzhkivka
Kostyantynivka
Dnipro
Donetsk
Kyiv
Donetsk
50 km
50 miles