Talk:Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War/Archive 1

Archive 1

The Status of Hostomel

From what I've seen by looking at several sources I've cited in the articles for Hostomel and the Hostomel Airport there is currently fighting going on within both sites. Some editors have added back mentions of the sites falling into Ukrainian control but I've removed those mentions because they either cite an unreliable source like a Facebook post or blog or they cite a source that quotes the Ukrainian Army claiming they took control of the town, which isn't a valid citation as detailed here: Wikipedia:Top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map. As long as there isn't a citation from a valid non-biased source that the sites aren't being fought over they should be marked as contested. However let me know if you disagree or I'm missing something. Colin dm (talk) 23:15, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Update: from the articles cited here it seems that Hostomel wasn't under attack, rather it was just the airport. However all sources seemed to be vague about the towns status so obviously everything is very hazy right now. Let me know if you found anything that shows otherwise. Colin dm (talk) 23:57, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Pechenihy

@BilledMammal: Can you provide me with the quote and/or timestamp? I still can't find it. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:14, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

05:29 - Kharkiv, The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Territorial Defense are actively repelling the Russian aggressor. Battles and the offensive of the Russian troops in Derhachi and Pechenihy to the north and east from Kharkiv continues, - head of Kharkiv Oblast administration BilledMammal (talk) 09:54, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

What about kyiv?

What's the current status of kyiv as it is the most important town?? 2409:4043:805:F8B0:0:0:11F8:A0A5 (talk) 12:11, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

It's there, under "Cities with special status". ― Tartan357 ^Talk 12:21, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

still alive Hxarderdaddy (talk) 12:25, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Southern and eastern oblasts

I strongly believe that someone should fill out the region, especially the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (In fact, there were some useful information existed back then, but they don't exist in this map for some reason). MarioJump83! 14:44, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 February 2022 (2)

Edit: No longer valid as Melitopol has fallen

Survik1 (talk) 22:32, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

On filling in the sections for some oblasts

Some oblasts like the ones far to the west are not under any russian control and there is no fighting, should we fill in the table for those cities? if so what should the citation be? Bwmdjeff (talk) 02:03, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

It's hard to find citations for the current control of the cities that haven't had any fighting. I wouldn't be opposed to adding them without citations as the "starting point" of the situation, but was reluctant to do it myself. We should at least have entries matching all the dots on the map. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 02:07, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

@Bwmdjeff: Remember to update the anchors. You didn't do it here. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 02:26, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

just fixed it Bwmdjeff (talk) 02:32, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

this is getting bad

very bad Hxarderdaddy (talk) 12:10, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

the map or the situation? 2603:6011:9600:52C0:D1EA:1C1D:4928:E43D (talk) 17:23, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Really bad. The whole situation is getting uglier per minute.

Balistix 21 (talk) 03:18, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Status of Odessa

Watching CNN right now and they say an amphibious assault on Odessa is under way. Don’t know how to add sources or alter the map, but I feel like Odessa should be blinking 72.226.2.232 (talk) 03:28, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 February 2022 (2)

Change Hostomel's blue to Red as multiple sources report Russian claims that they have retaken Hostomel airport StalkfighterGE (talk) 12:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2022

Tokmak (popul. 30132) in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is contested at least as multiple russian columns are being reported from the city.

https://twitter.com/tacbeard/status/1497488070878371841 https://twitter.com/RepairHidden/status/1497506016078057472

More sources as requested:

https://mobile.twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1497516606875967488 https://twitter.com/Sensei_SunSay/status/1497511287651192833

UA news: https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/802663.html

Survik1 (talk) 12:50, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:11, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Tweets are not reliable sources. Wikipedia is WP:NOTNEWS, so we don't have to rush to cover every part of a war as it progresses in real time. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 February 2022

I want to add staroblisk town in this module. change from none to adding starobilsk region.

content is: { lat = "49.306", long = "38.922", mark = "Location dot blue.svg", marksize = "10", label = "Starobilsk", link = "Starobilsk", label_size = "70", position = "top" },

This city is in Luhansk Oblast.

citation is this: https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1497127709255811072 and reason I want to add is because this city has over 15000 population. Most of towns over 10000 are noted in module(even also 8000 or lover were noted), and this region seems to be conquered by russia. At least this city seems not conquered yet. However russia's movement is so fast, and as you can see, the city was targeted and shot by missiles. I think russian force is looking this region in future conquests some days from today. Thank you. 오상윤1 (talk) 14:46, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- Asartea ^{Talk | Contribs} 14:55, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Sumy Oblast

The citation links here (perhaps also elsewhere) need deduplication. Furthermore 3 of the links are given as BBC news, but link to Kyiv Independent. (I'm not getting the relevant text at the latter, but that may be due to browser configuration at my end.) Lavateraguy (talk) 21:26, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Mykolaiv

Would someone mind switching it's status to contested?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mykolaiv 75.145.139.38 (talk) 01:57, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done, thanks for contributing. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 02:23, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 February 2022

Starobilsk is not under Russian control, it is still contested 72.229.242.36 (talk) 07:04, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 07:30, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Well, for one that source that was cited doesn't say anything about the Russians being in control of Starobilsk, it only says that they inflicted losses on the occupiers, which is a label that the Ukranians gave the Russians during the invasion. It does not mean that the Russians have occupied the city yet. --72.229.242.36 (talk) 15:12, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Already done ― Tartan357 ^Talk 02:26, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

February 27 Map Needs More Updates

Linking discussion from Talk:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine#February 27 Map Needs More Updates to here which talks about two possible map updates. Elijahandskip (talk) 03:25, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Usage of sources

Are telegram sources and links acceptable so long as they provide video and photographic proof? Any other good sources would be appreciated. TheMapLurker (talk) 00:11, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Telegram sources aren't citable, there's a note about it here. Colin dm (talk) 00:24, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

I found a good source that gets credible sources for their claims, it's the think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-update-9 https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-ukraine-warning-update-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-26 TheMapLurker (talk) 04:29, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 February 2022 (3)

change from nothing to adding tokmak (47.47965720606693, 35.63874878882503) and berdansk (46.902792807502635, 36.79539729523235) at Zaporizhzhia Oblast

seems russian troops are moving toward two regions from melitopol [[1]][[2]][[3]][[4]] Russian seems to be reached there already, but not sure battle has started. 오상윤1 (talk) 13:45, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Already done --Firestar464 (talk) 05:40, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Kupiansk

Controlled by russian forces. https://24tv.ua/ru/mjer-kupjanska-iz-opzzh-sdal-gorod-rossijskim-okkupantam_n1882634 Kilokolor (talk) 22:44, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Status

Status of Kherson İsmayıl Daşdəmirov (talk) 19:32, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

What about it? ― Tartan357 ^Talk 04:10, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Slavutych is not occupied

The status of Slavutych is incorrect (it should be blue). Alas I have found no reliable source to support this fact. I know this is a fact as I have testimonies from friends in Slavutych, one of them being an important employee of the Chernobyl Power Plant that usually knows the weight of his words. In fact, when you look at the edits, it was edited to red just to sync the map with this one: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#/media/File:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg but no reliable source has been used to put it to red. So shouldn't it be reverted ? So to sum up the Russian Army has not entered Slavutytch. People in the city wonder whether this is because the enemy is only interested in controling Chernihiv or whether this is because they know these people in Slavutych are important when they will allow them to access the nuclear plant again. Mayfoev (talk) 15:04, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Mauripol and Berdyians'k

Would pressured be more appropriate than contested? I haven't heard if Russians in either town. For Berdyians'k, the Russians took an abandoned airstrip 5 km north of town. 2601:246:B40:2BC0:905E:55EB:9718:11D2 (talk) 06:24, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Russian troops captured the Brdiansk Kherson_offensive#27_February RGoes (talk) 22:35, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Citation for no Russian troops in Mariupol https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/26/in-ukraines-mariupol-hospitals-overwhelmed-with-blood — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:246:B40:2BC0:905E:55EB:9718:11D2 (talk) 16:02, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-ukraine-warning-update-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-27 "Russian forces advancing on Mariupol from the west, through Berdyansk, likely began initial assaults on the city on February 27." All I can find elsewhere is that the city is encircled, but it might be from only the Donetsk. Can anyone confirm if the forces from Crimea have reached Mariupol? RGoes (talk) 16:58, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

NPPs have been added, but the largest in Europe not: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. War4UA (talk) 23:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done, I've added it to the map --DFRussia (talk) 00:56, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Great job!

Great job everyone! Keep this up! (Greets from Kyrgyzstan) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.247.56.177 (talk) 06:10, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Bobrovytsia

The map shows Bobrovytsia under a battle currently, but there is no connection to any main offensive? Was it paratroopers or did one of the offensives reach the town? Elijahandskip (talk) 17:47, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Someone fixed it. Elijahandskip (talk) 19:41, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 2

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. And enerhodar have been captured, please update 122.180.176.65 (talk) 19:42, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source for this information? The Siege of Enerhodar article still states it is under a siege. Elijahandskip (talk) 19:43, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Raions?

"Raion" column in this article appear to list where exactly this city/town is located. However, for several major cities it lists their internal raions, or districts. For example, all cities/towns in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast have one of seven raions listed, while Dnipro itself has a list of its eight urban districts. The same is true for Donetsk, Kiev, Sevastopol, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia. Was it done on purpose, or was it a mistake? 109.252.145.78 (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

I saw this too. Looks weird. War4UA (talk) 20:38, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Map in desperate need of update

All of eastern Kherson Oblast south of the Dneiper, as well as western Zaporizhzhia Oblast south of the Dneiper except for the cities immediately on the south bank of the river, has been captured by Russia (as per the sources already included in Kherson offensive, Siege of Enerhodar, and Battle of Zaporizhzhia), and should be marked as such; the cities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the immediate south bank of the Dneiper from Vasylivka westwards are all contested and should be marked as such (with the sole exceptions of Enerhodar and Zaporizhzia NPP, which are under siege from the south), and the front line currently runs through Vasylivka. Whoop whoop pull up ^{Bitching Betty ⚧️ Averted crashes} 19:53, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 February 2022

I propose to change underlying picture from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukraine_adm_location_map.svg to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ukraine_under_russian_occupation_grey.svg because it makes it easier to understand recent changes since beggining of this invasion/war, February 24th. BLACK HOLE "TT" (talk) 11:48, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Would help in understanding the situation in Donbass. War4UA (talk) 16:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Why is this not done? War4UA (talk) 11:39, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Is there noone with right access level to do it? It's really important to understand changes since start of this invasion. BLACK HOLE "TT" (talk) 11:24, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done ― Tartan357 ^Talk 11:42, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

@Mzajac and Tartan357: please help. Commons also has another graphic https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ukraine_under_russian_occupation.svg - red/purple may better fit the red dots. War4UA (talk) 11:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

The grey appears more standard, and I think the contrast with the dots is actually better with that. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 11:51, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

@Tartan357: OK, fine. Much better now. War4UA (talk) 23:41, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 March 2022

Konotop is not in Russian hands but instead Ukrainian and surrounded. The citizens just denied to surrender even if it would spare their city from being shelled. Video visable on liveUAmap 80.112.160.155 (talk) 11:55, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Kiran_891 ^(TALK) 18:10, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Makariv retaken by Ukraine after being held by Russia. Request change to pressured. https://m.jpost.com/international/article-699106 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.71.103.140 (talk) 01:49, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Horlivka/Gorlovka contested

Ukraine has attacked it. See Horlivka offensive. Should be contested control Angele201002 (talk) 06:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Cleaning up the labels on the map

Abbasi786786 has added many cities and towns to the map (thanks), but as a result, the map has become cluttered. We need to clean it up. --Firestar464 (talk) 05:42, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

I say get rid of labels for all cities under a certain population size (70,000 maybe). ― Tartan357 ^Talk 05:46, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

I agree with Tartan357 in this. I also warned Abbasi to watch out for the labeling. MarioJump83! 06:52, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

@Firestar464: @Tartan357: @MarioJump83: You all don't worry I took care of the labelling. Not entirely population based (had to make exceptions to consider surrounding cities) but I tried to prioritize the larger cities. It'll be tough later on when adding the 5K - 10K population cities in Donetsk Oblast (I think there are about 30?) but that's something for another day -- Abbasi786786 (talk) 02:30, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Mena

Mena, Ukraine should be shortened to Mena on the map label. Tuvalkin (talk) 14:08, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tuvalkin (talk) 17:33, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Zatoka (southwest of Odessa)

Ukrainian officials are saying that Russian forces are preparing to invade Zatoka, which is a tiny beach resort town southwest of Odessa. How can I add this location to the map?

@Abbasi786786: I think Odessa Oblast (and the rest of Donetsk Oblast) should be filled out. I'll fill out the Crimea Oblast. MarioJump83! 01:03, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Novoaidar and Shchastia

https://nts-tv.com/news/poka-zhivoy-khorosho-zhiteli-schastya-i-novoaydara-40104/ https://www.donetsk.kp.ru/online/news/4650069/

Noumerous sources state that Russian-backed LNR controls both cities — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E4F:F300:F452:25EA:3417:6F7F (talk) 13:19, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done MarioJump83! 01:05, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Rest of the map

I think the rest of the map should be filled out, not just capitals. MarioJump83! 01:08, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 26 February 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War. Unanimous consensus for moving to Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War. (closed by non-admin page mover) ---CX Zoom(^he/_him) (^{let's talk}|_contribs) 09:59, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

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Cities and towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War → Contested control of cities and towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War – Current title is not specific enough and does not provide context for which cities and towns will be listed. Possible alternatives include Military control of cities during the the Russo-Ukrainian War or the simpler Control of cities during the the Russo-Ukrainian War. Could also consider adding "Ukrainian" before "cities and towns" (i.e. Contested control of Ukrainian cities and towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War). Another alternative is Cities and towns with contested control during the Russo-Ukrainian War. Anarchyte (talk) 08:58, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

The current title is based on Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War. I can move it to Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War right now if you want; that option makes the most sense to me. I think indicating the towns are Ukrainian is unnecessary, as the war is only in Ukraine. All towns in Ukraine are within the article scope, though the list is dynamic and will likely never be fully complete. I don't understand the "contested control" suggestion, as many cities are not contested at all and never have been. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 09:19, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

• Support alt 1 Move to Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War per @Tartan357:. The current title makes no sense. Laurel Lodged (talk) 11:17, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
• Support alt 1. The proposed title is confusing, and unnecessarily restricts the scope, while alt 1 is more precise than the current title. BilledMammal (talk) 03:20, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
• Support alt 1 as per nom. --WellThisIsTheReaper 21:38, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Siege of Enerhodar - Map is incorrect

The article still shows Enerhodar under Ukrainian control and the siege still ongoing. Can someone undo the map edit that placed it under Russian control? Elijahandskip (talk) 18:17, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done Russians won out. [5] MarioJump83! 01:05, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

That source you have provided is the only source claiming the Russians won. The "citations" it gives to prove that Enerhodar has been captured are mainly just Pravda and Facebook, not WP:RS. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 15:37, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh yeah, and it appears that Russians have left once again. MarioJump83! 22:54, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

A Big Request

Please remove this article. Make it unavailable. It's being used by the Russian forces. Similar to Google Maps, where Google recently paid special attention to make sure their map does not allow labelling important Ukrainian targets - which was being done regularly just several days ago. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlad Patryshev (talk • contribs) 16:15, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Vlad Patryshev (talk) 16:16, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

@Vlad Patryshev: If you strongly believe that this map gives Russians information for where to attack important Ukrainian targets, then you have to propose the template and the module into Wikipedia:Templates for discussion first. MarioJump83! 23:22, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

(talk) 16:16, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

@Vlad Patryshev: With all due respect to your concern, would not Russian forces have higher quality real-time information than a Wiki map? -- User in Kyrgyzstan

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast - Pavlohrad area - encirclement of UA forces in Donbass

RU forces coming from Kharkov Oblast and from Crimea may meet in Pavlohrad area and thus encircle UA forces in Donbass.

Maybe

• add more places in eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
• keep an eye on the places that RU may capture in this operation

I understand that the map doesn't show actual front lines but works based on status of populated places. But just keep in mind, military conquering these places is sometimes not important if no thread from there and transport of troops can be done outside of them.

Thanks for all your work! War4UA (talk) 06:24, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

@Abbasi786786: Since Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is close to the war frontlines I think this Oblast might have to be filled out. MarioJump83! 23:46, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Colours of state territories

Could you please ink the territory of the Russian State, and in another colour Belarus as associated with Russia and allowing Russian troops to be there, and in a third colour Transnistria, which is de-facto controlled by Russia and has Russian troop lodged there? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:C22:C114:2600:C896:D86B:E262:D777 (talk) 15:26, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Would be very helpful War4UA (talk) 16:57, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

I agree. MarioJump83! 23:53, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

LACMTA Circle D Line.svg

{ lat = "47.595", long = "37.483", mark = "LACMTA Circle D Line.svg", marksize = "12", label = "Volnovakha", label_size = "80", link = "Volnovakha ", position = "top" },

@Tartan357: someone inserted a US traffic symbol War4UA (talk) 17:01, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

@War4UA: I've changed it into LACMTA Circle Purple Line.svg (). Please remember that LACMTA Circle Purple Line.svg is NOT a US traffic symbol (it was superseded by LACMTA Circle D Line.svg on Commons), it is a truce symbol used in most detailed war maps here in Wikipedia.  Done. MarioJump83! 23:18, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

@MarioJump83: not true, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LACMTA_Circle_Purple_Line.svg Category:LACMTA D Line, Category:LACMTA icons . Please use one from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_map_pointers . War4UA (talk) 07:14, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Sievierodonetsk

Please add Sievierodonetsk War4UA (talk) 00:19, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

It is in the code as Sieverodonetsk pointing to a redirect and has no text label in the map. War4UA (talk) 11:38, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

@Mzajac and Tartan357: it is the UA admin center for the oblast since ~2014 , please make it visible. War4UA (talk) 11:38, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done MarioJump83! 23:48, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

@MarioJump83: thank you, can you add a second i (to dot and text), it is still a redirect. War4UA (talk) 07:29, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Polohy, Vasylivka, and Staryi Krym

According to the following BNN article, the Russians have already occupied both Polohy and Vasylivka: https://bnn-news.com/ukraine-after-11th-night-of-war-mayor-killed-towns-taken-moscow-promises-civilian-corridors-to-russia-233013

Also, it seems that DPR has also taken control of Staryi Krym: https://it.euronews.com/2022/03/06/ucraina-undicesima-giornata-di-guerra-lunedi-altri-colloqui-tra-le-delegazioni

OttoLannister550 (talk) 12:38, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3422452-six-cities-in-zaporizhzhia-region-temporarily-occupied-administration.html Ukrainian authorities acknowledged the loss of Polohy and Vasylivka — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E00:2E35:D57F:F244:A647:9AD9 (talk) 19:40, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Izyum

On March 7, 2022, Russian troops defeated the 81st separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and took the city of Izyum near Kharkov. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZZZ2022 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Have you got any sources? Cause i can't find any. Neither on ukrainian news/media. 95.50.190.125 (talk) 06:15, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Apparently the attack was repelled. BTW, the map on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine article and here are vastly different. Why? Szmenderowiecki (talk) 08:36, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Povrovsk -> Pokrovsk

Please, fix the typo: should be Pokrovsk. Hatifnatter (talk) 20:02, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 08:35, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

thanks Hatifnatter (talk) 10:16, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2022

Oblast: Luhansk Oblast Name of settlement: Starobilsk Raion: Starobilsk Change control of Starobilsk to Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) control from Contested control 49.194.41.5

As of 6th March 2022, Starobilsk is under LPR control

See link : https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Starobilsk

(talk) 08:33, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

 Already done --Firestar464 (talk) 10:36, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Requesting a city map of Kiev to be added onto the template map

Since much of Kiev's attacks are being recorded as urban fighting, it would be best that we can be able to map the fighting in the city down to the ongoing fighting in much of the urban centre. BlookyNapsta (talk) 02:29, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 07:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Bucha and Hostomel status

According to this CNN source and Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser in the Ukrainian President's Office both Hostomel and Bucha ,suburbs of Kiev are under Russian control https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/06/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-sunday-intl-hnk/index.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E00:2E35:407B:E6F8:DE:E53F (talk) 23:41, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 07:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Use of svg on kyiv makes the reuse more difficult

Hello, We are using the dataset created with this map and the status of Kyiv is impossible to know now that the svg has been put over the city. Is it possible to keep another point with the city's status and the svg? 213.152.9.2 (talk) 12:15, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

The SVG is File:Battle_of_Kyiv (2022) template.svg, which denotes the detailed military situation in the city. It's a bit confusing I'll admit- I didn't quite understand when the image was first added. Firestar464 (talk) 02:42, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

@213.152.9.2: Right now, the status of Kyiv is "held by Ukraine". However, when (if) Russia starts entering the city, instead of just marking it as "contested" (), we want to give more information to our readers. This is done by replacing the icon for Kyiv with a small svg map. This will show exactly what areas of the city are invaded by the Russians. If all you want to know is if Kyiv is contested or not, then this is not very hard as all the world media will talk about Russia troops when they breach the limits of the city. Please let me know if you need any further help. However, we have no reason to go back to the "dot" when the svg map is more informative to our readers. Tradedia^talk 00:07, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Slavutych

The town Slavutych is not under the control of Russia. I am native citizen. 194.177.25.197 (talk) 17:29, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Sadly its not a solid proof. In my opinion they should make status named "unknown", with question mark in the circle. 95.50.190.125 (talk) 10:00, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Please provide a source for your claim. Firestar464 (talk) 07:21, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Nizhyn

Nizhyn (among other locations) is contested, according to Ukraine's general staff: [6]. I would add this to the page, only it is not clear whether this source meets criterion 1.b. for editing the map/page: whether the update is unfavorable to Ukraine depends on whether you would otherwise expect the Ukrainians or the Russians to have control of the city at the moment, which is ambiguous. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:10, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

 Already done Firestar464 (talk) 07:37, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Svatove, NovoPskov,Beryslav

According to these Ukrainian sources (among others) the cities of Svatove, Beryslav, NovoPskov are under Russian control. https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/03/09/unarmed-ukrainian-locals-of-occupied-towns-protest-against-russian-invaders/ https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/809996.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E00:2E35:F16E:5E45:6498:8A27 (talk) 21:29, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Firestar464 (talk) 07:38, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Siege of Chernihiv

Chernihiv is under siege, meaning the Russian forces have at least a complete circle of occupied territory around the city, so could the map be updated to show that? When Konotop was under siege, the map showed the circle of Russian occupied territory circling the city, so we now have a precedent for sieges. Elijahandskip (talk) 18:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Found no sources, confirming that Chernihiv is surrounded. If you have any, please provide them. 95.50.190.125 (talk) 06:21, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

One is listed in the siege article itself. "On 25 February 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces had surrounded Chernihiv and was laying siege to the city." Elijahandskip (talk) 06:46, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

XD, dude

just russian source is not enough, especially rus. ministry of attack 195.205.75.1 (talk) 11:30, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

References

Chernihiv is surrounded please change it on the map. Its said in NYT and in the siegr of chernihiv article. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/10/world/ukraine-russia-war?smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur#chernihiv-russia-troops DrYisus (talk) 12:46, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Is it possible to add roads to the map like the Syrian Civil War Map?

https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Template:Syrian_Civil_War_detailed_map.

