In maps: Ukrainian territories underneath Russian occupationprinted at 02:22 British Summer season Time
As Donald Trump has simply alluded to the potential for “swapping of territories” between Kyiv and Moscow, let’s check out the completely different phases of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s full-scale invasion started with dozens of missile strikes on cities throughout Ukraine earlier than daybreak on 24 February 2022. Its floor troops moved in rapidly and, inside just a few weeks, managed massive areas of Ukraine, advancing to the suburbs of Kyiv and bombarding Kharkiv.
Russian forces had taken territory within the east and south so far as Kherson, and surrounded the port metropolis of Mariupol.
However they met robust Ukrainian resistance nearly all over the place and confronted critical logistical issues with poorly motivated Russian troops struggling shortages of meals, water and ammunition.
By October 2022, the image had modified dramatically and, having did not take Kyiv, Russia withdrew fully from the north. The next month, Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern metropolis of Kherson.
Since then, the battle has largely been within the east of Ukraine with Russian forces slowly gaining floor over many months. In 2024, Ukrainian forces captured components of Russia’s Kursk area, however has since been pushed again.
