Films | Behind the data
Using satellite data to track Ukraine’s counter-offensive
How fires lift the fog of war
Although coverage of the war in Ukraine features prominently in social media, much of it is misinformation and misinterpretation. There is little intelligence about what is happening in Russian-controlled territory. Ukraine’s counter-offensive is shrouded in secrecy. But satellite imagery of fires can reveal what’s happening on the frontline. The Economist’s Senior data journalist, Sondre Ulvund Solstad, explains how.
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