Is it possible to add roads to the Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map? https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map to show the strategic significance of the dots? I feel like it would also do a better job of explaining russian advances, the syrian civil war map has roads that show the significance of the towns and cities, is it possible to add the same thing here? I would do it, but I don't have that much expertise, was wondering if someone here was able to do? I feel is like the syrian civil war map is the gold standard for maps. Midgetman433 (talk) 21:47, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

@Midgetman433: Of course it is. To be simple, this line of code right here: {lat= 49, long= 32, mark= "Ukraine location map road overlay.svg", marksize= 2600}, -- Ukraine road map can be added to the module itself. However, there is no corresponding file for "Ukraine location map road overlay.svg" and someone should make it before this line of code could be added into the module. Note that I would like to include rails as well! MarioJump83! 12:48, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Hey thanks for the information @MarioJump83, I have reached out to one of the guys who did an amazing job on the road map overlay for the Syrian war(https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Syria_location_map_road_overlay.svg) and the Afghan war(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afghanistan_Road_Map_Overlay.svg) @TheMapLurker, hopefully If they have time, maybe they can help with this request. Midgetman433 (talk) 02:40, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2022

Hello, I noticed under the Kherson Oblast table, that the cities were out of date and still listed as under Ukrainian control. Using the Institute for the Study of War (https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-14) as my source, I checked their most up to date maps to verify that the cities/settlements of Kherson oblast, listed in the article, are all currently controlled by the Russians. I used Google Maps to check their location and then zoomed in on the ISW map to check, only thing I want to add is that Beryslav is close to the edge of control so at your discretion you could choose to say that its contested, but the others are squarely in the occupied zone of the Russians. Nova Zburivka Russian Beryslav Russian Lazurne Russian Bilozerka Russian Zelenivka Russian Nova Maiachka Russian Kalanchak Russian Chaplynka Russian Askania-Nova Russian 86.1.33.129 (talk) 18:09, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Please see the FAQ above. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:22, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Status of Obukhiv

Why Obukhiv is shown as "contested"? It is the city in the south of Kyiv. There are no reports/articles, which say there is fighting in Obukhiv. (Someukrainiannickname i forgor to login) 195.205.75.1 (talk) 08:51, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

The only online source I could find in English was a Daily Express article (that has also been reposted on other sites). As far as I am aware the Express is not WP:RS. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1576350/Zelensky-rescue-latest-sas-navy-seals-ukraine — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.252.187 (talk) 20:46, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

After digging it looks like user Firestar464 changed it and the icon for Fastiv to "contested" on 06:29, 3 March 2022. The reason given was "see list ref no. 24". This ref has nothing to do with Obukhiv or Fastiv. But it seems to be a mis-type as list ref no. 26 on the 'Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War' page does mention that on 3 March 2022 "Russian forces have continued their assault on areas close to the capital Kyiv - Vyshgorod, Fastiv and Obukhiv". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.252.187 (talk)

No news of fights in Obukhiv for a while. The frontline now is west of Fastiv. So we should revert Obukhiv back to Ukraine held. Tradedia^talk 16:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)  Done Tradedia^talk 03:03, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Brovary

French Foreign Office gives Brovary to Russia, dating yesterday. https://www.defense.gouv.fr/var/dicod/storage/images/base-de-medias/images/actualites/images-actu/ukraine-point-de-situation-au-10-mars-2022/10526007-4-fre-FR/ukraine-point-de-situation-au-10-mars-2022.jpg VictorAlexandre2022 (talk) 10:51, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

@VictorAlexandre2022: Their report dated today states that fighting has returned to Brovary. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 18:07, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

From the 11 March source, i get that Brovary is contested & Fastiv Ukraine held with strong Russian pressure on it (full ring on map) Tradedia^talk 11:34, 12 March 2022 (UTC)  Done Tradedia^talk 03:03, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Volnovakha

It seems Volnovakha should still be flagged as under Ukrainian control, or at least contested. The latest sources on the page read as if the town is still holding and there is recent footage showing the town still under Ukrainian control:

Or am I missing something?

Shovern (talk) 11:40, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

References

French newspaper

Hello from France,

Le Parisien, a French newspaper decided to use your work

https://twitter.com/humeursdevictor/status/1502299962847211523

Pyb (talk) 20:56, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm glad. MarioJump83! 12:20, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Control of Kherson Oblast

According to news sources, Russian Forces have taken control of Kherson Oblast. https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/russian-troops-take-control-of-kherson-region Even in the map, https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map and , https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg it is shown to be under russian control. yet some cities show to be under ukrainian control in this page. please do the needful changes. thank you. Kapitan Siddharth (talk) 12:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

@Kapitan Siddharth The news source you provide, and all other news sources I've seen so far, only quote the Russian defence ministry. Per the rules for editing the map (given at the top of the talk page), the Russian government can only be considered reliable when reporting a Russian setback. (The same rule exists for Ukraine's government: if they concede that they've lost control of the oblast, that can be cited.) As for the maps on Wikipedia, they are supposed to be based on the information on this page (where we're keeping track of citations), not the other way round (which risks citogenesis). —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:25, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Voznesensk attack repelled for now

According to an on-the-ground report from France24, a reliable source, the Russian attack on Voznesensk has been repelled and the city has no Russian troops as of today (3/14). I would suggest that it no longer be marked as contested for the time being. Thanks to all who are keeping the map updated! Ganesha811 (talk) 19:36, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 06:37, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Useless comma in the module

Hello, For this line

 { lat = "47.626", long = "34.530", mark = "Location dot blue.svg", marksize = "8", label = "Chervonohryhorivka", link = "Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Chervonohryhorivka", label_size = "0", },		

the comma at the end is useless. Thanks ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by VictorAlexandre2022 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Firestar464 (talk) 06:47, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Rubizhne

Rubizhne is only 10% controlled by LPR forces. Ukrainian soldiers stationed there have reported that Rubizhne remains under ukrainian control currently. The city hall was seized only because it was exactly at the south of the city, where LPR forces firstly attempted a full seizure. The status should be contested. FleekRush (talk) 20:27, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Video publication from the Ukrainian Army about control of Rubizhne: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=357054502972637 and the news was reported by Euromaidan Press on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1505247292043014148 P4p5 (talk) 01:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

https://mil-lnr.su/press-sluzhba/milnews/8410-voennosluzhaschie-nm-lnr-podnyali-znamya-pobedy-nad-administraciey-rubezhnogo.html Video with LNR forces at the city centre — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E0E:794D:BC47:2CF3:349E:9B71 (talk) 08:50, 20 March 2022 (UTC) https://mil-lnr.su/press-sluzhba/milnews/8412-zhiteli-rubezhnogo-rasskazyvayut-o-prestupleniyah-nacistov.html Anothervid from city centre with locals and LNR forces — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E0E:794D:BC47:2CF3:349E:9B71 (talk) 08:54, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Commons

Could you take a look at c:File talk:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg#inconsistent with source? Habitator terrae (talk) 16:35, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Fastiv why under siegue?

Fastiv near Kiev why it's under siegue what's the source ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.205.167.228 (talk) 12:37, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Based on that this is not under siege no russian in this area https://twitter.com/HopeAtmosphere/status/1504428123487674369 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.205.167.228 (talk) 12:40, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

The above source is not reliable. However, a semi-circle to the west seems better today than a full circle. Tradedia^talk 07:03, 18 March 2022 (UTC)  Done Tradedia^talk 09:27, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

So what source you based for put it under siegue on west ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.205.167.228 (talk) 13:28, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

It is not encircled or semi-encircled. Fastiv is still far away from frontline. I'm living in this area and know situation better. --Vasyatka1 (talk) 19:57, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 12:33, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Edit Request

hello guys! İDK how to edit but Shostka city in Sumy Oblast isnt captured bt Russians!188.3.52.76 (talk) 17:37, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 03:28, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Kharkiv is not besieged remove it

Kharkiv is not Kharkiv at least not all besieged — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Kiev and Luhansk oblasts updates 24/3

According to the US based ISW Baryshivska, Velyke Dymerske, Kalytyanske, and Kalynivska are under Russian presence. Also Rubizne and Popasna are under Russian control(... “facts are fact” and Russian forces successfully advanced in Rubizhne and Popasna...) https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24

(a short question -Is Snihurivka-Mukolaiv oblast under Russian control? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:7E0E:794D:99A2:56A3:7C7D:C35C (talk) 00:53, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Draw Lukyanivka under Ukranie control on map please

Ukranian Army take Lukyanivka but it's not on map some one draw it please https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1507041304391397378 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 17:39, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Tweets by non-journalists can't be cited. Firestar464 (talk) 02:20, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 March 2022

Add the town of Krasnopillia to Sumy Oblast- population of 7,849 and under Russian control BigBrobba (talk) 06:23, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done Please provide a source for your proposed edit. --Firestar464 (talk) 02:37, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Slavutych

The town Slavutych is not under the control of Russia — [7]--Artemis Dread (talk) 19:02, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Fixed. Firestar464 (talk) 02:38, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Kharkiv sieged form 1 side

Although Karkiv is not encircled but shouldn't it be sieged from one side as it is getting shelled by russians https://www.abc10.com/video/news/nation-world/ukraine/ukraine-war-kharkiv-houses-burn/507-c4e2a560-ab4b-4706-acf0-44e5604b3127 Massimo510 (talk) 06:14, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Make this article dependent on Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map?

I propose that we make this article dependent on Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map.

The current dynamic is that the module (and therefore the detailed map and File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg) is supposedly dependent on this article for its verifiability; however,

• Verification of the module's data must be performed manually, by checking against this page;
• The module includes plenty of locations which are not – and indeed which may not belong – on this page.

Swapping the dependence, by having data and citations in the module and making this article dependent on the module by invocation, would resolve the inconsistencies and improve verifiability. What are your thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:15, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

If you can make it work, go for it. The fewer pages that need to be edited, the better. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:34, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2022

Antonov Airport Is not a city, it should be removed from the article. 86.1.33.129 (talk) 17:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:36, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 March 2022

Please mark the city Izium as contested, as it stated here : https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Control_of_cities_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War Bkorenfeld (talk) 08:28, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done The page has since been edited. --Firestar464 (talk) 10:20, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Complaint

Wikipedia is not a place to air grievances.

"While most articles can be edited by anyone, extended confirmed protection is sometimes necessary to prevent disruptive editing on controversial pages." - - Wikipedia Does "extended confirmed protection" REFER to criminal propagandists and psych-ops of the CIA, Mossad, and Mi5-Mi6? This map looks nothing like what it is on the ground, ground realities, because this map looks like a classic case of a psychological operation. Next question is WHY do you need to PROTECT this page? From whom? WHAT are you protecting? Protecting CIA - Mossad - Mi5/Mi6 LIES DECITS NONSENSE PROPAGANADA? It seems to that Wikipedia has been undermined and hijacked by the terrorist trio of CIA - Mossad - Mi5/Mi6 ... THAT'S ALL THAT I NEED TO KNOW … and then Wikipedia goes out to solicit funding from the public ... how utterly deceitful deceptive cheating. 38.15.93.151 (talk) 09:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC) Protecting it from someone just putting Kyiv as under full Russian control or Donetsk as under full Ukrainian for funsies or because they heard it from a friend of a friend 50.243.44.73 (talk) 12:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Double Berehove mention

Hello you fantastic wikipedians. Just a word to mention the double presence of Berehove in the data, on two separate lines. VictorAlexandre2022 (talk) 10:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

@VictorAlexandre2022:  Done Tradedia^talk 12:44, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks VictorAlexandre2022 (talk) 13:19, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Kharkiv, 24.03.2022

Why Kharkiv is shown as besieged? It is not. Remove that. 195.205.75.1 (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Kharkiv is not besieged see map well https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/day_28_Sloboda-Frontline-1536x982.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:29, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

I went ahead and removed it. In the context of the article that was used to justify the edit, I believe it should not be taken to mean that Kharkiv is beseiged from all sides, more of a "Russia is putting pressure on Kharkiv from the north and Russia is shelling it"

The BBC has two articles that state that Russia has failed to encircle the city-- [8] and [9]. Besides, the article used to justify the edit [10] is a week old. Therefore, I reverted it back to its previous version. —Danre98^{(talk^contribs)} 02:23, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Russo-Ukrainian War, day 30: Ukraine sank Russian landing ship quote: "In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is blocking the cities of Sumy and Kharkiv". I think that in the case of Kharkiv it's not clear if it's under total siege/strong pressure or partially blocked/enemy pressure, but one of them should be added to Kharkiv.--HCPUNXKID 16:52, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Berdyansk seaport

Perhaps we should create an article about the Berdyansk seaport and add incidents during this offensive to history. And also, of course, add this port to the map under the temporary control of the Russian Federation. Iftor (talk) 13:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

A week ago I was going to add Azov naval base (Ukraine) in Berdyansk, but I don't have the coordinates. HCPUNXKID 16:42, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

How can I give them to you ... I live in Berdyansk and I have information, if I'm not mistaken, this base is located in the port. Iftor (talk) 17:03, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Kherson

The detailed map is saying that there is a battle in Kherson, but this is not true. The evidence used for the battle, given by Helene Cooper on March 25, 2022, 1:34 p.m. ET, says that "a senior Pentagon" says that Russia no longer has full control over the city, but the same person, only 13 minutes after that said that even Ukrainians in Kherson disagree with this (title: Conflicting reports emerge on whether Russia is still in full control of Kherson). Gaeilge181 (talk) 20:09, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Slavutych, Kyiv Oblast

Russian troops entering Slavutych. Not sure if this is indicative that they control it, but there is without a doubt some clashes occurring in the town, considering that there were mass pro-Ukrainian demonstrations there just an hour ago. https://twitter.com/mil_in_ua/status/1507623526047617029 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.67 (talk) 07:58, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Kyiv Oblast* 195.205.75.1 (talk) 08:50, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Novovorontsovka

Is now under Ukrainian control, according to Live Ukraine Map. Culloty82 (talk) 22:56, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

The original source (a tweet) is not reliable. Firestar464 (talk) 02:33, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Actually its not just tweet. 195.205.75.1 (talk) 09:19, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

References

Brovary is not contested it's under Ukranie control

This map showing the play is under Ukraine control Russian are away there https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/day_30_Northern-Frontline.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.205.167.228 (talk) 18:55, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Izyum status 26.03.2022

Why it is shown as controlled by russians? 195.205.75.1 (talk) 15:28, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Second this. It’s contested. Volunteer Marek 19:31, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Slavgorod and Krasnopilia in Sumy region seemingly retaken by the Ukrainians

It was mentioned here - https://m.censor.net/en/news/3328904/ukrainian_troops_released_slavgorod_and_krasnopillya_settlements_in_sumy_region_honcharenko Since we are still waiting for photo confirmations, I'd suggest they could be marked as contested, considering that they are a few miles eastwards from the recently retaken Trostianets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.67 (talk) 23:20, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2022

Change Krolevets control from Ukrainian control to Russian control in the "held by" section under Sumy Oblast 49.194.41.5 (talk) 05:16, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 07:06, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2022 (2)

Oblast: Sumy Oblast Town name: Krolevets Raion: Konotop Held by: Ukraine Change the held by from Ukrainian control to Russian control Source: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map 49.194.41.5 (talk) 06:59, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: That map is based on this article, so it can't be used as a source for this article (WP:CIRCULAR). ― Tartan357 ^Talk 07:07, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Russia withdrawal from Slavutych March 28 2021

As reported by Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/mayor-chernobyl-workers-town-says-russian-forces-have-left-2022-03-28/. Map potentially should be updated accordingly. One-Off Contributor (talk) 04:23, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Husarivka, Kharkiv Oblast, cleared of Russian soldiers

Photos and additional information included here: https://twitter.com/donikroman/status/1507953043744202753 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.67 (talk) 09:07, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Please use a more reliable source (tweets are self-published, and can't be used). Firestar464 (talk) 07:11, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Krolevets

Armed Ukrainian police operate in Krolevets - it is clearly not under Russian control. Here is the local paper - [11]--Artemis Dread (talk) 18:36, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Mariupol

Wikipedia is not a place to air grievances.

Mariupol is fallen 31.223.131.197 (talk) 19:23, 28 March 2022 (UTC) A source would be great BSMRD (talk) 19:24, 28 March 2022 (UTC) "The mayor of Mariupol also provided an update Monday, saying his city was "in the hands of the occupiers" after a weeks-long siege by Russian forces that flattened the city, left an unknown number of civilians dead and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. "Not everything is in our power," said Vadym Boichenko, the pro-government mayor of Mariupol, in a live television interview." https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-28-22/h_f62ca209205442fdc3a392226a1df3e1 You can bury you head in the send as much as you like but it's not gonna change the facts. This whole wiki page is nothing but one continuous propaganda effort to delay things by marking already taken cities as contested, or marking cities as contested or even taken based on Ukrainian propaganda, while in the same time keeping most of really contested cities as blue. In the same time the editorial mechanism blatantly ignores any other source except western MSM even though the same MSM are the obvious side in this war. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:04, 28 March 2022 (UTC) So the only source about Mariupol falling is a tweet from the mayor which left the city a week ago, and he simply stated "not everything is in our power". That's hardly anything to go by. The whole world will know when Mariupol falls. It'll be the talking point of the week. But that day ain't today. 79.140.150.176 (talk) 23:59, 28 March 2022 (UTC) lmfao Do you have any source? 195.205.75.1 (talk) 20:32, 28 March 2022 (UTC) [Oh, he is from Republika Srpska. Thats enough to understand] Seems like false alarm to me. 79.140.150.176 (talk) 21:41, 28 March 2022 (UTC) Sounds like Russians took center and government buildings but there’s still fighting in the city. Volunteer Marek 21:54, 28 March 2022 (UTC) Yeah and following your biased logic the city is gonna stay contested as long as there is even one soldier firing. There is no "fighting" in the city, there are individual cells of Azov brigade that didn't yet surrender that are being cleared up and this can take even a couple of weeks, but it's totally irrelevant because not only defence but any organized resistance failed to exist from today. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:10, 28 March 2022 (UTC) Reliable sources. Volunteer Marek 00:48, 29 March 2022 (UTC) Pro Russian map showing it still contested and no substantial changes at 3 28 22 https://twitter.com/miladvisor/status/1508564560827015174 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 28 March 2022 (UTC) BBC Live Feed described the city as "besieged" a few hours ago. BilledMammal (talk) 00:23, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Seems Irpin is Under Ukrainian control no contested anymore

Many sources claim Irpin is not contested anymore Ukraine can have full control of it

https://www.axios.com/ukraine-military-irpin-control-6952a1fe-34d5-4ece-ba37-28dd6fbd746d.html https://www.laprensalatina.com/ukraine-army-regains-control-of-irpin-mayor-says/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-29/russia-ukraine-war-irpin-liberated-mariupol-kyiv-deaths-gas-pay/100946326 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/irpin-retaken-by-ukraine-forces-russia-invasion-putin-kyiv-donbas-b990937.html

https://twitter.com/armyinformcomua/status/1508451308403150854

A map from militaryland.net showing Irpin under Ukrainian control https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/day_32_Polesia-Frontline.png

So if there are not sources denying it, it should put in blue please — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:40, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

These "sources" are virtually all from Ukrainian supportive media quoting exactly the same thing, the mayor of Irpin.

Anonymous twitter posters are not sources.

Not a single Russian or independent source confirmed Ukrainian control.

Irpin is as much contested as any other city in this map. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:52, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done Firestar464 (talk) 02:33, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

DW in Spanish said i'ts under Ukraine control https://www.dw.com/es/tropas-ucranianas-liberaron-irpin-en-las-afueras-de-kiev/a-61286006

another map more..... https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1508580498905391111

If the Russians left the place, the obvious place will not be recognised.

