The Ukraine War in data: After 9 months of war, what the data tells us
Facts and figures cannot convey the horror of the war in Ukraine. But they offer perspective and a sense of scope.
Alex Leeds Matthews, Data Visualization Reporter, Matt Stiles, Senior Data Visualization Reporter, Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Justin Rood, Investigations Editor, and Mariana Labbate, Global Editorial Assistant
November 24, 2022
It’s nine months ago that Russian troops went into Ukraine. Nine months ago that Russian President Vladimir Putin told his people and the world that a “special military operation” was required to purge Ukraine of its “Nazi” and “genocidal” regime. These were the first salvos of lies and misinformation that would become a regular feature of a Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Western governments and military experts — and by all accounts Putin and his top advisers themselves — thought the “operation” would be brief. It’s now nine months old, with no negotiations underway and no other endgames in view.
In this week’s edition of the war in data, we use the available data to step back and take stock of where things stand in the war, from a range of perspectives.
First, the battlefield. For all the surprise gains made by the Ukrainian resistance, one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory remains in Russian hands. The good news for the Ukrainians is that recent momentum is with their side; Ukraine’s armed forces have now reclaimed about 55 percent of the territory Russia had occupied earlier in the war.
https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/11/24/the-ukraine-war-in-data-after-9-months-of-war-what-the-data-tells-us/
