Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Donetsk

Russia

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Donetsk

Russia

Mariupol

Rostov-

on-Don

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Russia

Dnipro

Luhansk

Dnipro River

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Rostov-on-Don

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Dnipro

Luhansk

Russia

Dnipro River

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Rostov-on-Don

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Donetsk

Russia

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Luhansk

Donetsk

Russia

Mariupol

Rostov-

on-Don

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Russia

Dnipro

Luhansk

Dnipro River

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Rostov-on-Don

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 miles

Recent Russian advances*

Under Russian control

Ukraine

Kramatorsk

Dnipro

Luhansk

Russia

Dnipro River

Donetsk

Zaporizhzhia

Rostov-on-Don

Mariupol

Sea of Azov

60 km

60 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. 28 August 2026