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Which territories did Russia and Prussia take in the Second Partition of Poland?

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In the Second Partition of Poland, which was agreed upon by Russia and Prussia on January 23, 1793, the two powers seized the following territories:

Russia: Received the major remnant of Lithuanian Belorussia and western Ukraine, including Podolia and part of Volhynia.1
Prussia: Absorbed the cities of Gdańsk and Toruń, as well as Great Poland and part of Mazovia.1

This partition, which was later confirmed by the Polish Sejm under the pressure of Russian troops, encompassed an area of approximately 115,000 square miles (300,000 square km).1