DeepStateMap.Live
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Parent | Deep State UA |
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URL | deepstatemap |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Absent |
Launched | February 24, 2022 |
Current status | Active |
DeepStateMap.Live is an
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Deep State UA originally focused on posting content related to global news and politics on the messaging app Telegram, where they created their first updating online map of a global conflict during the Taliban offensive in 2021. After the Russian invasion, DeepStateMap.Live separated itself from similar digital maps of the invasion after moving away from using a generic Google Maps background after a dispute with Google, allowing Deep State UA to design their own background and interactive map features. The map is currently sourced using a blend of both visual information and confirmations by Ukrainian sources deemed reliable.
The map and other military analysis collected or made by Deep State UA has been cited by Ukrainian and international media outlets such as the BBC and Ukrainska Pravda. By February 2024, the map has been viewed more than 1 billion times, and has become the most popular digital map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Ukraine, and one of the most popular digital maps of Ukraine globally.
History
Deep State UA
"DeepState" in the general sense is something unusual and non-governmental, where the most important powerful events take place. We wanted to be something unusual in the field of providing information, that's why this idea with the name arose. And to date, it has been quite successfully chosen, which is very gratifying.
Deep State UA team, October 2022 interview with
The team which maintains the map today, Deep State UA, was created as a non-governmental[1] organization in February 2020[1] by Roman Pohorily and Ruslan Mykula,[2] At this time, the organization focused on posting content on the messaging app software Telegram. This content often related to global news and politics,[1] including events such as the COVID-19 pandemic,[P 1] the Syrian civil war, George Floyd protests, the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the 2021 Taliban offensive.[2] It was during the 2021 Taliban offensive that the organization first experimented in map making; creating a digital map with a frontline that could be updated as the conflict unfolded.[2] Map admin Mykula later recalled asking in an interview with the Ukrainian public broadcast Suspilne, "why not show the same thing in Ukraine?"[2]
In the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the organization gradually shifted their focus towards entirely Ukrainian-specific news and analysis; reporting on hostilities and tracking the transfer of Russian military equipment and personnel to the Russia–Ukraine border.[1][3] A few hours before the beginning of the invasion, Deep State UA's Telegram channel exceeded 10,000 subscribers for the first time.[4]
The Deep State UA Telegram channel saw another large uptick popularity[4] for their coverage and analysis during the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[1] The organization and its community at this time helped to refute large claims made early in the war by both sides; including the false sinking of the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov,[5] and the destruction of all of Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2s.[6]
Map history
The online map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was created the day Russia started their invasion on 24 February 2022.[2][3] It was first developed using Google Maps as the backdrop[2][7] because of the simplicity in drawing lines and sharing with others that came with the service.[1] By the end of March however,[1] Google blocked Deep State UA's use of their map for "violations of their rules of service", effectively shutting the website down.[7] While the exact violation committed was not clearly explained, Google appeared to have issued the block as they did not want to host a website which could be a legal liability,[2] especially after complaints from viewers to Google which stemmed from the map not always being updated with the most current information,[1] and several prior digital attacks by hackers in Russia.[3] After attempts over the following week to restore Google Maps on the website proved to be unsuccessful;[1] Deep State UA, along with a programmer who had recently joined, launched their own map on 27 March, which they called "DeepStateMAP", which is what is currently in use.[2][P 2][P 3] While the map became open to the public again on 26 April in an early state,[P 4] the change resulted in the loss of all information from before 3 April.[2]
After the change, the map greatly benefited from its new unique look from Google Maps and better functionality, making it more popular in Ukraine;
Today, the Deep State UA team is headed by the founders Pohorilyi and Mykula, and is made up of approximately 100 volunteers who work on their own time from home and communicate through Telegram, as the organization has no offices.
Map characteristics
As of April 2024[update], the map is available to readers in English and
Interactive features of the map include the ability to
Versions
Deep State UA launched their first mobile version of the map on Google Play on 2 March 2023.[10][P 11] While the release was intended to be done alongside an app for iOS, the organization faced difficulties with Apple, as they claimed the map had characteristics which could be offensive against Russians.[P 11] Despite this, the map released on iOS about two months later on 29 April.[P 12]
Sourcing
According to map admin Pohorilyi, the sources used to put together the map include photo and video evidence published on social media,
Factuality
For example, [some soldiers] say: "Can you not mark this zone or mark it red?" That's what happened to us with Izium forest. Then other soldiers wrote to us: "We are sitting here in red, redraw." And I say: "Your colleagues on the flank asked for it to be red. We know what the situation is." We are asked - we fulfill. Because safety comes first.
Being an
Media attention and use
The information produced by Deep State UA has been cited by various news media, including the Ukrainian TV news channel
The map has been cited by Ukrainian officials, including Associate Professor at the
News articles about the map itself or interviews with its creators have been notably conducted by the
See also
- Alerts.in.ua (Online air raid alert map of Ukraine)
- Liveuamap (Online interactive map of Ukraine with recent news)
References
Notelist
- ^ This feature was sometime later removed, with the only naval craft still shown on the map being the sunk Russian warship Moskva.
- ^ This feature was more recently added to the map, and thus is not included in the following citations describing map features. The display options for Russian-controlled railways can still be found alongside the following features.
