Maps of Potential Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

Verifying and mapping Russian attacks on the Ukrainian Civilian population

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the names of cities like Bucha, Mariupol and Kharkiv have become synonymous with the horrors that Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian civilian population. Geolocating social media posts as well as on-the-ground accounts and visualising this information has become an important tool to make our readers aware of the extent of the Russian invasion. The following articles reconstruct and map potential war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine:

Context

Visual Journalist at Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Time Frame

February 2022 – Today

Publication Date

23 February 2022

Collaborators

The maps shown here are by me but others, such as Roland Shaw and Cian Jochem, also created and published maps. Verification work was done mainly by Forrest Rogers, as well as by me, Julia Monn and Eike Hoppmann.

Responsibilities

Geolocation, Visuals Design, Maps