Visual evidence https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1508494141906378762

Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2022

a clash with Russian soldiers took place in the village of Mironovka, which is not far from Shostka, so it would be more correct to put a mark there and no action took place in Voronezh Siversk (talk) 12:31, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Trostianets isn't solidly controlled by Russians anymore

Multiple sources confirming that the Ukrainians have made it at least to the main railway station of the town, which means they do control some parts of western Trostianets. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1507740906333614085 https://twitter.com/hochu_dodomu/status/1507737932840460294 Links include photos and geolocation to further confirm this. As such, it'd be best to change the icon of the town to "contested" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.67 (talk) 16:00, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Liveuamap reports the city as "cleared from Russian troops".[12] And the station is in Eastern part of the town. So at least contested.--Iconicos (talk) 16:38, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Tweets by non-journalists are not reliable, and copying from maps is not allowed. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 07:13, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Here are your sources. Trostyanets has been retaken by Ukrainian troops

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ukrainian-forces-retake-trostyanets-town-northeast/story?id=83722292

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008277291/ukraine-trostyanets-war-russia.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/ukrainian-forces-appear-to-retake-trostyanets-from-russians-136464965640

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-614463bc36092687537939c7538f4360

https://news.sky.com/video/ukraine-war-drone-captures-destroyed-russian-army-vehicles-in-trostyanets-as-ukrainian-forces-regain-town-12577316 137.22.90.72 (talk) 16:40, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Use of partisan sources

As I see that some users are using Ukrainian sources for Ukrainian advances, I will have to start using Russian sources for Russian advances, logically.--HCPUNXKID 08:41, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Yikes. It does not work like that. 195.205.75.1 (talk) 12:16, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

No, you just revert the edits using Ukrainian sources for Ukrainian advances. Tradedia^talk 16:18, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

@HCPUNXKID Please read WP:POINT. Firestar464 (talk) 07:09, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

@(talk) Could you explain me how it works, sir?.--HCPUNXKID 18:35, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

@Tradedia^talk. Afaik, using Ukrainian sources for Ukrainian advances is using partisan sources. Am I wrong?

@Firestar464 Thanks, but that doesn't clarify nothing of the issue I'm talking about.--HCPUNXKID 18:35, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Need "unknown" graphic

For a lot of these localities the actual control/status is unknown and what we have in the map is way outdated. For example, for Sosnytsia it says "contested" but it was contested... a month ago. Its current status is unknown. Volunteer Marek 22:58, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, it does not make any sense. How do we know the situation of some cities if there are no news about them? 195.205.75.1 (talk) 12:19, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Strongly agree. Take Svesa for example, by all accounts it should be a fair ways behind Russian lines, yet it's still listed as Ukrainian simply because no one has bothered to cover a town with six thousand people. BSMRD (talk) 07:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

We don't use "unknown" graphic, however see Talk:Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Problems with updating the map below. Tradedia^talk 04:29, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Problems with updating the map

A lot of the places on this map are pretty small. Which means you're not going to find big name reliable sources discussing them. As a result what we have is that the information is "frozen" from the beginning of the invasion when these places did get mentioned. Volunteer Marek 06:40, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

I agree, but people keep adding more towns to the map, seemingly with the idea that a town should be on the map based on its size, rather than the level of sourcing. Only towns that we have regular reporting on should be included. I'd support taking some of the smaller towns off the map. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:58, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

I agree with Tartan357. Tradedia^talk 04:29, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Snovsk

Snovsk under Ukrainian control. On the map during the Russian briefing, it was marked as out of control — [13]. Ukrainian sources also confirm this — [14] (talk) 10:02, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

why Sloviansk was maked contested ? Russian are very far away from there

This map from Military Land showing Sloviansk away from there please fix it https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/day_34_Pryazovia-Frontline.png

link the source because you make it contested or it should be put in blue again — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 13:10, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Please made a change

Please change on the map the name of Dzerzhynske into Azov, Novoazovsk Raion, first one is an old name of the second one. Thanks! — Как писал Жан-Жак Руссо (talk) 15:10, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Chuhuiv likely isn't contested anymore, but Ukrainian controlled.

Judging by the maps, as well as the fact that the Ukrainians are clearing the road to the town and repairing infrastructure, it's likely that the town and area around it is securely under their control. https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/30-march-ukrainian-forces-cleaning-up-the-road-to-chuhuiv — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.176 (talk) 16:22, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

This one is more reliable source https://www.city.kharkov.ua/uk/news/robitniki-kharkivskikh-teplomerezh-berut-uchast-u-rozchischenni-dorogi-na-chuguiv-50239.html 195.205.75.1 (talk) 17:23, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Slavutych

@BSMRD: Re [15]. If Russian forces left and Ukrainians govern the town then it's controlled by Ukrainians. Doesn't matter whether they "fled" or were "pushed out" or just got tired and went home. Volunteer Marek 06:48, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: The article says that the Russians just up and left, supposedly after finishing a survey. To me that cements Russian control more than anything else, if their troops can waltz in and out with no resistance. Not only that, Reuters says they couldn't verify, giving the whole thing an air of speculation. I'm not particularly comfortable using something like this to say "yep, back to the Ukrainians". BSMRD (talk) 06:52, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

The opposite problem is that we can't just say "Russians control it" just because "Russians passed through it". I guess we could put "contested"? We're kind of stuck within the parameters of the map here. There's a lot of places on here where basically the Russians just drove through and it got marked as taken by Russians. Volunteer Marek 06:56, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

I suppose 'contested' is acceptable for the moment. It's unfortunate how little info is available for anywhere that isn't "popular" like Kyiv or Mariupol. BSMRD (talk) 06:57, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

BTW, there were protests in Slavutych against the Russians yesterday and that might have also played a role in them leaving. As I said elsewhere, this whole dichotomy of control doesn't really make sense for this type of conflict. You have both forces passing through various places on their way to some other places. Volunteer Marek 06:59, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

That is becoming less of an issue as both sides are digging in and the front lines are changing less. But we should focus on quality over quantity, which means keeping the major towns up to date and not adding so many small ones that don't have good sourcing available. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 09:00, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

I agree with @Volunteer Marek's assessment that if the occupiers have to be present in the city to enforce its cooperation, but they currently are not present in the city, then they are not in control of the city. If the city has no military presence from either side, but is cooperating with one side, then it is, in my view, controlled by the side it is cooperating with. If the Russian forces return militarily unopposed, or if the city is cooperating with the Russians despite no military presence from either side, then, in my view, it can be considered Russian-controlled when that happens.

Similarly, I disagree with @BSMRD's suggestion that the Russians leaving "cements Russian control". Unless they can leave behind an administration which keeps working for the Russians once the army is gone, this suggestion is simply backwards. Furthermore, Volunteer Marek is correct that Ukrainian protests appear to have been a factor in having the mayor released and the occupation leave.

That all said, we need independent confirmation that the Russian occupiers have left the city. Yesterday, I found independent confirmation that they had agreed to do so, and put that at Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Slavutych, but I have not confirmed that they have left. When we do find independent confirmation, we can update that page, then update Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 14:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

I believe there’s a source in this article already from March 30. Anyway, this again comes back to the fact that {“Russian controlled”,”Ukrainian controlled”,contested} are not exhaustive categories. There’s also “neither”. Volunteer Marek 14:33, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Novovorontsovka is now under ukrainian control

! 212.58.119.113 (talk) 15:45, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

“Indirectly”

What is “indirectly”? Held by means “held by.” Since the so-called republics are widely considered to be Russian proxies or puppets, if anything, whatever they hold is indirectly held by Moscow—but anyway, that is not what this table purports to show. Furthermore, where this label is present in the table at the moment, the cited sources do not say anything of the sort.

I am removing these labels. Let’s discuss what this means before restoring them. —Michael Z. 21:23, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

If i'm not mistaken, they mean that even if russian troops occupied those cities, it is still in ukranian territory, and then it should be part of donetsk and luhansk PRs, which probably can't control them until the war ends or they move their own troops there. If russia retreats, those cities might not return to ukraine, while all of the other will. Ridanbp (talk) 22:35, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

User:Ridanbp, what would or could happen is merely speculation on our part, unless WP:reliable sources say so, and Wikipedia is not a WP:crystal ball. On top of that, the DLNR don’t have borders defined, so we can’t determine that a particular newly occupied territory “belongs” to them. —Michael Z. 13:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

My mistake, and i retract that. I must have misremembered that the new PRs were claiming the territory from the oblasts. Ridanbp (talk) 16:47, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

I don't think they should be included. This is a list purely of de facto control, and only entities with troops in the territory should be included. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 23:20, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

As you mentioned troops, there’s the fact that many reliable sources consider the 1st Army Corps (Donetsk) and 2 AC (Luhansk) to be under command of the Russian Federation’s 8th Combined Arms Army. So RF vs DLNR military control may not be a real distinction at all (in contrast to their political territorial claims, which is a different thing, and also debatable). And this may also be a distinction that’s disregarded from some sources used for this article: Ukrainian official sources and others have in the past referred to “combined Russian and proxy forces” or some such. See Russian separatist forces in Donbas —Michael Z. 17:44, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

@Mzajac: "DLNR don’t have borders defined" - your source? War4UA (talk) 21:56, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I don’t need a source to prove the absence of sources supporting a positive assertion. Reality puts the onus on you to show evidence of defined borders. There are no border treaties with real countries. The Russians haven’t stated they recognize the DLNR in its de facto Minsk-agreement territories, nor in the borders of the Ukrainian Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts which the “republics” never controlled, nor in Putin’s aspirational “New Russia” (vaguely historical, to which Putin added Kharkiv oblast). The fact is, they will take whatever they can get. —Michael Z. 17:57, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Nova Basan is captured by Ukraine

The battle for Nova Basan began yesterday when the Ukrainian army liberated several villages east of Brovary direction. Today they seem to have captured a Russian tank right on the border of the town. https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/30-march-brovary-direction-ukrainian-army-liberated-ploske https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1509491883403321352

Update: It is captured by Ukraine, there is proof of Ukrainians in the eastern part of the town - https://twitter.com/Arslon_Xudosi/status/1509614365485502470

Looks like it but we need a non-twitter source here. Volunteer Marek 04:17, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Вроде Украинцы освободили Иванков.

Нкжно как минимум добавить оспариватеся 37.99.37.206 (talk) 12:59, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Это английская вики, пиши по английски 195.205.75.1 (talk) 13:00, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Sources

It would really help matters here to clarify which sources are reliable. If Newsweek or DailyKos can't be used, why can we use Segodnya and such? Also why are we privileging sources from... a month ago, over perhaps less reliable but more up to date sources given that we are sourcing a fluid, dynamic event? @AlphaMikeOmega:. Volunteer Marek 15:47, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek You raise a good point. Unfortunately, Ukrainian sources which are obscure to English spreakers are a lot less likely to appear on WP:RSP than publications from the Anglosphere. Regarding Segodnya specifically, I think it would be uncontroversial to undo edits which rely on that source, particularly when the edits report Russian successes, as long as you state that Segodnya is unreliable in the edit summary. Moreover, you could visit WP:RSP#What_if_my_source_isn't_here? if you want to prove you have consensus behind removing Segodnya. (Unfortunately, I don't see a page on Ukrainian Wikipedia equivalent to WP:RSP which might have listed Segodnya.)

The reason that an old, more reliable source may be preferred to a new, less reliable one is that the less reliable one may be too unreliable for use by Wikipedia (e.g. due to consensus against it). In addition, WP:RSAGE says that breaking news can be unreliable. At this point, I think we have some semblance of consensus in favour of an "As of" column, so we should add that. There is also the {{update inline}} tag, which is certainly useful for an article like this. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 16:22, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Bucha now under Ukrainian control.

Being reported by Reuters. . Culloty82 (talk) 16:57, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2022

Be informed that according to the latest data, the city of Shostka and the city of Voronezh in the Sumy region were never captured by the Russian military, and there were no watts of Russian equipment entering this territory. Until today, it is controlled by the Ukrainian armed forces and the territorial defense forces. At the same time, the fact of a clash at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city and the dropping of bombs on one of the city's enterprises is confirmed. Siversk (talk) 12:27, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

The most recent English-language source that I found for Shostka is Newsweek (which however is not generally a reliable source), 23 March 2022: "'They've been living under blockade since the first days of the war. It is impossible to enter or leave the city. No new supplies, no post offices working, and hardly any shops.' The blockade means that the city isn't yet occupied, but as an act of defense, any entry or departure has been blocked." (https://www.newsweek.com/meet-abandoned-cats-living-bomb-shelter-ukraine-1690849). It seems unlikely that Shostka currently is under Russian control, but a better source has to be provided to justify the change. Schluppo (talk) 17:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

The present source in the list doesn't say that the city was taken by Russia. Above that it's an eye-witness report by a man from the Netherlands, a very weak source. The Newsweek source is far better than that. We should change it to Ukrainian and add a remark that it's blocked by Russia.--Iconicos (talk) 12:13, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

If we're looking as deeply as sources' sources...

• NU.nl (unassessed at WP:RSP) quotes one eye-witness in the city;
• Newsweek ("not generally reliable" at WP:NEWSWEEK) quotes one person who isn't there, who reports what they've been told by two people there;

so I'd say NU.nl wins that comparison. On top of this, WP:NEWSWEEK's "consensus is to evaluate Newsweek content on a case-by-case basis", which, in the case of an article like this (which requires a particularly high bar for its references), means (in my view) not citing Newsweek.

Beyond that, in the title of the NU.nl source, it in fact refers to "bezet Shostka", i.e. "occupied/conquered Shostka". On the other hand, references to "Shostka" could be referring to Shostka Raion. That said, the article says "Shostka in bezet gebied ligt" [Shostka lies in occupied territory], which at face value means that Shostka is Russian-controlled (but again, not necessarily). In addition, occupiers were "voorheen aanwezige" [previously present] (suggesting a lack of Ukrainian military presence) and still control the roads to the city, while "overheidsgebouwen... zijn dicht" [government buildings are closed] (suggesting no functioning Ukrainian administration).

Given the above, there are two resolutions I consider most reasonable:

1. Label the city as Russian-controlled;
2. Label the city as uncontrolled/unoccupied but Russian-surrounded.

In either case, I would remove the Newsweek reference. Personally, I prefer (2.), which is consistent with a reasonable interpretation of both sources and which makes the fewest assumptions relative to a null hypothesis of neutrality. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 14:48, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@AlphaMikeOmega: Can't see any doubt that Ukrainian people are in control of the city; we are assessing "Control of cities" in this list (so leave the Rajon aside). We have two independent sources saying, the city is blockaded and not controlled by Russia. Do we have anarchy in the city? No, not heard of in both sources. So it's the Ukrainian people in control, citizens, police, city council probably, regardless if the post office or whatever is closed because not needed at the moment. That's the "hypothesis making the fewest assumptions", common sense or whatever you want to call it. Compare to Battle of Konotop (2022) - Ukrainian police still working there, Ukrainian flags stay in place. Which should therefore receive same status in our list: Ukraine.--Iconicos (talk) 16:34, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@Iconicos: Since Konotop has agreed not to attack Russian forces (according to Battle of Konotop (2022)), it sounds to me like it should be labelled as "Truce", not as "Held by Ukraine"/"Ukrainian controlled".

Regarding Shostka, the only reference to government in the only source we have which might clear the bar for reliability is that government buildings are closed. As you say, this could just be the post office. Still, we have no evidence of pro-Ukrainian administration or forces in the city.

Another option is that we label the city itself as being under "unknown" control, since the source is ambiguous enough for us to be having this discussion. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 16:00, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

What about the NU.nl source makes its more reliable than newsweek? It provides no evidence for its claims. Everything we have right now is hearsay. We have the one source saying its occupied. We have several people here saying they have relatives in the town and the Newsweek source, all of which say Shostka is under Ukrainian control. Add to that the fact that the Russians are still attacking Shostka, and the most logical conclusion is that the city has not been taken. I agree that uncontrolled is better than saying Russian controlled, but I think either is a misreading of the available information. Wolf359Locutus (talk) 16:35, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Newsweek is deprecated per WP:RSP; NU.nl is not. People here saying the city is Ukrainian-controlled is WP:OR. Therefore, the only evidence we are not to immediately discard is NU.nl.

NU.nl does not say the city is under Ukrainian control. It does say that Russians were in the city (making no mention of fighting), that the city lies in Russian-occupied land, and that the city is surrounded by Russians. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:02, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Additionally, the null hypothesis is not neutrality, its Ukrainian control. In any invasion, the default state of cities is unoccupied, not "neutral," for gods sake. Wolf359Locutus (talk) 16:37, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@Wolf359Locutus: Normally, I would agree. However, there are two possible reasons for this null hypothesis:

1. The last known state of a city before an invasion is "unoccupied", which is generally the same as "controlled by the defender" (as opposed to "not controlled by anyone");
2. Assuming that the local forces and administration are loyal to the defending government, the city would revert to defender-controlled if there were no occupation present.

These arguments for what is usually the same null hypothesis are actually quite separate. In this case, per NU.nl, the last known state of Shostka was Russian-occupied, since there were Russian occupiers in the city till they left in the direction of Kyiv. Therefore, the first argument supports a null hypothesis of Russian control (albeit by assuming that "not controlled by Ukraine" means "controlled by Russia"), since there is no evidence of a Ukrainian military presence in Shostka since its Russian occupation. In contrast, the second argument would still support a null hypothesis of Ukrainian control, but also relies on the assumption that there is either a loyal administration or military presence in the city – an assumption for which we lack evidence.

At the same time, considering the first argument, but also that there is no Russian military presence inside the city, and that we have no evidence of a pro-Russian administration, there is an argument for a null hypothesis of "not controlled by anyone".

Finally, a fourth option would be to label the city itself as being under "unknown" control (perhaps using a question mark in a circle), to reflect the ambiguity of our source. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:38, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:22, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

I just wanted to re-open "the case", but it's ok anyway, I don't need that template. I can't see why the Netherlands eye-witness source (which also just speaks of a blocked city without Russian troops inside, so it's wrong to put "Russia" in the table with that sourcing) shouldn't be changed to the newer and more reputable Newsweek source.--Iconicos (talk) 12:33, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Chernihiv is fully surrounded

Please mark Chernihiv in the map fully surrounded by Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/10/world/ukraine-russia-war?smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur#chernihiv-russia-troops DrYisus (talk) 23:37, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

No ukrainian news media confirming this information. Nor ukrainian officials. 195.205.75.1 (talk) 08:36, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

"Russian forces have encircled the city... Mayor said" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/world/europe/chernihiv-russia-troops.html Please change the map. DrYisus (talk) 09:20, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

It is partially blocked. (As of 17.03.2022)https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=274825134830572&id=100069092624537 195.205.75.1 (talk) 23:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Maybe I am crazy, but I think that the Nee York Times is more RS that a facebook page managed by the government of one part of the conflict. DrYisus (talk) 00:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

lol 116.49.240.221 (talk) 17:28, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2022

188.163.14.38 (talk) 17:27, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Станом на 31.03.2022 20:30 смт. Високопілля, Бериславського району, Херсонської області знаходиться під окупацією понад 14 днів.