Primary
- ^ "Олімпіада в Токіо може пройти без глядачів" [The Olympics in Tokyo can be held without spectators]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Друзі, ситуація по карті наступна" [Friends, the situation on the map is as follows]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Товариство, наша карта відновлює роботу!" [Society, our map is working again!]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Мапа війни в Україні" [DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Deep State. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Звіт щодо отриманих коштів та їх використання на потреби ЗСУ та ТрО Надіслати донат" [A report on the funds received and their use for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense Send a donation]. Google Sites (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Друзі, вчора ми завершили збір на 3 000 000 грн для наших бійців на передовій!" [Friends, yesterday we completed the collection of UAH 3,000,000 for our soldiers on the front line!]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Чергова DDoS-атака на DeepStateMap.live загальним обсягом понад 50 млн запитів" [Another DDoS attack on DeepStateMap.Live with a total volume of more than 50 million requests]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "1 мільярд візитів мапи DeepStateMap" [1 billion visits of the DeepStateMap map]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine [Map Legend]". Deep State UA. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine [Left Sidebar]". Deep State UA. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Раді анонсувати - єдиний офіційний додаток DeepStateMAP на Android" [We are pleased to announce the only official DeepStateMAP app on Android]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Застосунок DeepStateMap тепер доступний на iOS" [The DeepStateMap app is now available on iOS]. Telegram (in Ukrainian). Deep State UA. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
Secondary
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Horbatenko, Serhii (23 October 2022). "DeepState: хто та як робить популярну мапу війни в Україні" [DeepState: who and how makes the popular map of the war in Ukraine]. Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Galka, Nikita (22 October 2022). "Автори Deep State — про карту боїв, проблеми з Google та роботу з військовими" [The authors of Deep State - about the map of battles, problems with Google and working with the military] (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Deep State UA | Subscribers number growth". uk.tgstat.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Deep State UA (7 May 2022). "«Адмірала Макарова», найімовірніше, не підбивали. Без офіційних підтверджень наявні докази сумнівні" ["Admiral Makarov", most likely, was not defeated. Without official confirmation, the available evidence is questionable]. texty.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Куди зникли відео з Bayraktar TB2: чи вдалося рашистам знищити ці "бойові пташки"" [Where did the Bayraktar TB2 videos go: did the Russians manage to destroy these "warbirds"] (in Ukrainian). Defense Express . 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Goda, Mykhailo (2 April 2022). "В Україні запустили карту війни DeepStateMap, яка оновлюється в режимі реального часу" [In Ukraine, the DeepStateMap war map was launched, which is updated in real time] (in Ukrainian). 24 Kanal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Zabozhko, Tatiana. "Онлайн-карта бойових дій в Україні: де точаться бої" [Online map of hostilities in Ukraine: where the battles are taking place] (in Ukrainian). Fakty. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Проєкт з "Deep State UA"" [Project from "Deep State UA"]. griselda.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Rymsza, Anna (4 March 2023). "Mapy Google tego nie potrafią. Nowa aplikacja szybko stała się hitem" [Google maps can't do that. The new app that quickly became a hit]. telepolis.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ ""DeepStateMap" žemėlapis tampa didele armijos problema. Skelbiama, kas nutiko (Video)" [DeepStateMap is becoming a big problem for the Army. Announcing what happened (Video)]. technologijos.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ ЗСУ підійшли до Осколу, просування на півдні / Співзасновник DeepState ПОГОРІЛИЙ про карту боїв [The Armed Forces approached Oskol, advancing in the south / Co-founder of DeepState POGHORLYY about the battle map] (YouTube) (in Ukrainian). 24 Kanal. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Kirby, Paul (28 July 2023). "ЗСУ звільнили Старомайорське. Що означає цей успіх на південному фронті" [The Armed Forces liberated Staromaiorske. What does this success mean on the southern front] (in Ukrainian). BBC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Russian troops still in Kreminna as Luhansk Oblast Head warns deoccupation won't be immediate". Euromaidan Press. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Zoria, Yuri (14 May 2023). "Russian MoD confirms that Ukraine eliminated two Russian colonels near Bakhmut". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Reshchuk, Kateryna; Grebenyuk, Serhii (23 June 2022). "«Якщо всюди відступати, скоро будемо битися в Карпатах». Чи можливе оточення Сєверодонецька та Лисичанська. Інтерв'ю Сергія Гайдая" ["If we retreat everywhere, we will soon fight in the Carpathians." Is the encirclement of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk possible? Serhiy Gaidai's interview]. Forbes (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Tyshchenko, Kateryna (26 April 2022). "У Придністров'ї війська РФ переведені в повну бойову готовність – зведення Генштабу" [In Transnistria, the Russian Federation's troops have been put on full combat readiness - the establishment of the General Staff] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- Vot Tak. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- arXiv:2211.05628.
The regions in the treatment group have been identified using the DeepState Map but are consistent with other sources and include […]
- ^ Oleksii Reznikov [@oleksiireznikov] (5 October 2022). "#UAarmy's autumn offensive, day by day. While the "russian parliament" is intoxicated from the futile attempts at annexation, our soldiers continue moving forward" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "– Як працює найпопулярніша українська карта бойових дій «DeepState UA»? – Це проект для цивільних чи військових? – Звідки беруться данні та як проєкт фінансується? Розповідають засновники проекту «DeepState» Роман Погорілий та Руслан Микула" [- How does the most popular Ukrainian combat map "DeepState UA" work? - Is this a project for civilians or military? - Where does the data come from and how is the project financed? The founders of the "DeepState" project, Roman Pohorily and Ruslan Mykula, tell the story.]. Facebook (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Internete pradėjo veikti Ukrainos kuruojamas interaktyvus žemėlapis, kuriame operatyviai atnaujinama informacija apie Ukrainos-Rusijos karo metu užgrobtas bei atkovotas teritorijas" [An interactive map of territories captured by Russia and regained by Ukraine has been created] (in Lithuanian). Lrytas.lt. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Orlova, Violetta (2 April 2022). "В Україні запустили онлайн-карту війни: вона відображає ситуацію в режимі реального часу" [An online map of the war was launched in Ukraine: it reflects the situation in real time] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.