[OC] The map and charts shows detected war-related events as per my analysis of satellite data in the thirty days to August 7th, 2024. The war monitoring system is based on high-temperature events as reported by NASA, collected through satellites, and a machine-learning algorithm which automatically classifies which of these events are likely to be war-related and which occur due to industrial processes, agriculture, or other causes. Zones of control are via ISW.
As Serhiy Tsikhotsky, an officer in the 59th brigade, told us: “They attack our weak spots all along the front line…Right now commanders are having to decide between the difficult and extremely difficult.”
What exactly are they shelling? Military outposts / installations? Factories? Are they basically flattening the country back to earth as they go?
As a meta-point, “The Economist” always impresses on visualization. That’s been one of their trademarks for decades.
![[OC] Russia seizes Niu York, Ukraine - satellite system shows intensive shelling](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2pfxbcsfr8hd1-1080x1024.png)
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[OC] The map and charts shows detected war-related events as per my analysis of satellite data in the thirty days to August 7th, 2024. The war monitoring system is based on high-temperature events as reported by NASA, collected through satellites, and a machine-learning algorithm which automatically classifies which of these events are likely to be war-related and which occur due to industrial processes, agriculture, or other causes. Zones of control are via ISW.
Source code and data is open here: [https://github.com/TheEconomist/the-economist-war-fire-model](https://github.com/TheEconomist/the-economist-war-fire-model)
All charts update daily here: [https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/ukraine-fires](https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/ukraine-fires)
Tools used: R, JS, Illustrator
My colleagues recently travelled to the front to assess the situation. You can read what they found here: [https://econ.st/4fyQwqy](https://econ.st/4fyQwqy) or [https://econ.st/4fzPoTo](https://econ.st/4fzPoTo) or [https://econ.st/3WTgDRv](https://econ.st/3WTgDRv) or at the permanent link here: [https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/06/russias-bloody-summer-offensive-is-hurting-ukraine](https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/06/russias-bloody-summer-offensive-is-hurting-ukraine)
As Serhiy Tsikhotsky, an officer in the 59th brigade, told us: “They attack our weak spots all along the front line…Right now commanders are having to decide between the difficult and extremely difficult.”
What exactly are they shelling? Military outposts / installations? Factories? Are they basically flattening the country back to earth as they go?
As a meta-point, “The Economist” always impresses on visualization. That’s been one of their trademarks for decades.