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Terasail^[✉️] 18:23, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Velyka Oleksandrivka (Kherson region) is under Russian control

After Russian shelling of Velyka Oleksandrivka was reported for 25 March (https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3441015-russian-army-kills-139-children-in-ukraine-since-warstart.html), Telegraph reports on 29 March that the village is under Russian control (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/29/have-stop-crying-body-can-make-milk-baby-agony-new-ukrainian/). It should be marked red. Schluppo (talk) 18:05, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

There's reports from last 24 hrs that Russians are trying to attack it so doubtful. Volunteer Marek 04:56, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@ Volunteer Marek , please, could you provide sources for that?.--HCPUNXKID 19:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Status of Shostka ( Sumskaya oblast )

My grandma lives in this city and says that its controlled by Ukraine

Also the Shostka's news portal confirms that city is controlled by Ukraine ( shostka.info ) so pls edit 46.104.9.99 (talk) 21:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source (the city news portal is probably owned by the Ukrainian government, and is therefore biased). Firestar464 (talk) 02:24, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

https://www.facebook.com/Mykola.Noha - city's mayor Facebook page. you can see a Ukrainian soldier on photos

Also the mayor says nothing about russian occupation

Shostka.info isnt owned by government 5.47.149.123 (talk) 08:29, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Noting the user has been editing the Battle of Shostka and has been reverted by myself and another editor, so other discussions about this topic are taking place on various user talk pages/article talk pages. Elijahandskip (talk) 08:43, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

The fact is that there is no evidence that the town is under Russian control. It doesn't matter if the source that says Ukraine holds it is flawed, because there is no evidence to the contrary. The Battle of Shostka page itself sites a story about a Russian attack on Shostka AFTER Russia is supposed to have taken the town. 137.22.90.72 (talk) 16:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Theres no evidence that Ukraine has lied about a town being under their control, and the news site in question is the ONLY source making any claim about the status of Shostka. The rumor that its under Russian control appears to only come from the flawed Battle of Shostka page, which provides no meaningful evidence. There is nothing at all to prove that Russia holds Shostka. 137.22.90.72 (talk) 16:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Heres an article from the 23rd of March which explicitly describes the situation in Shostka. It has not been taken.

https://www.newsweek.com/meet-abandoned-cats-living-bomb-shelter-ukraine-1690849 Wolf359Locutus (talk) 16:49, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

There is absolutely no evidence that Shostka has ever been taken. A friend of my family, who lives in the city says, it is under the control of Ukraine all the time. 160.46.252.17 (talk) 09:05, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

I guess we just have to wait until one of the wonderful people who can edit this page gets around to it. No one has presented a meaningful defense of the status listed here since I've been arguing for it to be changed. I don't understand why no ones changed it. Wolf359Locutus (talk) 14:42, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Battle of Shostka was deleted in an AFD discussion where there was considerable doubt about this account of warfare occurring in this location. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:00, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Proposal: "As of" column

What are everyone's thoughts on including an "As of" column in these tables (or at least in those for contested oblasts)? This would use the {{as of}} template, perhaps with bare=yes, to show the date of the latest report on who controls the corresponding city. It would let readers know that information on the page may not be up to date, and it would let editors know when to look for more up-to-date assessments of who controls cities. For example,

Name	Population	Raion	Held by	As of	More information
Mykolaiv	476,101	Mykolaiv	Ukraine	4 March 2022	See Battle of Mykolaiv
Voznesensk	34,050	Voznesensk	Contested: Ukraine Russia	9 March 2022
Ochakiv	13,927	Ochakiv City	Ukraine	24 February 2022
Shevchenkove	595	Mykolaiv	Russia	5 March 2022

Personally, I think this information would be useful enough to be worth adding; however, there may be a better format (e.g. sharing the "Held by" column). —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 18:32, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

I believe this has become more pressing as Russia claims to have full control of Kherson Oblast, which has not been independently confirmed. I've changed the oblast's cities' control to Unknown where there is no citation, because it seems stubborn to revert to uncited Ukrainian control from poorly cited Russian control; however, this approach leads to ambiguity regarding when to switch control to/from Unknown, and is therefore inadequate. It would be less contoroversial to say the cities were under Ukrainian control as of three weeks ago. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 15:36, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes, we need this as a lot of this is outdated and in many cases there's no updates even though control has changed. Volunteer Marek 06:52, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

• Strong support for a column like this. In any fast moving situation being able to quickly date info is very useful. BSMRD (talk) 06:55, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Anyone want to do the honors? To start can just go by date of whatever source is currently provided. Volunteer Marek 14:33, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done for all oblasts with contested cities. --WMSR (talk) 22:31, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

References

Use of maps

Is the use of maps as a source allowed or not?.--HCPUNXKID 19:39, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Please read the rules at the top of this page. Copying from maps is not allowed. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 19:50, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

I know, but I see several users giving map links for changes, so I dont understand...--HCPUNXKID 20:27, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Users not following sourcing guidelines is a common problem on Wikipedia, especially for such a complex issue. It doesn't mean you should emulate that behavior. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 23:13, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Bobrovytsia not clear if Russian still controlling it

This map showing Bobrovytsia under Ukrainian control https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/day_37_b_Polesia-Frontline.png

Probability Bobrovytsia is under Ukrainian control or at least contested — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

There's also some indications that there are pockets of Russian troops still stuck in some of these areas near Kyiv and Bobrovytsia might be one of them (I saw some social media evidence that it is but it didn't rise to level of reliable source), so I'd leave it for now. Volunteer Marek 23:26, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Several villages and towns recaptured by Ukraine in recent hours

These should be changed to "Ukraine" [16]:

Northern Kyiv: Demydiv, Dymer, Lytvynivka, Havrylivka, Kozarovychi, Zhovtneve, Hlybivka, Yasnohorodka, Tolokun, Sukholuchchya, Lypivka, Havronshchyna, Makovyshche, Mykolaivka, and Khmilna. Also Ivankiv according to locals (see last line in the article).

North-Eastern Kyiv: Rudnya, Shevchenkove, Bobryk, Stara Basan, Nova Basan, Makiivka, Pohreby, Bazhanivka, Volodymyrivka, Shnyakivka, Salne, Sofiivka and Havrylivka.--Iconicos (talk) 17:11, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Also:

* Borodianka [17]

* Lukianivka [18]

* Velyka Dymerka

* Peremoha

For the latter two I will continue to search WP:RS.-Iconicos (talk) 17:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

There are many reports with substantial visual evidence from substantial Ukraine army gains between 31 a 1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.205.167.228 (talk) 18:04, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Russians officially admitted a "substantial reduction" of the north of Kyiv please update — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Nemishaieve and Klavdiievo-Tarasove are shown as Ukrainian control (as of April 2) on Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War but are still red on the map. Please fix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.18.100.193 (talk) 02:40, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Update

Russian forces have been completely pushed out of the Kyiv region, however some places like Pripyat or Chernobyl still show as Russian controlled — Preceding unsigned comment added by Errora 404 (talk • contribs) 10:33, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

April 3 2022

is this map updating? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holiday chicken (talk • contribs) 09:18, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

No, its not. 🤡🤡🤡 37.30.36.59 (talk) 22:03, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Bobrovytsia is under Ukranian control

2 credible maps prove Russians leave the place

https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/day_40_Northern-Frontline.png https://twitter.com/War_Mapper/status/1511136845383491588

And there is no recent pro-Russian source to deny this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 01:46, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

pro Russian map showing Bobrovytsia under Ukrainian control also https://english.iswnews.com/23347/latest-military-situation-in-ukraine-after-38-days-of-war-map-update/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 01:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

This map clearly sided with Ukraine. US, Europe and Jewish controlled this article. There is no way this map turn more yellow that quick. A few days before Russia hold more than 20 percent of Ukraine region. But now they only hold less than 10 percent of Ukraine region. This is completed lied. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.47.135.169 (talk) 05:42, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

They literally left whole Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts. What are you talking about? Also, what is wrong about US, Europe and Jewish (especially this one)? By the way, they do not control this or any other article. Stupid kremlin-nazi bot. 37.30.44.62 (talk) 08:13, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

They do "hold" (occupy) territories just in South Eastern Ukraine. In the North they just simply moved through territories. 37.30.40.57 (talk) 07:35, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Seems Russian not controlled Konotop anymore

This source claim Russian leave Konotop April 3 https://twitter.com/SputnikATO/status/1510611259456172040

Military land map showing Konotop with no Russian presence https://militaryland.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/day_41_Northern-Frontline.png

another map same case no Russian presence in Konotop https://twitter.com/War_Mapper/status/1511497371473092609

And another neutral map (Iranian shia map they are more pro Russian than pro Ukrainian they showing Crimea as official Russian land) showing no Russian forces in Konotop https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPnPATKX0AEJ_dn?format=jpg&name=large

The Russians admitted withdrawing from extensive areas in the north of the country

What evidence are you use for make it still under Russian control ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 03:00, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Another source showing Konotop without russian control https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPsUUojXwAEXm-x?format=jpg&name=large — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 21:55, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Konotop is not under Russian control please change it another source more https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/DraftUkraineCoTApril6%2C2022.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

No more Russian forces near Sumy

According with those 2 sources Russian not controlled zones near Sumy anymore Konotop is also under Ukraine control https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-6

This source is Iranian is most pro Russian than pro Ukrainian https://english.iswnews.com/23413/latest-military-situation-in-ukraine-after-41-days-of-war-map-update/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

All Sumy Oblast is under Ukranian control https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/russian-troops-no-longer-hold-any-settlements-in-ukraines-sumy-region-says-governor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 22:10, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Requesting removal of Kyiv city map for the time being

Considering that the siege of the city is practically over, I think there is no point in having a city map anymore. Besides, all the locations on the city map are under Ukrainian control. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.176 (talk) 14:41, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

For various reasons that city map was a fairly useless addition in the first place. I'm glad to see it go. 12.180.252.187 (talk) 22:29, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 April 2022

The Cheriniv Oblast and Sumy oblast have been liberated. They need to change back to Ukrainian control Errora 404 (talk) 10:45, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Kreminna

Kreminna completely to Ukraine: [19]. Asmyslanebylo (talk) 13:05, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Double Komyshuvakha

Guys, maybe we mixed something up, because there are two Komyshuvakhas in the Zaporozhye region, of which only one is correct - the one that is closer to Zaporozhye than the other. Iftor (talk) 10:13, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Good catch. The other is now corrected to Novomykolaivka. Nurg (talk) 11:26, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Mixed control in Mariupol

I think that it is worth using all the features of the card to the maximum. We have a mixed control icon, but we don't use it, we just put battles everywhere. But in Mariupol, it is precisely mixed control, part of the city is held by the Ukrainian army, and part is captured by Russia. I believe that in Mariupol, instead of the "Disputed" icon, you should put "Mixed control", because this is the correct use of this designation tool. Iftor (talk) 05:54, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Yeah controlling some underground tunnels is a steel factory certainly relates to a mixed control. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 21:55, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Please provide sources confirming your words.( of course except some propagantist sources, like ria.com or ministry of murderers ) 95.50.190.125 (talk) 08:13, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

I hope wikipedia for wikipedists - is a reliable source? Photo from the city administration page during the Russian-Ukrainian war: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Situation_in_Mariupol.svg Iftor (talk) 06:29, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Notability?

This is an interesting list, but I don't see how it is a Wikipedia scope material. Does it meet WP:GNG or WP:NLIST? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:06, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

@Piotrus: That was decided through the AfD process. I don't see the rationale behind nominating it for deletion a second time just weeks after the first AfD was closed as keep, especially when the consensus was overwhelming. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 04:26, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Borova (Kharkiv Oblast)

It is shown as contested. Why? Any sources? I cant find any, even Ukrainian ones. 37.30.44.69 (talk) 12:01, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

There is a source for that entry - right beside the word "Contested". Nurg (talk) 06:23, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

So one month old Ukrainian article is a valid source???

Following the same logic you could also use a source from 10 years ago and put Crimea as contested. This is a total joke. Every possible war map including all Ukrainian ones put Borova as deep into Russian controlled territory. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 21:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Not true - the latest ISW map still shows it as a place where Russians have operated or attacked but do not control. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-11 Nurg (talk) 10:21, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Sorry that is BS. First ISW is nothing but a CIA office so it's reliability is worse than Ukrainian sources. Second on that particular map Borova is under Russian control. And third one look at direct Ukrainian source https://liveuamap.com/ shows Borova is at least 20km in the back of Russian controlled territory.

Some anonymous tweets there are explosions heard in that direction (yeah like 20km away) and it is immediately contested. Again this page and editorial policy is a joke. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 23:11, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry to tell you, but you are fucking donkey. How the heck is this CIA-made map? Dude, go to the hospital, you gotta take some anti-schizophrenia meds. Also, you cant use other maps like a reliable sources. If you do not agree with editorial policy - leave. 188.147.36.21 (talk) 16:00, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Someone rattling your cage? You seems to be pretty nervous. I can't blame you for being brainwashed, one actually needs some intelligence to avoid being manipulated. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:34, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

But being manipulated = being brainwashed. 188.146.37.165 (talk) 16:11, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 March 2022: Drofino coordinates

Coordinates of Drofino are wrong (– pointing to and obstructing Melitopol). I corrected the coordinates in the lemma Drofino (→ 45.2854039728, 34.616139999).

Copy-ready template:

{ lat = "45.285", long = "34.616", mark = "Location dot red.svg", marksize = "6", label = "Drofino", link = "Drofino", label_size = "0", position = "top" },

— χenoΛntares ⌘ 21:28, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Kharkiv - mixed control

According to the Ukrainian authorities, Russian troops partially entered the southern part of the city of Kharkiv. Reliable source: https://ru.euronews.com/2022/04/18/ru-war-mariupol-18-april-morning Iftor (talk) 12:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, its reliable source, but there is NO info about Kharkiv. Just shelling. 37.30.45.34 (talk) 16:01, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast

It was taken by the Russians. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3460421-russian-invaders-take-control-of-kreminna-in-luhansk-region-haidai.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muteten (talk • contribs) 11:07, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Arestovych, Ukrainian presidential adviser said Kreminna is not fully controlled by russians. There are street fights. https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/viyna-rosiji-proti-ukrajini-arestovich-pro-bitvu-na-donbasi-novini-ukrajini-50234961.html 37.30.45.34 (talk) 11:11, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 April 2022

Change Mariupol from contested to a Russian control. Errora 404 (talk) 09:45, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

No (reliable) source, no edit. 188.147.36.21 (talk) 15:55, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Well, if in a rough way, then Wikipedia does not deceive, but so, provide reliable, non-propaganda sources that confirm your words. Iftor (talk) 15:01, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Not a single source quoted here is a non-propaganda source. The reason being that West (US and Europe mainly) is an active participant in the conflict and is actively manipulating information in the same way as Russia. Ppl believing that CNN is a more reliable source than RT are just sheep. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:29, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

XD. 37.30.45.34 (talk) 11:15, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 04:33, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Caution advised

It’s very likely that over the next few days or even weeks there will be a lot of attacks and counterattacks and that control will go back and forth. On top of that add in the usual fog of war and disinfo. If there are conflicting reports out there the best we can do with the existing structure is to label these cities as contested. This applies to Rubizhne and probably Kreminna recently. Volunteer Marek 21:58, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

What's the source for Rubizhne's status (fully under Russian control)?

The detailed map claims that Rubizhne is fully under Russian control... I wonder which source claims that? Considering that no other map has made such claims, and while Russians have conducted attacks at Rubizhne and Popasna, they were largely unsuccessful, as they only managed to capture a few apartment blocks in Popasna (https://t.me/operativnoZSU/20168), no information in regards to Rubizhne. Seems to me that someone might have confused Kreminna with Rubizhne. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.140 (talk) 22:51, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, i also found no sources saying that Rubizhne is captured by Russians. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3461606-positional-battles-ongoing-in-rubizhne-and-popasna-enemy-suffering-losses.html 46.205.145.74 (talk) 07:07, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Adding control dates

To combine historical and geographical information (more fitting the wiki), could we add dates in which a city was under different control or was disputed? For example as today (2022-04-18) the "Chernihiv Oblast" list is listing only Ukraine, a reader in some years may not even notice that there was disputed control there.

Instead adding info like "until day X it was under Ukraine control, from day X+1 to Y it was disputed, then from day Y+1 it returned to Ukrainian control" could make the article more informative - although I know it would somewhat clutter the tables. --Pier4r (talk) 17:29, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Just need columns for date occupied and date liberated. Multiple occurrences can have multiple dates. If it gets more complicated, can be updated later. —Michael Z. 22:23, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

To access historical information about a town, you could use the template map. Implementing what is described in Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map/doc#"link=" parameter: linking towns to sources would do what you suggest. For example, the dot of the town Al-Taybah has a link function in the code: link = "Al-Taybah#civilwar". So when you click on the dot in the template, it will take you to the section on civilwar in the article of Al-Taybah town. In this section, there will be all the history of the war including "dates in which a city was under different control or was disputed". Tradedia^talk 23:23, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 April 2022

Change Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk to contested Errora 404 (talk) 07:30, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:01, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2022

Change Kreminna from contested to controlled by russia Max8352810 (talk) 10:49, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

No. Arestovych said there is fighting in city. https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/viyna-rosiji-proti-ukrajini-arestovich-pro-bitvu-na-donbasi-novini-ukrajini-50234961.html Also, instead they should change Rubizhne to contested, because there are no reports of russians taking over the town. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3461606-positional-battles-ongoing-in-rubizhne-and-popasna-enemy-suffering-losses.html 188.146.102.132 (talk) 16:31, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

First, AFAIK you can't use Ukrainian sources for Ukrainian advances, as you can't use Russian sources for Russian advances. Second, Kreminna is by various sources (including video confirmation) unders Russian control:

"07.30 Kreminna, Luganska oblast. Ruske snage i snage LPR-a postavile su zastave na zgradu gradske uprave." https://www.slobodna-bosna.ba/vijest/246383/rat_uzivo_ukrajina_ce_na_razgovore_s_rusijom_o_mariupolju_doci_bez_ikakvih_uvjeta_kako_bi_spasila_svoje_ljude.html

"Russian forces have seized the town of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from it, according to the regional governor." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/19/russian-forces-seize-eastern-ukraines-kreminna-governor-says

So, confirmed by both Ukrainian and pro-Russian sources. Finally, Rubizhne is properly sourced as under Russian/LPR control in Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War.--HCPUNXKID 21:56, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Terasail^[✉️] 14:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Berdyansk: sea port

As it has long been known, there are several military bases in Berdyansk, among which there is a military airfield (former airport) and an Azov military base, as well as the Berdyansk seaport, in which a small military base was recently created, several good military boats moored there even before aggravation of the conflict and a large-scale offensive. Just recently an article about the port of Berdyansk was created and I propose to add the icon of the Berdyansk port to our map of military operations, since this is a major port of the Sea of Azov, along with Mariupol. Iftor (talk) 19:06, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Done. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 19:45, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

There are some quotes missing to the port of Berdiansk in the formatted text.

Thanks!

VictorAlexandre2022 (talk) 14:39, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Mariupol is not controlled by russian at all

https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Siege_of_Mariupol

As I know UKR troops still controlled the Azovstal plant zone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.93.65.251 (talk) 15:18, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

No Azov battalion is only controlling catacombs below the surface. They now almost never go out due to constant heavy bombardment. So Azovstal is contested while city of Mariupol is 100% in Russian/DNR control. Area of the city of Mariupol is 166km2, Azovstal is 11km2. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Doing the math, that is not 100%. (I’m not saying this is or is not how to determine if the city is controlled, only that anon’s argument contradicts itself.) —Michael Z. 03:31, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

The plant itself is marked separately as surrounded object on the map.

Some ppl are desperately trying to push propaganda about Mariupol still being contested and resisting. Some soldiers hiding in undergrounds tunnels of completely isolated factory doesn't account for a contested city. Ppl should simply move on. Mariupol is lost. Period. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 07:36, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

The city is still technically contested, as long as Ukrainian forces hold part of the city (that is, Azovstal). Also, as I have told you on your talk, calling everything you don't like "propaganda" is unhelpful. Give the fact that your only contributions are to push this on this talk page, your behavior looks like WP:NOTHERE. Firestar464 (talk) 03:23, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Flag icons

With the addition of the history info, it is becoming a rather flag-heavy page. On checking the Manual of Style, I don't think it complies with MOS:ICONDECORATION. In every instance, the flags are accompanying the state's name, so they are purely decorative. I suggest they all be removed. Nurg (talk) 23:13, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

• They should be kept in "Held by", as they make it easier to understand who controls the city in a glance. However, I agree they should be removed from "More information". BilledMammal (talk) 23:18, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Zolote, Luhansk Oblast

Zolote, Popasna Raion, Luhansk Oblast is in red on the map. This seems wrong. Anyone know better? Nurg (talk) 02:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

I have commented it out in the map pending verification. Ru may occupy part but as far as I can make out Ukr controls most of it. Nurg (talk) 02:22, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Shyroke misplaced

Shyroke position corrected on the map, as the source given states: "Ukrainian forces reportedly recapturing Shyroke, Novopetrivka, and Lyubino, 50 km north of Kherson.--HCPUNXKID 14:17, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Azovstal

Azovstal should be marked with a separate icon as industrial complex which is blue, and Mariupol seems to be red 82.162.96.34 (talk) 13:11, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 06:40, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Two blue spots

What is the unnamed two blue spots near Valnovakha? 31.223.131.109 (talk) 20:04, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Volodymyrivka (now labelled) and the small village of Novodonetske (dot now shrunk to correct size). Nurg (talk) 22:49, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 April 2022

We should add Transnistria to the map as it appears they may get involved soon https://balkaninsight.com/2022/04/28/moldovas-breakaway-transnistria-orders-general-mobilisation/ Massimo510 (talk) 21:58, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Not until any invasion of Transnistria starts. Wikipedia does not predict the future. Nurg (talk) 01:19, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Only if it was part of Ukraine. Dawsongfg (talk) 05:14, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Husarivka, Barvinkove

I notice this village is missing in the list: Husarivka, Barvinkove. Source: here. 82.174.61.58 (talk) 20:26, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Zolote and Hirske

Ukraine is controlling parts of Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Hirske and Popasna. Zolote and Hirske are contested Source: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3473630-serhii-haidai-head-of-luhansk-regional-military-administration.html محمد العجاني (talk) 12:48, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Kherson Oblast

Vysokopillia, Blahodatne and Khreshchenivka are under Russian control. Kherson control map needs modifications. محمد العجاني (talk) 18:21, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

They are red. What needs modifying? Nurg (talk) 02:25, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Peremoha and several other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast back under Ukrainian control

Source: https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/6-may-during-counteroffensive-the-defense-forces-of-ukraine — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.140 (talk) 16:41, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Yeah also seeing reports Lyptsi recaptured but not in non-social media sources. Volunteer Marek 18:26, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

This is widely reported [20]. Volunteer Marek 23:08, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Yampil

Yampil is under Russian control. Sources: 1- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/5/timeline-week-10-of-russias-war-in-ukraine 2- https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-69-summary/ 3- https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-day-69-summary-open-source-site.html محمد العجاني (talk) 12:36, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Cherkasy Tyshky in Kharkiv Oblast no longer contested

Fully liberated by Ukraine, together with Rusky Tyshky, Bayrak, and Rubizhne (village in Kharkiv Oblast) Source: https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/10-may-as-a-result-of-coordinated-actions-of-the-personnel — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.140 (talk) 15:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Popasnaya

Ukrainian army have withdraw from popasnaya and is under russian control. 83.61.216.159 (talk) 09:32, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Please provide sources. 46.204.100.22 (talk) 12:01, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

