Ukraine and russia war 2022 update today

12.01 BST Ukrainian forces have made advances on parts of frontline near Bakhmut, official says Counterattacking Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at a number of sections of the front line near the eastern city of Bakhmut in the past day, a military spokesperson said on Saturday. The advance is the latest in a series of similar gains reported this week by Kyiv near Bakhmut, which “We’re trying … to conduct strikes on the enemy, we’re counterattacking. We’ve managed to advance up to 1,400 metres on various sections of the front,” the spokesperson for the eastern military command said when asked about fighting near Bakhmut. Serhiy Cherevaty, the official, said in televised comments that Russian forces were trying to counterattack but that they had not been successful, Reuters reported. Ukrainian forces, he added, had inflicted heavy Russian troop casualties and destroyed military hardware in the area. The Guardian has not been able to independently verify this. • • 5d ago 16.44 BST Ukraine’s strategic industry minister, Oleksandr Kamyshin, called the results of an audit of 4,655 bomb shelters across Kyiv “disappointing”. The audit found that just 15% of shelters were suitable for use “without significant issues”. Another 50% were “technically suitable”, said Kamyshin, but needed work to be “put in order”. Of the shelters looked at, 44% were freely accessible, while another 21% would be opened to residents by guards within five minutes of an air raid alarm, Sk...

On February 24 2022, the world awoke to news that Russian tanks had rolled into Ukraine from the east and north. More than a year later, tens of thousands of casualties have been reported on both sides and millions of refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe. This page is regularly updated with the latest maps, charts, videos and satellite imagery showing military, environmental and humanitarian aspects of the ongoing Latest on Ukraine’s counteroffensive Early reports from the front line have You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being disabled in your browser. Latest on the national picture Russia’s invasion forces rained two dozen attack drones and missiles upon Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, targeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryviy Rih and the Black Sea port of Odesa for a second time this week, days after Ukraine’s army claimed early gains in its counteroffensive to retake occupied turf in south-eastern regions. You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being disabled in your browser. Other maps and charts from the war June 2023: Destruction of Kakhovka dam Following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on June 6, flood waters devastated towns and villages downstream, with dozens of people perishing in the disaster amid patchy evacuation efforts in Russian-controlled territo...