{"id":1814191,"date":"2023-04-27T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1814191"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:02:14","slug":"updated-satellite-imagery-of-ukraine-reveals-russian-fortifications-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/04\/updated-satellite-imagery-of-ukraine-reveals-russian-fortifications-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Satellite Imagery of Ukraine Reveals Russian Fortifications, Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent satellite imagery reveals the extent of Russian defensive fortifications built in the past few months in occupied territory in anticipation of Ukraine\u2019s spring counteroffensive: see coverage from CNN<\/a> and Reuters<\/a>. Meanwhile, Maps Mania reports<\/a> that Google Maps\u2019 updated satellite imagery of Ukraine shows the damage inflicted by the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recent satellite imagery reveals the extent of Russian defensive fortifications built in the past few months in occupied territory in anticipation of Ukraine\u2019s spring counteroffensive: see coverage from CNN and Reuters. Meanwhile, Maps Mania reports… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[82,585,177,464],"class_list":["post-1814191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-conflicts","tag-google-maps","tag-russia","tag-satellite-imagery","tag-ukraine","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1806237,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/mapping-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-roundup-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1814191,"position":0},"title":"Mapping the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Roundup #2","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"8 March 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Content warning: Some of these links contain disturbing images: I\u2019ve marked them with a \u2020. 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