The UA have retreat from the city. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/chechnyas-kadyrov-says-his-soldiers-control-popasna-ukraine-disagrees-2022-05-08/ DrYisus (talk) 13:03, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Withdraw. 188.146.142.127 (talk) 20:01, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Oleksandrivka in Cherson

Its isnt under russia control, now on Ukrainian. Please review that question FieldNuke (talk) 07:26, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Sources?--HCPUNXKID 13:59, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Liveuamap.com FieldNuke (talk) 11:02, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Rubizhne

Why did someone changed icon of Rubizhne to "controlled by Russians"? There is confirmed fighting in the town. Someukrainiannickname (talk) 16:54, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, could we get an answer to this. I need to know for the regular invasion map whether to mark Rubizhne as under Russian/LPR control or as contested. People over there also say that Rubizhne is not fully controlled by Russia and the regular media can't make up its mind either. Physeters^✉ 20:10, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep in mind that there are (at least) two Rubizhne. One north of Kharkiv and one near Severodonetsk. Volunteer Marek 20:12, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

This is about the Rubizhne in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. If there are sources that say that control is contested, then please specify them. Nurg (talk) 22:00, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Azovstal

Today's major headline is that Ukraine ceded full control of Mariupol and Azovstal to the Russians, in exchange for the remaining Mariupol defenders. The template should be updated to reflect this change.--Physeters^✉ 10:24, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

“More information” column

I see someone added, unilaterally and without discussion a “more information” column. Problem is almost all info inserted into that column is frankly nonsense (a lot of it appears to be reporting twitter/telegram rumors without admitting that that’s what it’s doing). This stuff needs to be removed unless it’s well sourced. Volunteer Marek 03:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I think the column is generally useful, telling us which cities have switched control multiple times, but it does need to be sourced. BilledMammal (talk) 03:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Agreed – unsourced information in this column should be removed. Generally, unsourced information should be removed unless it is uncontroversial (e.g. that settlements outside Crimea & the Donbas were held by Ukraine at the start) or (perhaps) otherwise easy to verify (e.g. by viewing the "Battle of [Location]" article, which should be linked).
I would also tend to oppose the inclusion of the full control history of settlements on this article. While it may be useful to show the date on which a settlement last changed hands (where this can be verified), it may be prudent to avoid clutter by keeping the full history contained to the "Battle/History of [Location]" and/or "[Location]" article(s). At very least, I would support containing the history of control within a collapsible box within the table, perhaps like this:

Name	Pop.	Raion	Held by	As of	History	More information
Avdiivka	31,940	Yasynuvata	Contested:[1] Ukraine Russia/DPR	24 March 2022	Captured by Donetsk PR in mid-April 2014.[2] Recaptured by Ukraine 21 July 2014.[3]	See Battle of Avdiivka (2017), Battle of Avdiivka

—AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 13:42, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

In fact, Avdiivka is a good example of why perhaps not to include the full history in the table: the city's article says it "reportedly" came back under Ukrainian control at a specific date; the entry in the table removes this nuance (presumably for the sake of brevity). I suppose the compromise option of hiding the history within a collapsible box does allow more room for nuance before things become cluttered, but there might still be instances in which a settlement's history is too complicated to summarise in one cell of a table. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 14:09, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

@WMSR @HCPUNXKID @Firestar464 @WeifengYang @Nurg @PutItOnAMap Thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 13:49, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, apologies for any lack of citations; I am glad to add any citations I can find. Most information came from sources cited in a different column, or listed in the articles of the cities themselves. I have no problem with using a collapsible list or something similar to show history, but I do feel that it should be included one way or another. WMSR (talk) 18:19, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek, I do object to your characterization of my edits as [unilateral] and without discussion. There is a discussion on this page (§ Adding control dates) proposing the same idea, and WP:BOLD is a Wikipedia guideline. I did not cite Telegram or Twitter rumors at all, rather using sources already cited on this page or on the pages of the individual cities. I do recognize that these notes need proper citations and am glad to add them, and would appreciate any help in doing so. WMSR (talk) 18:30, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Neutral I find it useful for additional links but would sacrafice it for readability. I'm not certain whether we should keep it. Count me as neutral. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 22:25, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

View evolution in time?

Is there a way to retrieve past states of this map, or to view its evolution as a movie?

Thank you all for this outstanding work -- Quintus V. (talk) 14:18, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

You can retrieve past states of this map. What you have to do is as follows:

1. -Go to history of Module.
2. -Click on any past edit at which date you want to see the map.
3. -Click on "Edit"
4. -Type in the box under "Preview page with this module" the name of the template: "Template::Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map". Then hit "Show preview".

This will give you the map at the date of the edit you chose in the history. Tradedia^talk 15:24, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

@Quintus V. Another option is to use the Wayback Machine by following this link. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 00:42, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Link map

I propose we link Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map and template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map from this article. I wonder why it wasn't done before. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 22:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

I was thinking this only a few hours ago. The module is perhaps a bit too under-the-hood for a reader (as opposed to a contributor), but I agree that the detailed map(s) are useful to readers (while contributors can access the modules via these maps). Therefore, I'll add the maps under "See also". —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 23:11, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Good job. Thanks. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 07:10, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Ruska Lozova

Can someone please add Ruska Lozova:

On 29 April it is reported that the village Ruska Lozova near by Kharkiv, is retaken by Ukraine. Ukraine Army retakes control of village of Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv region, Ukraine claims it liberated Kharkiv's Ruska Lozova village from Russian troops 82.174.61.58 (talk) 18:43, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

One source is Ukrainian (so its partisan) and the other states that its an Ukrainian claim.--HCPUNXKID 13:07, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

By your way of thinking every single source is partisan or pro-[insert country here]. 46.204.104.56 (talk) 10:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

We know as of the 15th of may that Ukraine has control of Ruska Lozova again as per https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-troops-holding-destroyed-village-believe-russians-withdrawing-across-2022-05-15/ CongoPlaysWarlock (talk) 20:23, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Troitske

Troitske is occupied from russians now 151.45.242.1 (talk) 20:17, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

WP:RS? A09090091 (talk) 21:24, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Proposal: remove oblasts which were always under Ukrainian control

I propose that we remove from this article the oblasts which have been fully under Ukrainian control throughout this war. I believe this would mean removing these oblasts:

Oblast/Section	Keep/Remove
Cherkasy	Remove
Chernihiv	Keep
Chernivtsi	Remove
Crimea and Sevastopol	Keep
Dnipropetrovsk	Keep
Donetsk	Keep
Ivano-Frankivsk	Remove
Kharkiv	Keep
Kherson	Keep
Khmelnytskyi	Remove
Kirovohrad	Remove
Kyiv Oblast and Kyiv	Keep
Luhansk	Keep
Lviv	Remove
Mykolaiv	Keep
Odessa	Keep
Poltava	Remove
Rivne	Remove
Sumy	Keep
Ternopil	Remove
Vinnytsia	Remove
Volyn	Remove
Zakarpattia	Remove
Zaporizhzhia	Keep
Zhytomyr	Keep

The main advantage is that it would make the page shorter and easier to navigate. Moreover, there are currently no criteria for whether to include settlements in never-disputed oblasts; this proposal would change that. Notably, the decision to include every oblast was made within hours of this article's creation, presumably based on the article Control of cities during the Syrian civil war, at a time when it was considered plausible that Ukraine might face a full-scale occupation.

The information lost by removing these oblasts would be –

1. That the settlements are controlled by Ukraine. This could be resolved by a simple (and ideally sourced) statement at the top, explaining that oblasts where their control was never in dispute are not included.
2. Settlements' populations (and, therefore, a feel for the population distribution in occupied vs non-occupied territory). This information would remain available at List of cities in Ukraine, and in another form at Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map, both of which are linked in the page's See also.
3. The More information column. The contents of this column, in never-disputed oblasts, consists of links to articles regarding airstrikes, and (in Lviv's case) a note about embassies, neither of which is in this article's scope.

At any rate, should any more oblasts become contested, it will be possible to restore the tables using the article's history.

What are your thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 00:37, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

I'd disagree with the proposal. I don't think this article is conceived to be limited purely to changes (or possible changes) in ground control, but simply control, helping to give a sense of proportion of how much of the country is engaged, where hostilities are and where they're not. Moreover, we have no crystal ball. Many oblasts have been entirely quiet, but even some quiet ones have had incidents, which have been worthwhile to note and link to (including some you have proposed to remove, e.g. Lviv, Vinnytsia). We can't anticipate whether there will be other incidents or notes worth making in the future, that will force some editor to re-create them. As long as the war is on-going, I'd just leave them all.

Moreover, the names and populations of all urban areas on the same page is useful information, not only for comparative purposes but also to ensure readers don't confuse one locality with another. It's not helpful to force users to go elsewhere. Walrasiad (talk) 01:09, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm inclined to oppose this because the map initially took into account the Kyiv offensive (2022) and Battle of Kyiv (2022). Additionally, as you said, it was expected that Ukraine might face a complete occupation and even though this didn't happen I don't think we should drop out cities that were never touched. And further, we have constant missiles strikes that might be taken into account on this map (I'm surprised that they are n't. All the best. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 07:26, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Missile strikes are not counted on the map because that's not the purpose. The map is only for territorial changes. Firestar464 (talk) 04:55, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 18 May 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 05:57, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

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Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War → Control of cities and towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War – WP:DESCRIPTIVE. The article includes towns and villages, not just cities. HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith (talk) 03:57, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

• Comment  How about Control of settlements during the Russo-Ukrainian War? There are at least four classifications of populated places in Ukraine, plus relatively localized hromadas and larger raions but that’s not important for this list. —Michael Z. 18:22, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

  I second this. "Settlements" is more inclusive and shorter than other nouns suggested thus far. In fact, I was about to propose a name change to this target independently of HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 22:40, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

  Sure, that could easily work too. HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith (talk) 22:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

• Comment I sympathize, but title begins to get too long. "Settlements" sounds a bit awkward for long-established cities and towns. Would prefer simply "Control of towns" as a more succinct compromise (towns feels more generic, and can encompass various sizes). Walrasiad (talk) 20:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

  There is also Control of cities during the Syrian civil war. Localities, locales, locations, places, populated places, territory? A settlement isn’t necessarily new, while a town is usually smaller than a city. (Not arguing either way, just examining the alternatives.) —Michael Z. 20:52, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

  To me, villages, towns and cities are all different things (albeit with some overlap). One would not, for instance, call Kyiv nor Kharkiv a town in English (even if "місто" is fine in Ukrainian). Therefore, I would oppose using any of those nouns alone.

  In contrast, "settlement" is all-inclusive: to quote the article Human settlement, "Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities." While the third sense of the noun on Wiktionary suggests recent establishment, the fourth and fifth senses show that recent establishment is not necessary. Furthermore, Ukraine classes hundreds of its communities as "urban-type settlements", including towns like Letychiv, which was founded as long ago as the 1300s.

  In my view, therefore, there are no issues with using the title "Control of settlements during the Russo-Ukrainian War", while this option has the advantage of inclusivity compared to the current title, and the advantage of (relative) succinctness compared to "Control of cities and towns [and possibly villages also] during the Russo-Ukrainian War". —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 23:05, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

  Towns is more generic. Cities have a minimal size to be characterized that way. But the term "town" is quite more elastic - cities can be characterized as large towns, and villages as small towns. I live in one of the biggest cities in the world, and we commonly use the term "town" for it pretty frequently (e.g. in casual phrasing "downtown", "leaving town", "in this town", etc.). Whereas the term "settlement" is not used at all in common speech, and just sounds very odd outside an archaeological or colonial context. I would even prefer "localities" over it. Or, put another way, I would support the current proposal of "cities and towns", however long that may be, than coming up with a third term. They all just seem unnatural or awkward in this context. Walrasiad (talk) 00:57, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

  Maybe in American English that can be the case, but in British English, it would be weird to call a city a town. (Even London, occasionally referred to as "Town" or "London Town" by its residents, is not "a town".) That said, that's partly because "city" is a specific legal status in the UK.

  Why should the British-English perspective matter? Partly because Wikipedia is internationally available (see MOS:COMMONALITY), and partly because other articles on the invasion are in British English (see Talk:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), this being a European affair. At any rate, in the context of Ukraine, a "settlement" can refer to a town founded long ago, such as Letychiv. (While the 1300s wouldn't be "long ago" elsewhere in Europe, recall that a lot of Ukrainian settlements were founded relatively recently, most of the country having been part of the Wild Fields.) —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 12:34, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

  Title is not about legal status, but about common usage in the English language to abbreviate. London can (and certainly is) often referred to casually as a town (as you note). Legally, of course, there are a myriad of terms, depending on officialdom's definitions and preferences. But we are not trying to satisfy officials. We are trying to make a simple and clear title for Wikipedia readers. And "settlement" doesn't cut it - much too unusual. I'd support "towns" or "cities and towns", but I'm not seeing any good third options. Walrasiad (talk) 20:18, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

  To clarify, London being casually referred to as "Town" or "town" (per the colloquial 5^th and 10^th senses of the word as defined on Wiktionary) is not the same as London being "a town" per the other senses, and even if it were, this would still not apply to other cities. (If you can provide an example of a quote in which London – or better still, another British or European city – is referred to as "a town", then of course my assertion is nullified.) To go through each of the senses in turn,

  • 1 suggests that both "town" and "settlement" might be accurate, but that "town" requires a local government and suggests a size above that of a village and below that of a city;
  • 2 and 5 are irrelevant (unless, I suggest facetiously, the reader happens to be in a rural area near the settlement in question);
  • 3–4 and 8–10 are irrelevant;
  • 6 applies to "major" cities, but still excludes smaller cities;
  • and 7 is a legal definition, which we agree is not the best way to decide – especially given that Ukraine distinguishes mistos (cities/towns), urban-type settlements and selos (villages), and a title listing all of these terms would be cumbersome.

  Meanwhile, "settlement" remains an accurate descriptor (unless strictly adhering to the 3^rd sense given on Wiktionary and disregarding other senses) and is used to define its subset "town" in the latter word's first sense on Wiktionary. That it is perhaps an unusual term in regular speech does not affect its suitability in an encyclopedia when no other equally broad term exists. Furthermore, given the hundreds of urban-type settlements in Ukraine, it is not an unusual term in the context of Ukraine. In addition, it is already in widespread use on Wikipedia: see (for example) Special:search/List of settlements and All pages with titles containing List of settlements. In particular, I would like to bring attention to List of northernmost settlements and List of highest settlements, each of which includes cities, towns and villages. Finally, the 4^th sense given on Wiktionary describes precisely what we want to encompass, without the drawbacks of being overly specific, colloquial or regional.

  I see the advantage for users in not having to remember or guess that we have specifically used the word "settlements" in the article's title. Redirects can easily solve this problem. Whatever the outcome, the suggestion not used as a title should still redirect to this article. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

  I am not looking for dictionary definitions. I am looking for an article title to be immediately useful and recognizable to casual readers. Settlement doesn't cut it. Again, that term is associated with colonies and archaeology. If "London town" sounds funny to you, then think about what "London settlement" or "settlement of London" sounds like. Nobody would have any idea what it was referring to, or imagine you're talking about ancient Britons or Romans or some far off walrus tusk trading post in the far snows of Canada. It doesn't work here - it's simply not useful.

  That said, I think we might be wasting our time here scratching our heads about a new name. If we're going into formal definitions, then I am going to track back and actually state that the current title is fine. There is no strict differentiation in Ukraine necessarily related to population size in Ukraine. The mother article is "List of cities in Ukraine" which is the list being replicated here. So this is indeed a list of "cities" in the Ukrainian sense. We should use the same term across both articles. So "Control of cities during Russo-Ukrainian war" is consistent and accurate.

  Argh. On second look, not an exact match. I'll stick to supporting "Control of cities and towns". Walrasiad (talk) 00:11, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

  While I still prefer Control of settlements during the Russo-Ukrainian War, I find Control of cities and towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War much more suitable than Control of towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War (although the title would then omit mention of villages [selos], which are being discussed in a separate thread).
  "The settlement of London" actually sounds fine, in a broad, historical (and, dare I say, encyclopedic) sense. I had a look whether the word appears in the article "London": in fact, the second sentence in the article calls the city "a major settlement".
  Regarding whether a title should be "immediately useful and recognizable to casual readers", is there a Wikipedia policy supporting this which takes precedence over the use of an encyclopedic term such as "settlements"?

The rest of what I've written is criticism of the use of "towns" as a catch-all term for settlements. In contrast, saying "the town of London" is weird unless referring to a time at which it was not a city. "London [T/t]own is actually [part of] a city" is fine; "London is a town" is wrong. (The term "the settlement of London" is also of value because "the City of London" is not the same as "London" or Greater London anyway.)

While there is the article List of cities in Ukraine, there is also the article List of urban-type settlements in Ukraine. This article contains both types of settlement, plus some villages, so it shouldn't claim in the title to list only cities nor only towns.

Regarding whether a title should be "immediately useful and recognizable to casual readers", consider that were I, at least, to encounter an article with the title "Control of towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War", my first reaction would be to wonder whether there was a separate article for cities (perhaps for the same reason that List of cities in Ukraine and List of urban-type settlements in Ukraine are separate articles), and my second reaction would be to see whether anyone had proposed a change of name. While I am not a casual reader, this demonstrates that, at least to me, "Control of towns during the Russo-Ukrainian War" is neither immediately useful nor recognisable, because I do not see that title as appropriate for an article which includes villages or cities.

—AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 21:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Comment I would suggest we use even shorter version of the name. It's currenlty too long I think. All the best. AXONOV (talk) ⚑ 22:18, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Towns are cities (and the implication that one is smaller than the other is irrelevant in this context - it's not like the Russians are only attacking high-population cities and not small-population towns). Current title seems fine to me. SnowFire (talk) 05:08, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. The legal distinction between a town and a city, in any region other than Ukraine, is irrelevant. The common usage distinction is more relevant, but neither the use of city nor the use of town would cause significant confusion. The current title seems fine to me. Radzy0 (talk) 16:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Front line.

The map is frozen and continues to lose users due to competition. I suggest adding a front line and breaking news to it, as well as slightly changing the size and number of cities. Iftor (talk) 07:19, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

The location of a front line is, outside of settlements which are either contested or at-least-partially surrounded, unknowable. Sites like the ISW, for instance, use "assessed" advances and control, showing two front lines, both of which are estimates. Moreover, we do not copy from other maps, for this reason among others: see here. For an estimate of the location of the front lines, see File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg (which should be based on the detailed map anyway). (Because WikiCommons has looser requirements for WP:verifiability than Wikipedia does, it is acceptable to estimate the front line in that file, which is hosted at WikiCommons.)

As for the inclusion of "breaking news", see WP:NOTNEWS. Because of wanting to avoid recentism, we are discouraged from including information which is likely to become irrelevant with time. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 14:32, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Some changes

- There are fights inside Lyman; - There is a pressure on one front on Soledar; -There aren't fights inside Adiivka, but it is surrounded (but not fully) 151.45.242.1 (talk) 20:57, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Lyman

Lyman was fully captured by Russia. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-26 DrYisus (talk) 00:58, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

No, not completely yet. https://www.unian.net/war/liman-v-osnovnom-kontroliruyut-rossiyskie-voyska-doneckaya-ova-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11843721.html?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=unian_channel - "majority of Lyman is not under Ukrainian troops control". Asmyslanebylo (talk) 17:11, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Annoys

I think that many people have encountered such a problem that there is a small city without a name on this map, just a dot. And when you hold this point, you are shown the name of this point. But it happens that this point is named something like "Place_xp_20" or the name of another city completely closes this point of the village, you can't even touch it. Here's what to do if I live a point, but I can't understand what kind of point it is? Iftor (talk) 20:46, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Toshkivka

Toshkivka has been recaptured by Ukraine, according to the latest ISW report. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-29 Physeters^✉ 23:36, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

According to the most recent ISW report, Ukrainian officials say that the battle there is still ongoing. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 22:25, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

References

Small towns

It looks like there are suddenly a lot of very small towns on this listing. I thought this page was limited to larger or otherwise notable cities. There are tens of thousands of villages in Ukraine, and it frankly does not make sense to list them all here. Should we set a population or notability threshold for inclusion? WMSR (talk) 17:53, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

@WMSR No, if the article would be too long, it could be split into oblasts. One of the purposes of this article is to serve for maps: Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map and File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg. The more accurate (better to each village, if there are sources), the better. Epq0 (talk) 18:08, 22 April 2022 (UTC) sock

Talk about content, not editors. One might also want to have a read at WP:OWB #31.

