March 15, 2022
Where Ukrainians are fighting Russian forces
While their advances have slowed in recent days, Russian forces continue to clash with Ukrainian defenses on multiple fronts. This map shows the active areas of fighting, according to a statement posted on Tuesday by Ukrainian military officials.
Occupied areas
Current fighting

Detail area
Russian forces attempting
to advance on Kyiv from the
northeast have faced fighting
and disruptions.
There was fierce
fighting in Izium as
Russian troops
advanced from the
area around Kharkiv.
Chernihiv,Konotop
Bucha,Sumy Irpin,Overuch
Brovary,Pryluky,Okhtyrka,Kyiv
Kharkiv,Poltava
Kryvyi Rih is
quite likely to be
one of Russia’s
next targets.Troops
have advanced
from Kherson.
Dnieper River,Izium,Dnipro,Kryvyi Rih
Polony,Melitopol,Mykolaiv,Mariupol ,Kherson, Berdiansk,Odessa
Source: Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project (Russian-occupied areas) Note: Occupied areas are as of 3 p.m. Eastern on March 15. Russian forces in eastern Ukraine include Russian-backed separatists.
The New York Times