{"id":1806183,"date":"2022-03-02T19:25:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T00:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806183"},"modified":"2022-03-02T19:25:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T00:25:52","slug":"mapping-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-a-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/mapping-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-a-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nathan Ruser, Putin\u2019s War: The Daily Ukraine Brief, 2 Mar 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Areas vs. lines.<\/strong> I\u2019ve seen several reminders that the areas shown in some maps as being under control by Russian forces are not necessarily under Russian control<\/a>. Since Russian columns have to stick to major roads<\/a> and cannot, under current conditions, move cross-country, the argument is to visualize Russian incursions as lines rather than areas, as Nathan Ruser does in maps for his Daily Ukraine Brief<\/a> (above).<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> maps the Russian invasion.<\/strong> This regularly updated New York Times<\/em> page<\/a> includes their maps of the on-the-ground situation in Ukraine. Areas rather than lines though.<\/p>\n

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\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044f<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where the trains are still running.<\/strong> Ukraine\u2019s rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia has posted a map (above) showing which stations are still operating\u2014at least at that particular moment. [Christopher Miller<\/a>\/\u0422\u0420\u0423\u0425\u0410<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Captured maps<\/strong> and other documents carried by Russian troops are being posted to Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Previously: Traffic Data Inadvertently Revealed the Start of the Russian Invasion<\/a>; Traffic Data Inadvertently Revealed the Start of the Russian Invasion<\/a>; Air-Raid Shelters in Kyiv<\/a>; A Crowdsourced Map of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Areas vs. lines. I\u2019ve seen several reminders that the areas shown in some maps as being under control by Russian forces are not necessarily under Russian control. 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