It is very simple. This whole page is nothing but a propaganda since 90% of editors are pro Ukraine/western with also some western intelligence elements being present. The purpose of virtually littering of the map with small villages is to give an impression that Ukraine is holding more territory than it does, is constantly winning some back and is all used with the purpose of information war. Notice how all these small villages are exclusively blue. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:13, 22 April 2022 (UTC) Out of settlements with a population below 1000, eight (Lozove, Terny, Brazhkivka, Shestakove, Hornostaivka, Khreshchenivka, Nevske and Bile) are Russian-controlled, while Zelena Dolyna and Dovhenke, being contested, show how far Russia has advanced in their direction. Bazaliivka, Dobryanka, Novovosnesenske, Trudolyubivka are the only (four) Ukrainian-controlled settlements of that size listed (excepting one inside the uncontested Kyiv Oblast). That's a ratio of 2:1 in favour of Russia, so there's certainly no evidence of anti-Russian bias re small villages. So, are contributors biased in favour of Russia, given the numbers? No, it's that small settlements only become newsworthy when they change hands, so it's easier to find reports of Russian-occupied small settlements than Ukrainian-controlled ones. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 12:39, 24 April 2022 (UTC) Trudolyubivka with population of 86 (where is even the source for this population???) and Dobryanka with population of 149 both in hands of Ukraine are clearly there just from propaganda reasons. There are hundreds of villages with size less than 200 on the front line. So this excuse is lame. Further more, there are 3 villages in Mykolaiv Oblast held by Ukraine with population from 1100-1400 where population sources are either missing or over 20 years old. 31.10.157.108 (talk) 22:21, 24 April 2022 (UTC) It sounds like we have identified two tasks you can do, then: Add some of these "hundreds of villages... on the front line" to the tables (or post them to this talk page with a reliable source so that someone else knows to add them); Update and verify population figures. Thanks for your help. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 09:52, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Personally, because I have been using this page to inform Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map, which in turn informs File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg, I find the inclusion of arbitrarily small settlements which help to define the front lines useful.

• I support a population/notability threshold for settlements which do not help to define the front lines: as you say, it does not make sense to list every settlement.
• I also weakly support not giving rows to arbitrarily small settlements which do help to define the front lines: such settlements can instead be placed in the "More information" column of the nearest listed settlement in the same raion, as was done with Zelena Donyna (near Lyman, Ukraine), using {{as of}} and perhaps listing their population in a comment.

There is a question of where to draw the line, e.g. whether to only consider population, and if not, whether to consider whether a settlement is a city/SMT/village, and how to gauge notability. At least for now, I would remove villages of below 1000 population in the first case, and avoid giving rows to villages of below 100 population in the second case (instead doing the same as with Zelena Dolyna). —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 13:02, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

@HCPUNXKID @Firestar464 @WeifengYang @Nurg @PutItOnAMap Thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 11:26, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Generally, more information is better - the problem is when settlements become too small to be shown at scale, and even then, that is a small problem. If we are to implement a threshold, I’d like it to be ~500 people with a lower limit for settlements that currently or previously defined the front lines. Settlements of that size do have articles on Wikipedia - and with a few exceptions, all of these should be mappable. With respect to smaller settlements that previously defined the front lines but currently do not, those are useful in illustrating the course of the war and indicating where the fighting was heavier. I support keeping these, too; the settlements that should be removed (if any) are the small villages that have always been well behind front lines. - PutItOnAMap (talk) 13:26, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

What about larger cities that don't define the front lines but aren't presently listed? There are more than five cities in Crimea, for example. WMSR (talk) 19:10, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Regarding small settlements which used to be, but no longer are, near the front lines, I would still support their removal (or at least their being commented out) for two reasons in particular:

1. Smaller settlements will not always have changes in their control reported. If larger settlements surrounding a small settlement are known to have changed hands, then it probably makes sense to remove the small settlement (at least from the detailed map), which would essentially amount to assuming that the small settlement may have changed hands as well (while not explicitly stating that it has or has not);
2. The old data will still be available in the article's history.

While there may be value in showing where fighting has been heaviest, a high density of small settlements on a map is not an intuitive indicator of this, nor a perfect analogue. For instance, were a large number of small settlements conquered slowly but against little resistance, and were these settlements reported on individually and added to the tables and map, there would be a high density of small settlements on the map despite relatively little fighting.

The priorities for this page might change if the page's scope expands to include the full history of control of each settlement (instead of only their most recently reported status), but that kind of detail is probably best reserved for the settlements' individual pages. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 23:54, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Also @Volunteer Marek, thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 00:23, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Also @Viewsridge @ZomBear @Magog the Ogre @Iconicos @Artemis Dread @Gaelige181 @Tartan357 since all of you have contributed to File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg, have you any views on whether we should restrict the inclusion of small settlements on Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War and Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 00:32, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

I think the number of towns needs to be greatly reduced. See the previous discussion at Talk:Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War/Archive 1#Cleaning up the labels on the map. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 00:34, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Also @Cyrobyte @Abbasi786786 @MarioJump83 thoughts? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 01:04, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

I think the map should have small settlements but not everywhere else like this article. Thus it is definitely not the map. MarioJump83! 02:30, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Perhaps the next step towards consensus on this is to determine whether it is feasible to include on the detailed map settlements which need their control to be verifiable (e.g. due to being close to the front), without necessarily including these settlements on the Control of Cities list. This was suggested as a solution by both @Firestar464 and @MarioJump83. Can either of you suggest a way to achieve this which is compatible with Wikipedia:Verifiability? If not, (and if, therefore, we are constrained to including on the Control of Cities list all the map's settlements the control of which might be disputed) how would you suggest we determine what to include on and omit from these pages? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 22:33, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Perhaps create a page or subpage outside of article-space and maintain a table and references there?? Nurg (talk) 07:06, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Perhaps. The questions then are

1. Is there any precedent for doing this? It would be much easier to copy procedures from elsewhere on Wikipedia than to invent new procedures.
2. What namespace would we use?

The best implementation of this which I can imagine would be to have a table of references at Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map/References and to WP:transclude this underneath the detailed maps. This would be more in line with WP:Verifiability than what we have now. However, unless this new table only included settlements not on Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War, it would create a third entry for the same data (the Control of cities article, the detailed map and the new module, which could all be contradictory unless well-maintained). While this issue would be mitigated by clearly distinguishing which settlements belong on which table, it would still use up the time of editors to ensure that this distinction were strictly followed. Ideally, we would only have one data entry per settlement (perhaps in a WP:Lua module), and we would use this to fill both the tables on Control of cities and the detailed maps.

In short, I think it is feasible, but I doubt that we would want to maintain data in a third location as you suggest. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 21:52, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Are we talking about the article, the map or both? (This is the Talk page for both.) If both, are we assuming that we should have the same criteria for both? Nurg (talk) 22:50, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Definitely not the map. Some minor villages can drastically change the appearance of the map. As for the article, that's more open to discussion. Firestar464 (talk) 03:18, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Any settlements on the map should have their control be easily verifiable, which in practice means being on this article. (There were, last I checked, settlements in the Donbas not included in this article but included on the map which were already occupied prior to the invasion, in which case their state should at least be verifiable in their respective articles.) It would be compatible with verifiability to have some settlements on this page but not on the map; however, I do not see anybody advocating that. TL;DR: both. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 10:08, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

I could agree on a population limit in order to add towns to the map, but there are several problems: First, which pop. limit? 100? 500? 1,000?. Second, many times the media reports about small towns, while at the same time dont say a thing about bigger cities which are nearby. Third and finally, but not less important, I totally disagree on putting a pop. limit on adding towns when that towns are on the frontline. As other users stated, adding that towns, no matter what population they have, is the best way to really know where is the frontline.--HCPUNXKID 19:39, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

It should be 1000 minimum, unless there’s something particularly important or notable about a locality (like Snake Island). Keeping track of a (very fluid) frontline is not the purpose of an encyclopedia article. This is confounded by the fact that a lot of these places are changing hands back and forth so it’s kind of a fool’s errand. Volunteer Marek 03:03, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I can see an argument for removing the labels of all but the largest cities, but removing the villages's marks sounds like a bad idea to me, especially as that defines the frontline. -- Abbasi786786 (talk) 19:12, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

^ Firestar464 (talk) 02:37, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

In summary, a number of solutions have been proposed. Ordered approximately from most to least inclusionist, these are as follows:

1. Keep all settlements.
   • 2 supporters (@Abbasi786786 and Firestar464)
   • It was suggested (by @MarioJump83 and Firestar464) that this only apply to the map (i.e. not to Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War).
     • However, to make this compatible with WP:verifiability would require a list of references under the map templates, and to organise this would presumably require a list similar to the Control of cities page. While technically feasible, concerns were raised that it would add extra work to try to synchronise three lists with possibly overlapping scope (Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map and this new list).
2. Keep all settlements which define, or used to define, a front line.
   • 1 supporter (@PutItOnAMap)
3. Keep all settlements which currently define a front line.
   • 2 supporters (@HCPUNXKID and AlphaMikeOmega)
4. Remove small (non-notable) settlements.
   • 3 outright supporters (@WMSR, Volunteer Marek, and Tartan357)
   • 2 conditional supporters
     • @MarioJump83 (if small settlements are included on the map).
       • See (1) for issues re the feasibility of this.
     • @AlphaMikeOmega (if front-line settlements are exempt from this threshold).
       • In addition, @HCPUNXKID "could agree" if this condition is met.
       • Some or all of these front-line settlements need not be given their own row: it could suffice to mention them in the "More information" column of the nearest settlement in the same raion, using the {{as of}} and {{anchor}} templates.

This leaves no clear consensus at this time, except perhaps that apparently most contributors want to keep arbitrarily small front-line settlements. If anyone feels their view is misrepresented here, please reply.

@MarioJump83: Assuming that all settlements on the map must also be included in the Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War list, which of the four positions listed would you support (or would you support a different view)? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 18:53, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I think keeping detailed settlements should only apply to the map

The control of cities should be based mainly on the larger settlements and frontlines IMO, same as MarioJump and FireStar -- Abbasi786786 (talk) 19:03, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

@Abbasi786786 How, then, do we ensure that the map is WP:verifiable to readers?

I very much dislike the idea of having to keep track of a third list of settlements (in addition to Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map and Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War), because of the inevitable problems arising from data duplication (such as the opportunity for inconsistencies to arise, and the extra effort required for maintenance). It should be technically possible to avoid data duplication by creating a single Lua module with the data for all three lists; however, designing, implementing and integrating this (including copying data from both the existing module and the Control of cities list while both are continually updated) would require a large upfront investment of contributors' time, might increase the technical skill required of contributors (certainly if they are to follow the "correct" procedure of updating the new module), and still would not completely solve the problem of data duplication (because it would be possible to add rows to tables without these new rows using the new Lua module).

Wouldn't a simpler solution be to hide smaller settlements within the Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War list, perhaps by using WP:collapsing tables for small settlements, or by adding small settlements to the "More information" column of larger, nearby settlements (as was done with Midna Ruda)? —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 21:11, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Well, after thinking about it I think keeping frontline settlements only might also be a good option. Firestar464 (talk) 02:56, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

I prefer 4. to prevent WP:TOOBIG, but the need for being WP:VERIFIABLE means that frontline settlements should be kept in the article, and that means I'm swayed to support alongside Abbasi and Firestar. MarioJump83! 13:16, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

I think I fall closer to option 3, the issue being that it's not always reported when extremely small settlements change hands. WMSR (talk) 22:25, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 June 2022

Town: Sviatohirsk Oblast: Donetsk Oblast Change control of Sviatohirsk from Contested to Russian/DPR control. Proof: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-sergei-shoigu-6fccf9b6adfc1fd9c3ede4f475dcf010 https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Battle_of_Sviatohirsk 49.194.41.5 (talk) 10:27, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: From the source provided:Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat Wednesday, though the regional governor insisted they are still fighting “for every centimeter” of the city... Earlier, on the Telegram messaging app, he said Ukrainian forces were fighting “for every centimeter of the city.” ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:10, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Requested edits on 8 June 2022

I could edit the page myself, but I think it is better to have my changes vetted first.

• Blahodatne, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. Change from Russian controlled to Contested/Ukrainian controlled. According to the latest update to the ISW/Critical Threats interactive map, as well as their June 8, Ukraine regained control of the village today. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375 https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-8
• Ternova, Kharkiv Oblast. Change from Ukrainian controlled to Contested. Also according to the above source, Russia controls the northern part of Ternova.
• New York, Donetsk Oblast. Change from Ukrainian controlled to Contested. Also according to the above source, Russia/DPR controls the southern part of the settlement, and claims control over the whole of it. New York has also been under heavy fire from the Russians. https://www.dw.com/en/new-york-ukraine-a-towns-dreams-fade/av-61967262
• Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. Remove the claim that it has been captured by Russia. The source cited claims no such thing and the city is still controlled by Ukraine.

Thank you for reviewing these! Physeters^✉ 21:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

 Note: Closing the edit request, as they're not used to generate discussion. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:23, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Adding a column with city status

In the current state the tables are not as useful for the reason that "proper cities" are mixed with urban type settlements and even small villages (Beloye on the Snake Island is not by any chance a city, for example). It was and even still is missing some "proper cities" in the Ukrainian territory, such as Molochansk and Hola Prystan that are even controlled by Russia for a very long time, but not mentioned. I especially don't get why there are only 5 cities out of 20 are mentioned in the Crimean/Sebastopol table. (good place to verify if some others are missing). I suppose people are adding smaller towns and villages in a key points, but that's confusing. What about resolving this via adding a new column explaining a status of the populated place (if you don't want to just remove all non-city places)? --M1911 (talk) 15:01, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

• Huh, what are your thoughts on it? --M1911 (talk) 07:26, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Svyatogorsk

The city is captured, they say even in all Ukrainian sources. I am sure that you will not have any difficulty finding this information on the Internet. Moreover, the forces of the Russian Federation are already storming villages near Svyatogorsk. Iftor (talk) 20:21, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

some quotes missing at label = 169th Training Centre (Ukraine)

There are some quotes missing on this

label = 169th Training Centre (Ukraine),

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by VictorAlexandre2022 (talk • contribs) 08:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Kozacha Lopan to contested?

Reports on LiveUAmap that Kozacha Lopan has been shelled by Russian forces, as well as several other already Ukrainian-held settlements in Kharkiv Oblast. https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/18-june-russian-army-shelled-kozacha-lopan-petrivka-korobochkine

I still wouldn't say Ukrainians hold it as there would be more confirmation, but this is at least a clear sign that there are fights ongoing at Kozacha Lopan, so I suggest it be changed to contested. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.140.150.140 (talk) 07:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

LiveUAmap got the info from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsF9_93KpX4, which says Russia shelled infrastructure in the district of Kozacha Lopan (not necessarily the town itself). Russia occupies the town and is probably firing across the front-line at Ukrainians just to the west of the town. Nurg (talk) 09:33, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Requested edits on 24 June 2022

Since I do not have permission to edit the page, I will list my requested edits here.

• Hirske, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Change from contested to Russian control. Sources from Reuters say that Ukraine had observed Russian forces controlling the town itself. Hirske's municipal head Oleksiy Babchenko even confirmed the entire district had been occupied. Proof: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-loses-key-district-south-lysychansk-russian-forces-official-2022-06-24/
• Zolote, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Also change from contested to Russian control. Sources from the AP say that the Governor of Luhansk has confirmed that the Russian forces were advancing to Lysychansk from Zolote and Toshkivka. The governor also confirmed reconnaissance units conducted forays on the city edges of Lysychansk itself but were driven out by its defenders. Proof: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-politics-donetsk-0537bf3613c45dc9aec283752ccf9ca6 --CastleFort1 (talk) 12:03, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Separation of Azot Chem Plant w/ rest of Severodonetsk

Volunteer Marek I'm not trying to POV-push or do anything disruptive. I'm simply separating the plant and the city icons to be more specific about who controls what part of the city- like in Mariupol. That's where WP:AGF comes in. --Firestar464 (talk) 05:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

The plant and whole Severdonetsk is taken by Russia confirmed from multiple Ukrainan sources since this morning. 31.10.157.40 (talk) 20:53, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Yup. All you had to do is wait a couple days. Volunteer Marek 00:20, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

No, all I was trying to do was be more specific. I don't see a problem with that. Firestar464 (talk) 02:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Vyskopilliya, Kherson Oblast

Looks like it's contested per the deep state map. Ukrainian forces have been building up in southern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast south of Kryvyi Rih, so it seems legit. Should be changed to contested instead of Russian controlled? https://deepstatemap.live/en#9.75/47.2230/33.3109

Vyskopilliya is in north western Kherson Oblast due south of Kryvyi Rih — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.158.147 (talk) 04:58, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Jesus Christ, you can not use other maps as a source to this map. It just does not make any sense 46.204.104.88 (talk) 10:31, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

We don't copy from maps. Firestar464 (talk) 11:24, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 June 2022

Ukraine has withdrawn its troops from Severodonetsk https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/24/europe/severodonetsk-luhansk-russia-ukraine-intl/index.html so it should be changed to Russian control Massimo510 (talk) 05:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

 Already done @Massimo510: Looks like this was completed (diff). If I've misunderstood anything please re-open with comments. --N8_wilson 🔔 03:04, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Polohy was captured on March 3

According to the Ukrainians https://uacrisis.org/en/yak-pologivtsi-en "Russian troops entered the town on March 3 from the direction of Tokmak" SilverTheGamer (talk) 13:57, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Pryvillia

Pryvillia (Lugansk Oblast) is under russian control now 151.26.29.243 (talk) 22:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2022

bilohorivka is under russian control Johanne-kun (talk) 21:24, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:40, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

An “ancient” map

Btw, the old map, created yrs ago, still exists on my user page.☆☆☆—Pietadè^Talk 14:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Bilohorivka

Still Ukrainian or under fighting (it is important as the last point in Luhansk Region): https://t.me/luhanskaVTSA/4038 (Serhiy Haidai). Asmyslanebylo (talk) 12:15, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Ukraine Army repels assault near Bilohorivka, prevents enemy from advancing towards Bakhmut // 17.07.2022 19:47. Ukrinform
☆☆☆—Pietadè^Talk 14:21, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Yes, fighting over Bilohorivka has gone back & forth for 2 weeks so far - Russia has not maintained uncontested control. The claim of Russian control has been tagged as needing confirmation for 13 days. This has been bugging me all that time but I have been lazy and waited, hoping that control would be settled one way or the other soon. It hasn't happened - it is still contested so I have made it so in the table. Nurg (talk) 23:40, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Vuhledar Thermal Power Plant

Can someone help me find the coordinates for the Vuhledar Thermal Power Plant? Thanks! Firestar464 (talk) 05:26, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

48.46380608350653, 38.20260186930967 = 48.46363534202791°N 38.20260186930967°E / 48.46363534202791; 38.20260186930967 ☆☆☆—Pietadè^Talk 05:53, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Source for Volodymyrivka, Donetsk on detailed map

What is the source for Volodymyrivka being Ukrainian controlled on the detailed map? Most other maps I've seen say it's controlled by Russia. Physeters^✉ 20:12, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

We don't copy from other maps. Firestar464 (talk) 05:25, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

@Firestar464 You've missed the point. I'm asking what is the source for the village being Ukrainian-controlled, not saying that this map should be a carbon copy of every other one. The very few times the town has been mentioned, it has been said that it is controlled by Russia, so what source are you using that says otherwise? There is no source listed anywhere, as it is not in the table. Is it just an oversight? Physeters^✉ 07:47, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Oops I misread. Sorry.  Self-trout Firestar464 (talk) 09:01, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Volodymirivka, Ternova, Bilohirivka

These three towns are under Russian control. Every source says it, but not Wikipedia. 151.45.241.20 (talk) 23:47, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Would you mind listing the sources? Firestar464 (talk) 02:25, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

You can see them on ISW (Institute for Study of War) site, one of the most famous american think tank. But also on YouTube on th channels of Military Lab or Defense Politics Asia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.45.241.20 (talk) 21:38, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Could anyone fix the Mykolaiv Oblast section. Pokrovka is in another column.

Could anyone fix the Mykolaiv Oblast section. Pokrovka is in another column. Also, Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast is under LPR control, even the wikipedia page says the Luhansk Oblast is unfortunately completely under LPR control. Danielg532 (talk) 18:10, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

I have tried fixing the Mykolaiv Oblast section & it looks better now. Is it ok? Be sure to preview your edits before saving them. Nurg (talk) 22:32, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Battles for Soledar and Bachmut

Why do Soledar and Bachmut are not contested on this map? There are even Russian Wikipedia pages named "Бои за Соледар" and "Бои за Бахмут". I think these two places should be contested here. 31.185.5.38 (talk) 04:50, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Dates not lining up

The newer edits in the Mykoliav Oblast don't add up. For example the entry for Novomykolaivka currently reads "Novomykolaivka as of 9 July 2022 Captured by Russia 4 July 2022 Recaptured by Ukraine 16 August 2022[164]", where "[164]" is dated "retrieved 5 August". I think what happened that new user User:Danielg532 made some edits but doesn't quite understand editing/dates yet. I'll drop them a line but in the meantime can somebody go thru his edits and check the sources and dates? Regards, Anameofmyveryown (talk) 21:07, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

2020 Raion - I think Tsentral'ne is in the 2020 Mykolaiv Raion not the 2020 Bashtanka Raion

Pre 2020 Tsentral'ne used to be in the Sniguriv Raion but post 2020 I think it's in the 2020 Mykolaiv Raion, not in the 2020 Bashtanka Raion. That's what the UKR article says and looking at liveuamap.com and zooming in, yes it's over the border. See also Google maps https://www.google.com/maps/place/46%C2%B054'19.8%22N+32%C2%B028'23.5%22E . Anameofmyveryown (talk) 20:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 August 2022

Russian Forces captured Bilohorivka on the 3rd of July 2022 - Institute for the study of war https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-3 Sfree014 (talk) 06:03, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

That is already stated and cited in the "more info" column. The Russians later lost control of it, and on 17 August they were conducting ground assaults there, meaning it was contested on that later date. You have not provided any new info for an edit. Nurg (talk) 09:10, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Chronological sortability

Perhaps make the 'as of' column sortable? This would give the option of chronological order. --2607:FEA8:86DC:80E0:84EC:67AA:2415:48BD (talk) 17:04, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done Tradedia^talk 20:33, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! Unfortunately this didn't do what I thought it would. It seems to be some sort of alphabetical sort on the dates, rather than chronological. --2607:FEA8:86DC:80E0:D0F1:A74E:1B20:6C74 (talk) 21:08, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

oops, sorry, i don't know how to do it then. Tradedia^talk 17:31, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Sorting works fine for Chernihiv Oblast, where the dates are templated as "dts|4 April 2022". Sorting seems to be not working where the dates are templated as "as of|2022|3|24|bare=y". I don't know why they are using "as of ... bare=y". It seems pointless to me, but this is not an area I know much about. Nurg (talk) 07:47, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

I tried changing {{as of|yyyy|mm|dd|bare=y}} to {{dts|yyyy|mm|dd}} which is easy to do and does seem to fix this problem but creates two more. The first one is that the {{as of}} is no longer used which might have implications for maintenance of the article. More troubling though is the date format changes from "dd mmmmm yyyy" to "mmmm dd yyyy" which is not great. Reading the documentation I think adding a format parameter to make it {{dts|yyyy|mm|dd|format=dmy}} should do the trick. Alex Sims (talk) 08:35, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

What negative implications are there for maintenance of the article? And what about {{dts|dd mmmmm yyyy}}? Nurg (talk) 08:54, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Thinking further, I think that the use of the {{as of}} template was a mistake and there is no negative impact to the change. According to the template documentation, its benefit is that it puts the article in a hidden maintenance category so it gets regularly checked for currency. I'm not really sure that this really is the case here, as the date is about control of a city changing on a particular date. When it changes again then the date and the "Held by" column should change. Maybe the column should have been called "since" instead of "as of".

