Why Meduza’s map of the front line in Ukraine doesn’t look like DeepState’s or ISW’s, plus answers to dozens more questions from readers
This is the second installment of answers to Meduza readers’ questions about the Russia-Ukraine war. In the first, we collected your messages on two main topics — the two armies’ strategies and the strikes each side launches deep behind the other’s lines. This time we’ll take on three more big clusters of questions. The first covers the current situation at the front; the second, the drone war…
Russian forces have been moving both forward and backward on the Ukrainian front. The ambitious plans to retake Donbas by year's end appear to be giving way to a more cautious strategy. The map showing territorial control varies from other sources like DeepState or ISW, due to different methodologies and sources. Meduza relies on geolocated video footage, which they update weekly. They are cautious about claiming their map is the only accurate one, as it involves approximations and challenges in analyzing geolocations.
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