Interactive map: How the Ukraine war is developing, day ...

Interactive map: How the Ukraine war is developing, day by day. The Russian army's invasion of Ukraine has passed the 100-day mark. Fighting is taking place ... English Interactivemap:HowtheUkrainewarisdeveloping,daybydayTheRussianarmy’sinvasionofUkrainehaspassedthe100-daymark.Fightingistakingplaceinnumerousmajorcities.Clickthroughthemaptoseethecurrentcourseandthemaineventsofthewarataglance.NZZVisuals 29.07.2022,11.24Uhr InPocketspeichernDruckenTeilen➔FormorearticlesinEnglish,visitourhomepage WhatweareshowingonourUkrainemapandwhyitlooksdifferentfromothermediaoutlets’projectsThiswarisdifferent.Althoughmenandmachinesarealsoclashinginthisone,theglobalpubliccanthistimefollowthedevelopmentsinnearlyrealtime,unlikeinpastconflicts.AttheNZZ,too,weareusingthefloodofinformationreachingusfromUkrainetogiveyouthemostup-to-datepictureofthesituationpossible.Ourinteractivemapabovedepictsrecentevents,territorialgainsandlosses,satelliteimagery,andthepositionofRussiantroops.Itisanattempttomaptherealityofwar.However,realityisalwaysmorecomplexthanwhatcanberepresentedonamap.Mapsalwaysshowonlyacertainpointofview,andcanonlyapproximatereality.Therefore,wewanttobeclearhereabouthowourmaphasbeencreated,soreaderscanunderstandwhatitsaysandwhatitdoesnot.TableofcontentsWhateventsdoweshowonthemap?Whicheventsdowedeliberatelynotshow?Howdowemakesurethattheeventsareasdescribed?Howup-to-dateisthemap?Howdoweshowwhichareasareunderwhosecontrol?OurmapdepictsRussiantroopmovements.Howdoweknowwherewhichunitislocated?WeshowRussiantroopsinBTGunits.Whatdoesthatmean?Arewedevelopingthemapfurther?Whateventsdoweshowonthemap?Theshortanswer:anythingrelevanttounderstandingthewarthatwehavebeenabletoverify.Thedetailedanswer,ontheotherhand,ismorecomplexand–becausewarisconstantlychanging–inaconstantstateofflux.«Relevant»tousmeans,forexample,thelocationsinwhichcombatoperationsaretakingplace;orstrategicallyimportanttargetsthathavebeenattackedorcapturedsuchasairports,powerplants,transmissiontowersorbridges.Wedonotreportthedestructionofindividualbuildingsunlesstheattackhassymbolicvalueorhasclaimedanexceptionallylargenumberofvictims.Forexample:IntheembattledcityofMariupol,atheaterwithhundredsofciviliansshelteringinitsbasementswasdestroyed.Whicheventsdowedeliberatelynotshow?Wedonotshowdeaths,eventsthatserve(RussianorUkrainian)propaganda,orthosethatviolateinternationallaw.Forexample,wedonotshowpicturesinwhichcapturedsoldiersarerecognizable.»Readmoreaboutwhenandwhywepublishimagesofdeadpeoplehere.Howdowemakesurethattheeventsareasdescribed?Werecordonthemaponlythoseattacksthatwehavebeenabletosubstantiatethroughmultipleindependentsources.OursourcesincludeTwitter,Facebook,Telegramandnewsagencies.Wealsoincludecommunicationsfromlocalauthoritiesinourresearch,butwetreatthisinformationwithcaution.Wecheckeverypictureandvideotoseeifitwastakenatthespecifiedlocationandifthespecifiedtimeisplausible.ForverificationpurposeswerefertosatelliteimagesorGoogleStreetViewimages,butwealsorelyonotherreliableresearchnetworks(suchasBellingcat)orprivatepersons(so-calledOsintspecialists,moreaboutthishere).»ReadmoreabouthowOsintexpertsverifyevents.»Readmoreabouthowyoucanrecognizefakenewsonsocialmediayourself.Howup-to-dateisthemap?Wecollectcurrentnewsonadailybasis,evenonweekends.Insomecases,weareawareofeventsshortlyaftertheyoccur,butareunabletoverifythemuntilthefollowingday,usingfurthermaterial.Howdoweshowwhichareasareunderwhosecontrol?ThereisnoofficialinformationfromtheUkrainianorRussiansideregardingwhichareasareunderwhosecontrol.Andifsuchinformationwasprovided,itwouldnotbereliable.Mapshavealwaysbeenmisusedforpoliticalpurposes(China,forexample,depictsmaritimeareasasbelongingtoChinainordertostrengthenitsclaimtothem).Atthesametime,thenatureofwarfarehasalsochanged.Attackersdonotdriveacrossforestsandmeadowswithabroadfront,seekingtoannexsquaremeteraftersquaremeter,astheydidinWorldWarII,forexample.Instead,combatoperationsfocusonstrategicallyimportantroads,citiesandfacilities.MapsshowinglargeareasheldbyRussiantroopsthereforeoftendonotrepresenttheactualinfluenceofawarringparty.Thisisillustratedbythefollowingexample.ThefirstmapisfromtheUkrainianorganizationLiveuamap(moreonthatlater).Insteadofentireareas,thecreatorsoftenmarkonlyindividualstreetsasbeingheldbyRussiantroops.InformationprovidedbytheAmericanInstitutefortheStudyofWarappearstoshowfargreaterRussiansuccessesforthesameday.OnthelatestmappublishedbyRussiannewspaperReadovka,areasmarkedincolorasthe«warzone»givetheimpressionthatlargepartsofeasternUkraineareunderRussiancontrol.Sameday,differentmaps