I'm just a bit cautious as about jumping into this article as it has a lot of data and is included in a whole bunch of other articles. My thought was {{dts|yyyy|mm|dd|format=dmy}} is better as its easier to check that the mass edit is done correctly and the editors of the article are used to using yyyy|mm|dd instead of dd mmmmm yyyy

Consideration could be given to listing each change of control in the tables, I'm not quite sure how that might work with regards to readability and sorting, sorting being the reason I came here when I got weird sorting results on an article that includes this table. Alex Sims (talk) 09:59, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done (I think) Alex Sims (talk) 00:43, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 August 2022

Can someone add the towns of Barativka, Novopetrivka, Oleksandrivka, Pokrovka and Tsentralne in Mykolaiv oblast as Russian controlled to the map? Sources can be found here Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Mykolaiv Oblast. Coordinates for each of the towns are:
Barativka: 46.944, 32.780
Novopetrivka: 47.058, 32.669
Oleksandrivka: 46.837, 32.762
Pokrovka: 46.486, 31.699
Tsentralne: 46.904, 32.472

Cryw 9 (talk) 16:56, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

In progress: An editor is implementing the requested edit. Got to look up all the population numbers. --N8_wilson 🔔 01:48, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done in this edit. --N8_wilson 🔔 02:27, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Bilohorivka & Pisky

I update the Ukraine Invasion map on commons and the detailed map/list is one of the sources I use. These two villages have switched back and forth from Russian controlled to contested a few of times recently. It's getting kind of frustrating, as I keep changing the status of these villages only to find a couple of days later, their status has switched again. What is the cause of this? Physeters^✉ 06:25, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

DPR forces captured Pisky, but active fighting was again reported the next day. Firestar464 (talk) 04:22, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 September 2022

Please add these villages to the detailed map.

Udy Bohodukhiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Population≈1,500 according to UK Wikipedia
Coordinates: 50°23′30″ N 36°03′58″ E
Russian Controlled or Contested

Liubymivka, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast
Population= 1,695 2001 Census
Coordinates: 47°23′34″ N 33°43′00″ E
Russian Controlled (possibly Ukrainian Controlled as of September 6)

Vasylivka, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast (On the Kinburn Peninsula)
Population=382 2001 Census
Coordinates: 46°31′44″ N 31°47′25″ E
Russian Controlled

Stanislav, Stanislav, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast
Population= 4,909 2001 Census
Coordinates: 46°34′13″ N 32°08′51″ E
Russian Controlled

Serebryanka, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Population=869 according to EN Wikipedia
Coordinates: 48°55′03″ N 38°08′03″ E
Ukrainian Controlled

Yaremivka, Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Population= 338 2001 Census
Coordinates: 49°05′09″ N 37°27′18″ E
Russian Controlled

Husarivka, Balakliia Urban Hromada, Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Population=1,352 according to UK Wikipedia
Coordinates: 49°21′30″ N 36°48′53″ E
Captured by Russia in March 2022, Recaptured by Ukraine March 26/27

Blahodatne, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast
Population=474 2001 Census
Coordinates: 47°01′57″ N 32°32′50″ E
Russian Controlled

Promin, Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast
Population= 555 according to UK Wikipedia
Coordinates: 46°53′47″ N 32°44′19″ E
Russian Controlled

Kodema, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Population=461 according to UK Wikipedia
Coordinates:48°28′28″ N 38°05′27″ E
Russian Controlled

Thank you! Physeters^✉ 00:54, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

 Question: Are you familiar with editing modules Physeters? If so, this will probably get done a lot faster if you drop these changes into Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map/sandbox first. You may need to "re-sync" the sandbox with the main module but then you can implement this change in the sandbox and provide the diff here. The module documentation also has instructions for testing and I think those can be followed if you just add /sandbox where appropriate. --N8_wilson 🔔 05:32, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Just re-synced it so the diff is clean between the sandbox and main module. --N8_wilson 🔔 05:36, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

@N8wilson I am not, but I am willing to learn. I believe I have properly added Udy to the sandbox module, but I don't know of any way to visually confirm it, as Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map/sandbox doesn't seem to be the correct location, or I have not done it incorrectly. Could you please tell me where to check my work visually (not just code) of if I have done it wrong? If I have done it correctly I will add the rest to the sandbox. Physeters^✉ 06:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Also, how did you resync the sandbox so that I may be able to do it in the future? Did you just copy/paste the code of the one to the other, or is there a tool that does it for you? Physeters^✉ 07:06, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

@Physeters: Looks like Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map/sandbox was still using the non-sandbox module which is why you didn't see any changes. Since these are both sandboxes, I just updated it to use the Module:.../sandbox version instead and I was able to find Udy near the border with Russia north of Kharkiv. I think any subsequent changes to the module should now automatically show up at the template sandbox as well but do ping me if you have difficulty.

Yeah - a resync is just a copy/paste from the main page (click "view source") into the sandbox version. I wish there was a tool for this but I always do it manually. If you find a good alternative please let me know! --N8_wilson 🔔 12:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done: Udy has been added to main module. I see that the addition of Yakovenkove is also in the sandbox but it looks like the corresponding reference at Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War#Yakovenkove hasn't been cited yet. Looks like you've got the hang of this so feel free and ping whenever there's more updates. Also looks like you're nearing the 30/500 mark so you should soon be able to edit here without needing an edit request. Keep an eye on that as it will definitely speed up your contributions and WP has really benefited from your efforts Physeters - thanks! --N8_wilson 🔔 13:24, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment N8wilson! I have finished adding the other villages to the sandbox, so you can just copy them to the live version. Thanks again! Physeters^✉ 19:11, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Also, thanks for fixing the sandbox page! Physeters^✉ 19:14, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done in this edit. This is so much easier using a sandbox - especially when it can be taken care of without having to account for intermediate changes on the main module. Thanks Physeters. I did a quick scan of the sources here which look appropriate but if you haven't already it would be good to make sure the citations are up to date in the Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War article as well. --N8_wilson 🔔 21:48, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

N8wilson, thanks! The sources listed above happen to be the same sources in the list, as I added most of the villages above to the list myself. Physeters^✉ 21:51, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

all done then! --N8_wilson 🔔 21:52, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Also N8wilson, if I were to add more villages to add more villages to the sandbox, should I make an edit request at the main module to have them added, or will someone come and add them to the live version without one? Physeters^✉ 21:54, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

And thanks again for all your help! Physeters^✉ 22:04, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Good question Physeters. When you edit the sandbox page, only editors who have the sandbox page on their watchlist or editors actively checking the sandbox page will see those changes. Go ahead and submit a new edit request so it gets some more attention. Having the changes already completed in the sandbox makes it a lot easier for both evaluating the change (particularly important for modules and templates where some changes can just break the page) and for implementing it. --N8_wilson 🔔 22:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks again N8wilson!Physeters^✉ 22:14, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

References

Balakliia Raion (in Kharkiv Oblast) doesn't exist anymore and is now part of Izium Raion, right?

There is a city, Nova Husarivka, which according to this page, is in Balakliia Raion. However, according to the Wikipedia page for Balakliia Raion, it says that this raion no longer exists and is now part of the Izium Raion. In addition, Balakliia City is in Izium Raion. If so, shouldn't Nova Husarivka be in the Izium Raion as well? JSBachGFHandel (talk) 05:09, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Correct. Balakliia Raion was abolished in 2020. Physeters^✉ 05:33, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done EnIRtpf09b^{chat with me} 06:39, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 September 2022

Please add Spirne, Staryi Karavan, Raihorodok, Pokrovske, and Zaitseve (all in Donetsk Oblast) to the detailed map. I have already added them to the sandbox. Sources are in the list of controlled cities. (I apologize for doing these back-to-back) Physeters^✉ 05:32, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done --N8_wilson 🔔 10:47, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! Physeters^✉ 18:31, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Chkalovske is recaptured by Ukraine

On September 8th. LiveUAmap confirms it, as well as the very Wikipedia page about Chkalovske - https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Chkalovske 79.140.150.143 (talk) 08:32, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

 Already done! Physeters^✉ 08:37, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

It's still showing as a red dot on the map, at least for me. 79.140.150.143 (talk) 10:39, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

The map is updated after the control of cities list. I updated the list this morning and the map is usually updated in the evening, so look out for the change tonight or tomorrow morning. Physeters^✉ 18:08, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done Firestar464 (talk) 01:28, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Kivsharivka

Is there a reason this is not on the map? Pop. 18k. Is it subsumed under Kupiansk? Are both now under Uk control? — kwami (talk) 19:05, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Update

Kupiansk and Izium should be under Ukrainian control 78.149.21.138 (talk) 12:13, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

 Done Firestar464 (talk) 02:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

We need one of them "developing" templates

It's going to be really hard to keep this update in the next few days. Volunteer Marek 19:46, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

It is becoming a pain. Firestar464 (talk) 07:18, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Update

Lyman was changed to Ukraine control and it’s now gone back to Russia on the map, but Ukraine still control Lyman 78.149.21.138 (talk) 07:40, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Kozacha Lopan is liberated

Ukrainian flag once again flies in the town - proof - https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/11-september-locals-raised-ukrainian-flag-in-kozacha-lopan 79.140.150.143 (talk) 09:15, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Until we geolocate or whatever we can't know for sure. Dawsongfg (talk) 23:20, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Snihurivka

City of Snihurivka in Mykolaiv region is not fully controlled by Russian,Ukrainian army control north part of this city 93.183.208.130 (talk) 15:19, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Border posts

Border posts go unused on this map despite being on the legend and that a plethora of them can be added. Just a thought about placing them on the map. ProjectHorizons (talk) 01:19, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Kivsharivka, Kharkiv Oblast

As of 28 September it is again under Ukrainian control. Evidence - https://t.me/DeepStateUA/14230 79.140.150.136 (talk) 17:37, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Lyman

Lyman in Donetsk region is not fully controlled by russians anymore 93.183.208.130 (talk) 15:20, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Lyman is reported as liberated. Citations here: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/2022_Ukrainian_Kharkiv_counteroffensive#Second_phase%3A_Crossing_to_the_left_bank_of_the_Oskil_river%2C_Ukrainian_advances_in_the_Donbas_%28since_13_September_2022%29

Can I update? Thelisteninghand (talk) 15:29, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Further citation here https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/30/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-biden-and-zelenskiy-reject-expected-annexations-ahead-of-putin-speech?page=with:block-6336ccef8f0883d28b585162 see "Russian-held Lyman ‘semi-encircled’ by Ukrainian forces, says Donetsk self-proclaimed leader" Russian troops "have withdrawn from Yampil to Lyman" - believe "contested" no longer accurate.Thelisteninghand (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

For me, "encircled" clearly means "under Russian control, though this is likely to change in the near future". Ymblanter (talk) 20:40, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 September 2022

There is a missing '}' in the Torske entry in the Dontesk sub-section Scu ba (talk) 16:00, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Fixed by Wikidoge04. Nurg (talk) 04:48, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Could somebody change the Mykolaiv Oblast occupation section

Somebody removed a bunch of settlements and left the table spots empty. Many important settlements have been deleted. Could anyone fix this? Danielg532 (talk) 13:30, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

I do not know how to revert edits sorry and thanks in advance))) Danielg532 (talk) 13:39, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

This was fixed soon after, by memory. Nurg (talk) 04:55, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 September 2022

Please change Lyman from Russian Controlled to Contested. There has been fighting there for some time now. Physeters^✉ 19:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a source for Ukraine military being in part of the town? Nurg (talk) 04:52, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

They changed in the control list back to Russian Controlled, so I guess not. Physeters^✉ 06:08, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm marking this as answered. The situation may change in the not too distant future anyway. Nurg (talk) 07:22, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Lyman is contested

Why it russian ? Ukranian forces has enter in Lyman today. [21]https://www.bbc.com/russian/live/news-62949139?pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:2bbcdf64-59c9-4c27-9267-a18c6013c5b2 -sqwik capybara (talk) 15:41, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Borova in Kharkiv under Ukranian control

It has been reported that Borova in Kharkiv is under Ukaranian control now https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/9/27/517464 LVDancerDave (talk) 03:34, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

That report is from 27 Sept. It does not seem to have been corroborated by other sources, which indicate Russian control still. Nurg (talk) 04:13, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Lyman reversion

@Cordyceps-Zombie, I would like to contest this reversion. The sources that were provided to establish Ukrainian control do not actually say that Ukraine is in full control of Lyman.

• The Liveuamap source says that "Ukrainian military entered Lyman", but not that they are in full control.
• The first BBC Russian source says that the pictures were "с окраин Лимана" (from outskirts of Lyman).
• The second BBC Russian source says that Russian troops retreated from Lyman, but says nothing about Ukrainian troops.

On the contrary, the sources I supplied demonstrate that Lyman is still contested:

• The WSJ source is summarised by its title, saying that "Ukrainian Troops Fight to Take Full Control of Lyman".
• The Guardian source says that Zelenskyy said that "Fighting is still going on" in Lyman.

Tol (talk | contribs) @ 20:53, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

As for the sources you added in the following edit:

• Reuters writes on "Ukraine's recapture of Lyman" but also notes Zelenskyy's statement that "fighting is still going on" in Lyman, so this is self-contradictory on whether Lyman has been recaptured.
• BBC says that "Russia has withdrawn its troops" and "Video footage shared online showed Ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of the town" but also notes Zelenskyy's address that "fighting was 'still going on'".

Tol (talk | contribs) @ 21:01, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Never mind; there is now clearer evidence that Lyman has been retaken (e.g. The Guardian, Reuters). Tol (talk | contribs) @ 01:23, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Also noting WSJ. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 19:33, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 October 2022

Torske (Donetsk) is no longer contested, is fully under Ukrainian control

https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/1576555192157237248 Scu ba (talk) 15:26, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

We can not use Twitter as reliable source. Ymblanter (talk) 18:01, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 19:58, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 October 2022 (2)

Photo and report evidence from both sides shows that both Zarichne and Torske in Donetsk have been recaptured by Ukraine. 2620:104:E001:A010:A213:ACC4:6156:F73F (talk) 18:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Specifically, please provide a link to the source. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 19:58, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Zarichne and most likely Borova have been liberated but this hasn't shown up in reliable sources yet. Added source for Torske. Volunteer Marek 08:11, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Borova is doubtful; Zarichne is pretty much clear but we need reliable sources indeed. Also, there are some localities in Kherson Oblast. Ymblanter (talk) 08:16, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 September 2022

Bakhmut should have the strong enemy pressure added, as Russians forces are 4 kilometres away from the city. Ian Lautert da Costa (talk) 23:07, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Ian Lautert da Costa - I don't see this reflected in Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War yet. Is there a reliable source available for this update? --N8_wilson 🔔 19:57, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

The ISW has it in one of their reports in the past 8ish days I think. Dawsongfg (talk) 23:20, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

More specificity about source needed. Nurg (talk) 04:54, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 0xDeadbeef $\to \infty$ 15:11, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 October 2022

Borova no Longer contested, change to just Ukraine control

https://t.me/hueviykharkov/82348 https://twitter.com/babaikit/status/1576871560173993984 Scu ba (talk) 13:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

What you propose are not reliable sources. However, this one is, and it says "reportedly liberated". I would propose to wait until we have a reliable source which says in its own voice that Borova is under Ukrainian control. We are not social media and not even a news outlet. Ymblanter (talk) 14:02, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

No problem, looks like someone already changed it.Scu ba (talk) 15:26, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

add Borozenske to detailed map?

It's part of the new russian defensive line, and prominent on the SVG map, so i'd think important enough to include. — kwami (talk) 07:33, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 30 September 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War. Consensus developed to move to the alternate proposed title. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 16:54, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

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Control of cities during the Russo-Ukrainian War → Control of localities during the Russo-Ukrainian War – Most of the localities in the table are not cities. Ukraine has several types of localities, including cities, urban-type settlements, villages, settlements etc; they are all represented in the table. Ymblanter (talk) 10:59, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

• I would prefer Control of settlements during the Russo-Ukrainian War rather than "localities". To me, a "locality" could be a rural location that has no settlement, and I don't think the article should cover them. Nurg (talk) 00:00, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Following suggestion below of "Territorial control", I would be ok with either that or "Control of settlements" and have no strong preference between the two. Nurg (talk) 21:49, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support, but “settlements” does sound more accurate (is a big city like Donetsk a locality?). On the other hand, why not name it like a subject, because the inclusion criteria don’t have to be spelled out in the title: Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War? The article does beg for the inclusion of a map at the top. —Michael Z. 21:01, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Per Micheal Z, I think Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War works best. DecafPotato (talk) 23:45, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

I would agree with Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War Ymblanter (talk) 06:44, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support move to Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War per Michael Z. – Zsovar3 (talk) 00:29, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 October 2022

These words should be added to More Information regarding Yampil---"Recaptured by Ukraine on 30 September." Bf0325 (talk) 03:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

What source should be cited? Nurg (talk) 04:51, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-30 Physeters^✉ 19:56, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

 Already done ~~ lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 23:40, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

How to add bridges to map?

In light of the recent strike on the Crimean Bridge, their importance cannot be underestimated. So I would like to know if there is any way to add information about key strategic bridges on the map? TeddyRoosevelt1912 (talk) 22:50, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 October 2022

Change Hryanikivka from contested to under full Ukrainian control.

Source: https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/9/16/515893/ 2001:18E8:3:28B9:F000:0:0:378C (talk) 15:44, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Hriyanikivka is already shown as Ukrainian-controlled on the map (and was already at the time the this request was posted). The "contested" symbol refers to Tavilzhanka. Lophotrochozoa (talk) 10:03, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 October 2022

You need to update this map, as you have not in over a week. Ukraine has made many gains in Kherson and are closing in on the city of Kherson. 2001:18E8:3:28B9:F000:0:0:2F33 (talk) 15:03, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:16, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 October 2022

Change all the cities and towns that Ukraine has gained since October 1, 2022 from red to blue. Stop dragging your arses. 2600:1015:B045:ED74:107:411D:9690:C56F (talk) 16:29, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. TGHL ↗ 🍁 19:00, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 October 2022

Change Tavilzhanka from Not known to Contested, as of 10 October 2022.

Source: https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2022/10/ukraine-military-operations-continue-in-southern-and-eastern-regions-as-of-oct-10-russia-conducts-multiple-missile-strikes-across-ukraine-update-186 Hetsre (talk) 19:08, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

 Already done – 80x80-red-blue-anim.gif means the point is contested.

{ lat = "49.848", long = "37.773", mark = "80x80-red-blue-anim.gif", marksize = "6", label = "[[Tavilzhanka]]", link = "Tavilzhanka#2022 Russian Invasion", label_size = "0" },

 Done in revision 1118216563; changed article to reflect map code shown above. TGHL ↗ 🍁 19:28, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Control of Bakhmut: Contested or Not?