RussianadvancesasofMarch16,2022,accordingtovarioussources Liveuamap ISW Readovka Liveuamap NZZ/sro. ForourmapweusedatafromLiveuamap.Thisorganizationemergedin2014inUkraineduringtheannexationofCrimea.Sincethen,thestaffhasdealtwithvariousconflictsbothinandoutsideEurope.TheNZZhasalsoreliedonitsdataforotherconflicts.OurmapdepictsRussiantroopmovements.Howdoweknowwherewhichunitislocated?WerelyoninformationfromHenrySchlottman,aformerU.S.Armyanalyst.Usingknowntrooppositionsbeforethewarbegan,picturesof(destroyed)Russianwarequipment,informationfromprisonersandotherpublicdata,heisabletorecordtheapproximatepositionofeachunit.Despiteallthisinformation,thedataremainapproximations.WeshowRussiantroopsinBTGunits.Whatdoesthatmean?TheRussianarmyreliesonso-calledbattaliontacticalgroups(BTGs).ABTGconsistsofvariousindividualunitsandiscapableofperformingtaskswithoutadditionalsupport.ItisacentralorganizationalunitintheRussianarmyandtypicallyconsistsofinfantry,tankcompanies,artillery,airdefense,logisticsandothersupportunits,forexample.Arewedevelopingthemapfurther?Yes,themapisconstantlybeingadaptedandexpandedtomeetchangingneeds.Wewillalsoupdatethisarticleonanongoingbasis.Doyouhaveanyfurtherquestionsaboutourmap?Writetousatvisuals@nzz.ch.InteractiveMap:SimonHuwiler,MichelGrautstück,KasparManz,AdinaRennerandRolandShaw.Datacollectionandverification:JuliaMonn,SimonHuwiler,ManuelaPaganini,NikolaiThelitz,EikeHoppmann,FlorianSeligerandForrestRogers.LatestNZZinEnglisharticles English Doingwithoutelectricity:WhatSwitzerlandcanlearnfromJapanDavidVonplon28.07.2022 English Bettertobesexythandrunk?AlcoholisslowlygoingoutoffashionOliverCamenzind(text),SimonTanner(photos)27.07.2022 English Thepartyisover.HardtimesareaheadEricGujer26.07.2022 English Howthearmy,thekibbutzmindsetandsnowboardingarepropellinghigh-techstartupsinIsraeltonewheightsIngaRogg,Ramla,TelAvivundModiin25.07.2022TheNeueZürcherZeitungisoneofthepreeminentnewssourcesintheGerman-speakingworld,withatraditionofindependent,high-qualityjournalismreachingbackover240years.WithitscuratedselectionofEnglish-languagearticlesoninternationalnews,politics,business,technologyandsociety,NZZinEnglishgivesreadersafreshperspectiveonglobalevents.Ifyou’dlikeouraward-winningreportingdelivereddirectlytoyouinyourinbox,freeofcharge,signupforourWeeklyEditionnewsletter.ThistestphasewillhelpusevaluatewhetherNZZinEnglishshouldbecontinuedandexpanded.Duringthisperiod,we’reofferingunrestrictedaccesstoallofourEnglish-languagecontent,absolutelyfree.Pleasehelpusimproveourproductbysendingfeedbacktoenglish@nzz.ch.Follow@NZZenglishonTwittertogetthelatestarticlesinEnglish.NeuesteArtikelNeuesteArtikelAlleneuesteArtikel Kurzmeldungen Wirtschaft:StimmunginChinasIndustriewegenNull-Covid-MassnahmenunerwartetschlechtAktualisiertvor30MinutenMehrereStudienübereineUrsachederAlzheimer-DemenzsindmutmasslichFälschungenWirddamitnundieganzeTheoriezurEntstehungvonAlzheimerobsolet?UndwurdenaufgrundderArbeiteneineseinzigenForschersMilliardenvonDollarindiefalscheMedikamentenentwicklunggesteckt?StephanieLahrtzvor53Minuten10 000FrankenfüreinePflanze?Ja,abernurwennsie«instagrammable»istDieCovid-PandemiehatmancheineÜberraschunggezeitigt–zumBeispiel,dassinSchwedenderzeitderInternethandelmitStecklingenheissläuft.SoisteineFrauvomLand,dieeigentlicheinfachPflanzengernhat,zunationalerProminenzkatapultiertworden.RudolfHermann,Bergenvor53MinutenDerKönigvonKibera:PolitikistinKenyadasGeschäftderReichen.UnterwegsimWahlkampfmiteinemKandidaten,derdasändernwillKenyasWahlistdieteuersteinAfrika.PolitikergebenUnsummenaus,umgewähltzuwerden.EinKandidatimgrösstenArmenvierteldesLandeshatkeinGeld–aberIdeen.Reichtdas?SamuelMisteli(Text)und GordwinOdhiambo(Bilder),Nairobivor53Minuten1. AugustimZeichenderTrockenheit:WieistdasjetztmitdemFeuerwerkinZürich?UndgabesschoneinmaleinengrossenWaldbrandimKanton?AntwortenaufdiebrennendstenFragenzudenBundesfeiernimKantonZürich.JanHudecvor1Stunde«BossTecklenburg»willmitdemdeutschenNationalteamdorthin,wosiealsFussballerinwar:andieeuropäischeSpitzeundspäterandieWeltspitzeÜberraschendstehtdieTrainerinMartinaVoss-TecklenburgmitDeutschlandsFrauenschonheuteSonntagimWembleyimEM-TraumfinalgegendieGastgeberinnen.