Information about Bakhmut is quite unclear right now, with many articles saying the Ukrainians pushed the Russians out of the town, and others saying the Russians have entered it and not lost full control of the areas they took. In light of this, should we mark Bakhumt as contested, under heavy enemy pressure, or leave it as is. I'd like to get some peoples thoughts on this. Thanks! Physeters^✉ 22:01, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

It's currently set to "contested", but Battle of Bakhmut says "AFU controls 100 percent of the city as of October 24 2022", sourced to Forbes, so it should be changed to Ukr control. Nurg (talk) 08:00, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

When was it changed? Last I looked it said it was under Ukrainian control. Physeters^✉ 08:05, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

It was "contested" in the article & Ukr control on the map. I have changed the article to Ukr control as well. Nurg (talk) 21:32, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 November 2022

Please change Kherson (under control of Russia) to contested. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/10/ukraine-capture-snihurivka-kherson-russia-war DinoSoupCanada (talk) 01:28, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Now set to Ukr control. Nurg (talk) 00:03, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 November 2022 (3)

In the Russian occupation of Mykolaiv oblast page, there is a control of settlements table that following the Russian withdrawal is now inaccurate. Only Vasylivka is still under Russian control. 2A02:C7C:3944:900:9449:64A9:D645:48BB (talk) 20:31, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

All done - except Vasylivka and Pokrovka (also on the Kinburn Spit). Nurg (talk) 02:15, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 November 2022

Can we pick up the pace and change the Mykolaiv oblast's 'held-by' from Russia to Ukraine; the dates can be November 11th. I doubt that any of those towns are Russian controlled now given the situation on the ground. 135.0.94.89 (talk) 01:15, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

As per prev request. Nurg (talk) 02:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 November 2022 (2)

Better sources for Snihurivka liberation than tweet: https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/11/10/ukraine-reportedly-retakes-snihurivka https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-troops-claim-capture-frontline-southern-town-tv-footage-2022-11-10/ https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-says-it-recaptured-key-town-in-strategic-mykolaiv-region/6828366.html https://news.sky.com/video/ukrainian-town-liberated-near-kherson-as-russian-forces-leave-area-12743552 https://news.yahoo.com/snihurivka-liberated-ukrainian-forces-120100228.html DinoSoupCanada (talk) 01:32, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 13:21, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 November 2022

The Ukrainain flag has beeing raised on Snihurivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, please update it Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 16:19, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Heres the source if needed: https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/9-november-the-ukrainian-flag-has-been-raised-over-snihurivka Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 16:21, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

It is already listed as contested, and this is a relatively big city, we need a confirmation that it has been fully occupied by Ukraine, not just a part of it (in fact. the part west of the railway has never been occupied by Russia). Ymblanter (talk) 16:29, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Well in the detailed map it isn't, so you can make it contested? Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 17:14, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

I guess now it has been resolved. Ymblanter (talk) 21:54, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit request

Change Kherson from being in Russian control to Ukrainian control as Ukrainian troops entered the city on the 11th November. 2A02:C7C:A489:4100:FCBD:415:F0DD:D36A (talk) 12:26, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

It already says Ukrainian control. Bkatcher (talk) 16:33, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Avdiivka

From what I can tell, Avdiivka is under Uk control, with Russian forces on the outskirts on one side. Shouldn't that be blue with a red belt on one side? — kwami (talk) 11:16, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Andiivka now under Russian occupation. — kwami (talk) 02:26, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

@Kwamikagami Please provide a source for this. Avdiivka is a very strategically important town, and I cannot find a single source saying that Avdiivka was taken by Russia. You might be confusing Avdiivka with Andriivka, a town just south of Bakhmut that might have been taken by Russia yesterday. I have reverted your edit for now, but if you can provide a reliable source that Avdiivka was indeed captured by Russia, I will switch it back. Physeters^✉ 17:20, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Doh! Yes, my bad. I was half wondering why the dot was so big. I saw Andriivka had been taken on a pro-Ukrainian site. — kwami (talk) 19:21, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

All good then! The two names are very easy to confuse. Physeters^✉ 19:36, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Proposal - gray zone

I think for the template as well as the list we need a "neither" or "grey zone" designation. For example, there's a number of reports that Russians have left Oleshky, but it's also true that the Ukrainians haven't moved in. Basically, neither side wants to be in the other's artillery's range too much. Similar things were true during Russia's abandonment of northern Kherson for at least a few days (if not weeks) - Russians moved out but Ukrainians haven't moved in.

Note that "neither" or "grey zone" isn't necessarily the same as "contested", since in some cases there's no actual fighting (aside from artillery duels, but those are happening all over) going on for the localities.

Thoughts? Volunteer Marek 18:43, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

I support in principle. My only concern would be reliability of sources, but it's certainly misleading to show a town under the control of one side when it's under neither. — kwami (talk) 21:50, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

I think similarly. But, for the example mentioned, the Oleshky article still says it is occupied by Russia. I suggest that if that is changed with a reliable source, there may be little resistance to doing as suggested on the list and map template. There is no technical issue – there is a grey button available for "Uncontrolled". And I suggest that "Uncontrolled" would be a better term for the list than "neither" or "grey zone". Nurg (talk) 04:08, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

I concur with Kwamikagami. It's a nice idea in principle but finding a reliable source that says a town is completely uncontrolled by either side would be quite hard, as journalists have a hard time getting to the frontlines, let alone no man's lands. Physeters^✉ 05:49, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 December 2022

According to ISW Interactive map, Tavilzhanka is under ukranian control, ISW is a very reliable source, so you can update it please?

Source: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375

Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 13:37, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 December 2022

Kreminna should be marked with "Enemy pressure from one side" Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 21:24, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Luhansk Oblast

Russian media claim that they have taken 100% control over the Luhansk region (+ north of Donetsk oblast). They have been claiming this since December 9 on the website https://opermap.mash.ru/. Therefore, you should at least change the map. File:Proof of Luhansk Oblast.png Arabik4892 (talk) 20:22, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Thats False, Ukranian just repelled attacks in bilohorivka, Chervonopopivka, Makiiva and etc Lucasoliveira653 (talk) 21:22, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, for any change to be made to the main map of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, let alone the very large one you propose, there has to be solid evidence from multiple sources, not just one. Johnson524 (Talk!) 02:04, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

ok Arabik4892 (talk) 14:55, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

File:Proof2 RUUKRWAR.png look. on north Donetsk oblast ^) Arabik4892 (talk) 14:58, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Draw Novoselivs'ke Новоселівське

Draw Draw Novoselivs'ke on map please Ukrainians take it

KRAKEN publish a video taking the place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usRRNFXgRAo

Yahoo https://news.yahoo.com/defenders-liberate-novoselivske-village-luhansk-210100253.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL96kwkrjLFxIl0JCmfa4KRsqg5cWGh9EXP_rksYU8DLJSX9ywAhVQ5g8UfQqRgmpLBrostGvWZFJxaEznb4wMlenri9gyNsdMOzlb9mMUZ5NjMlu3wuRMo0jk_6OA07eU9vWGQQLPGtc_7YYp-ZQ06DBW7R8fbG9zxp-Hd137te

REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/most-ukraine-regions-suffer-power-outages-after-russian-missile-barrage-2022-12-29/ Logftw1 (talk) 03:44, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

The video has just been released but the footage was filmed weeks ago and the Russians retook the village soon after. It is not clear who, if anyone, currently controls it. The reports cited are unconfirmed. Nurg (talk) 04:29, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

This map says: 11 hours ago “Kraken stormed Novoselivske in Luhansk region”, and shows it as front-line
likewise to ISW map  ☆☆☆—Pietadè^Talk 06:23, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Yahoo Said Ukranaians controlled it

https://news.yahoo.com/defenders-liberate-novoselivske-village-luhansk-210100253.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL96kwkrjLFxIl0JCmfa4KRsqg5cWGh9EXP_rksYU8DLJSX9ywAhVQ5g8UfQqRgmpLBrostGvWZFJxaEznb4wMlenri9gyNsdMOzlb9mMUZ5NjMlu3wuRMo0jk_6OA07eU9vWGQQLPGtc_7YYp-ZQ06DBW7R8fbG9zxp-Hd137te

Ukrainian defenders have liberated the village of Novoselivske in Kolomyichykha

Quote from KRAKEN: "The occupied village of Novoselivske in Luhansk Oblast was raided by the unit's assault group forces, with the support of artillery and heavy equipment of KRAKEN and the 92nd Mechanised Brigade.

As a result, the enemy was expelled from the settlement; they suffered losses in equipment and manpower, and some of the occupiers were taken captive.

At the moment, the village is under control of the Ukrainian army."

That Said yahoo December 30 2022

Just draw it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Source December 31 "Today, Ukrainian soldiers are in full control of Novoselivske."

https://news.yahoo.com/dramatic-video-ukraine-kraken-special-113700723.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logftw1 (talk • contribs) 16:50, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 December 2022

Change Tavilzhanka to Ukrainian controlled. AnonymousPlatypuses (talk) 15:42, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Liveuamap does not yet show it as Ukrainian controlled, though it does not show it anymore as Russian controlled. We need to wait. Ymblanter (talk) 16:25, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

I believe their source is the ISW, as they said on December 27 the Ukraine took back Tavilzhanka. Physeters^✉ 03:18, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: We need reliable source for changing this. Lemonaka (talk) 07:20, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Subheading links

All the subheadings link to their respective oblasts. That makes it hard for me on mobile phone to expand them because it takes me the page for the oblast. Is it possible to link to them some other way? Luka's not a fish (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

It is. The template {{Main article}} could be used here, I think. HappyWithWhatYouHaveToBeHappyWith (talk) 21:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

I have unlinked the headings per MOS:SECTIONHEAD. There are links in the map. Nurg (talk) 10:52, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Time to mark Bakhmut as contested?

In the ISW's latest map update, they have reported that Russian forces control most of Fedora Maksymenka Street and part of adjacent set of blocks. Should we interpret this as Bakhmut is now contested? Physeters^✉ 22:09, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

That is just a few streets on the edge of the city. Sure, Ukr didn't control the city 100% this week, but Ru presence in a small fraction of the city hardly constitutes contested control of the city. Anyway, latest reports are that they have been driven out. Our map shows Ru pressure on the eastern side, which I think is sufficient. A note in the article about that would be ok, but not sourced to a map, as "Copying from maps is strictly prohibited". Nurg (talk) 00:05, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Yeah right, so Russian forces controlling almost 20% of territory of Bakhmut is not contested, but on the other hand Ukrainians controlling one salt mine in Soledar means Soledar is contested. Double standards as usual. 77.56.54.159 (talk) 00:13, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Use port/naval base icons on map?

Anchor icons are available, but we don't currently use them. Should we? RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 16:17, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Tavilzhanka- contested or in Ukrainian control?

Tavilzhanka has said to be in Ukrainian control since the 27th December yet it is still down as contested an this map. AnonymousPlatypuses (talk) 12:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Would you please read the topic just above, which you yourself started? Otherwise, you can not pass the Turing test. Ymblanter (talk) 12:06, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Tavilzhanka is now Russian-controlled, see citations and edit history. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 01:29, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Chasiv Yar (heavy enemy pressure)

Who in the world thought that it would be a good idea to add heavy enemy pressure on Chasiv Yar? Russian forces haven't crossed the T504 highway and they are right now on approximately 7km away from Chasiv Yar. Berobalkan (talk) 08:33, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

That was my idea. It might be a little excessive, but it seemed to make sense.

I'm not sure where you're getting the 7km number; Geoconfirmed + GMaps measure distance tool gives 3.3km to city limits and 5km to "tsentralnyi" (downtown, inasmuch as there is one) Chasiv.

I haven't been watching this page long enough to remember how we handled pressure marks in earlier phases of the war, but we put a pressure mark on Kreminna in roughly analogous circumstances.

Also, I don't think distance in km should be the sole factor determining pressure. There is definitely combat of significant operational impact going on along the Ivanivske-Stupochky line, although the tempo seems to have slackened a bit once the Ukrainians successfully kept Wagner from physically cutting the highway in the middle of the month.

Plus, I think the pressure mark is a good way to depict the notable Russian salient/partial envelopment of Bakhmut in the area.

If someone thinks it's a good idea to add more small locales to the Bakhmut area (which I'm ambivalent about), I might be open to considering other options.

RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 20:20, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Now even more... Berobalkan (talk) 08:15, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

I've removed it. Nurg (talk) 07:30, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Reverted & discussing per WP:BRD. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 20:20, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

The rules at the top of this Talk page say, "The references at Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War must be updated before the map is edited." I don't know how strictly this applies, but at least in cases where there is disagreement, it should probably be followed, shouldn't it? Can references be added? Nurg (talk) 20:47, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Pretty sure the main article doesn't discuss enemy pressure, if there's no ground combat inside the locale. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 01:28, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

If it is not in the main article, and there are no references, and the info is disputed, then it is right to remove it from the map. Nurg (talk) 01:33, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Avdiivka being contested

I want an explanation for Avdiivka being contested. If Bakhmut wasn't until January 2023, then Avdiivka shouldn't. Most sources claim that Ukrainian forces still control the entire city, although I believe that the situation is quite messy... Berobalkan (talk) 18:20, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, a pressure mark might be more accurate (altho I am not officially giving an opinion at this time). RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 22:08, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, it looks like Ukraine is still in control of the city, but a pressure mark would be more accurate. I get my sources from DeepStateMap and liveuamap. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 00:36, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Me too. But a pressure mark should be from the NE instead of S. Berobalkan (talk) 12:24, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Right, seeing as that the Russians have captured Vesele north of Avdiyvka. However, they are attacking from the Opytne and Vodiane directions. This information is from DeepStateMap. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 13:12, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

I updated the Sandbox map to be much more accurate than this one. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 12:49, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

I think the current situation, and the direction it seems to be going, warrant leaving it as is. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 22:56, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Since Ukraine still controls all of Avdiivka, I've changed it to Ukrainian control, even though the Russians are currently advancing north of the town. Physeters^✉ 01:11, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Alright. I'm going to add a NE pressure mark then. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 07:28, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

That sounds about right, but there is also pressure from the South. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 12:06, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Novomykhailivka (Donetsk): Status?

Currently marked Russian as of 1 May, but more recent sources have consistently indicated otherwise (contested? UA under pressure?) and the citation is a misreading of that day's ISW report directly quoting UA General Staff. Not changing it yet because I can't determine whether it's contested or Ukrainian-held under pressure. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:58, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

It's probably worth noting that Rybar, one of the most popular pro-Russian sources, shows Novomykhailivka under Ukrainian control as of yesterday. Physeters^✉ 20:39, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Horlivka having a pressure mark

Can someone please explain why Horlivka has a Ukraine pressure mark? There are no confirmations or reliable sources that Ukraine is counter-attacking or starting a counteroffensive near Horlivka. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 12:14, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

I gave Horlivka a pressure mark because the frontline is meters away from Horlivka's administrative border. Ukrainian forces are operating in the towns of Shumy and Pivdenne, which directly border Horlivka to the southeast. Russian forces must stay in Horlivka to prevent a Ukrainian counteroffensive, and thus they are under pressure. A similar example of a town with a pressure mark would be New York. Even though positional battles are only taking place there currently, Russian forces operate just south of the town, forcing the Ukrainians to expend heavy amounts of resources to prevent the Russians from making a breakthrough. Physeters^✉ 14:14, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Okay, that makes sense. But are there any confirmations of battles or engagements in the Shumy-Pivdenne area? UkraineWarTracker (talk) 16:19, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

The guidelines say simply "for enemy pressure from one side". My personal view is that the mark should be used for active applications of pressure, not static presence of forces. Thus my removal, a while back, of most of the pressure marks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

I don't really have an issue with the mark on Horlivka right now. But if it were to be removed, the mark on Zalizne opposite (but not Niu-York) should also be removed.

I think the main rationale for removal would be visual clutter.

At the end of the day, most or all of the criteria we use here are subjective to some extent.

I haven't seen anything about significant clashes in the area for a couple of months though.

RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:33, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Why not Niu-York? UkraineWarTracker (talk) 21:13, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

They are both in relatively close proximity to each other. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 00:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Because the pressure on Niu-York comes from a different direction and operationally that sector is distinct, near the northern flank of the Avdiivka area, while Zalizne/Horlivka is nearer to Bakhmut and the Russian salient south of it. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 05:51, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Kamianske (Zaporizhia): Status?

The current status of Kamianske on the map is stable mixed control. But there was a prisoner swap that took place there a few weeks ago.[22]https://liveuamap.com/en/2023/4-february-116-ukrainian-military-were-released-from-russian This might suggest that the village is in Ukrainian control. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 22:42, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Or it might suggest that the village is under stable mixed control. The general area was, IIRC, home to one of the longest-lasting green corridors. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 01:38, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

There was some geolocated footage earlier in the month (the 4th or thereabouts) that IMHO supports stable mixed. See GeoConfirmed and ISW (no comment on the latter's extrapolations). RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 05:52, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Vuhledar: Still contested?

I don’t think so, but I’m too busy to find RS this instant. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 00:47, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Russia's offensive in the Vuhledar direction has apparently stalled according to the ISW. Ukraine very much still controls the city, but a pressure mark would probably be more appropriate. UkraineWarTracker (talk) 14:34, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

I agree, provided a source other than ISW is used. I do not consider their analytical judgments to be RS, even in cases where they appear to be quite correct. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:43, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Typo

Hi, there is a typo in the city name Ukrainsk ("Ukkrainsk"). Thank you in advance for correcting it. — Baidax ^💬 18:18, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done

Sorry for not doing this earlier. I wasn't sure which page you were referring to. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 18:51, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 May 2023

The coordinates of Ukrainian pressure in Oleshky, Kherson Oblast (NW direction) went wrong. 116.48.194.23 (talk) 07:57, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 16:03, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 May 2023

Bakhmut has been fully control by Wagner PMC (Russia). Source 219.78.190.99 (talk) 04:22, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

"has taken control of the eastern city of Bakhmut", why you are telling us that Bakhmut has been fully controlled? -Lemonaka‎ 11:41, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -Lemonaka‎ 11:42, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

You can live in denial for an extra week or two like you did with Soledar. Artemovsk (btw. it's not called Bakhmut any more) is fully liberated. It's well known that Wikipedia mods are nothing but an extended arm of collective west/NATO propaganda.

There is ton of videos, there is official confirmation from Russian MoD and president Putin, in addition to Wagner PMC announcements.

Collective west/NATO together with Ukraine is one side in the conflict. So none of their media outlets are reliable sources. They are just a propaganda tool. 77.56.54.159 (talk) 23:07, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, Wagner PMC is not a reliable source, at all. Please read Wikipedia:Reliable sources and WP:NPOV before letting out your words here. -Lemonaka‎ 00:57, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Module’s boilerplate docs should probably be revised

The docs are couched in terms ("rebels" etc.) and phrases more appropriate to a medium-intensity civil war such as Syria or the initial phase in 2014 than to the ongoing high-intensity near-peer war currently happening. For instance, look at the definition of the "contested" icon. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 04:03, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

I agree. I have now revised the "contested" section. The "siege" definition needs revising, but I'm not immediately sure what to do with it. Nurg (talk) 00:00, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

2023 Belgorod Oblast attack

Judging by the article, it seems like it can be agreed that Kozinka is at least disputed. However, this raises the question of how to represent this because a. Up to this point there’s been no reason the represent Russian settlements on the map and b. The dispute would be between Russia and Russian partisan groups, not Ukraine. I have no experience with the programming of the map so I can’t give suggestions but I felt the need to bring it up. MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 15:21, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Seconded, though I think we could pretty easily group the partisans in with Ukraine, seeing as how it’s pretty obvious that they’re aligned together and the partisans receive all their equipment from Ukraine. HappyWith (talk) 19:43, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

The scope of Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War, per the intro, is "control of localities in Ukraine". Localities in Russia are out of scope. Nurg (talk) 23:03, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Usually I agree that we could group the partisans with Ukraine, however, Ukraine currently declines involvement in the offensive—even though the Legion and Corps consider themselves fighting on behalf of Ukraine since they're part of the International Legion (Ukraine). If Ukraine continues to deny, it's possible we might need to change the color scheme for the offensive.

Regarding the Territorial Control article itself: because the Legion and Corps are in an offensive that's over 11 miles inside Russian territory, I suggest we edit the introduction of Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War to be more inclusive and not only refer to Ukrainian localities & oblasts—the name of the page is "Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War", not "Territorial control in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War"

This is still an ongoing campaign/offensive, so we'll see how long the attack lasts.

MateoFrayo (talk) 14:19, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Why Luhansk city was gone in the map?

TTSIA. Kosaraju7 (talk) 07:08, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I have restored it. I think User:RadioactiveBoulevardier commented it out by mistake. Maybe he meant to comment out something else. Nurg (talk) 10:19, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I believe I meant to comment out the power plant, not the city.

In the future, I won't edit module code on a phone while sleep deprived. Apologies for any inconvenience I may have caused. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 13:20, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

New York heavy enemy pressure

I think that it shouldn't be marked as being under heavy enemy pressure because of the (quite small, but still very important) counterattack south of the city, according to ISW. Berobalkan (talk) 08:16, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Bakhmut

Why are there two marks for Bakhmut (occupied and contested)? It's probably a mistake. Can someone fix it? Berobalkan (talk) 08:19, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Russian Offensive

its been ten days bow since you shouldve had for red dots north or east of kupiansk. three west of the oskil river, and one east of it. you should at the very least re-label this map as a ukraine construct. 104.5.87.240 (talk) 22:55, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Hey there! Can you please verify your claims that the Russians have launched an offensive in the Kharkivyska Oblast? Thanks! UkraineWarTracker (talk) 00:05, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Minor error

Can somebody remove the Ukrainian besieging symbol from the Azov sea on the module? Thanks! Johnson524 (Talk!) 16:35, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Done. Nurg (talk) 00:21, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Velyka Novosilka

Remove heavy enemy pressure due to the recent counterattack/counteroffensive. Berobalkan (talk) 09:30, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Done. Nurg (talk) 11:05, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

More locales needed on the southern front

A more detailed coverage would be good due to the counteroffensive. Right now due to the particular locations marked we have no pressure marks to add (although Staromlynivka should be watched as there may soon be direct pressure). RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 20:57, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

I agree Novoazovsk24 (talk) 01:55, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Change Ugledar to Ukrainian Control

The town of Ugledar (Vuhledar) is in Ukrainian control and Ukraine is also launching small scale counterattacks around the city. The status of it should be changed. Novoazovsk24 (talk) 12:59, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

You are probably right that it is in Ukrainian control but when I looked for a reliable source recently I couldn't find one. Can you provide a reliable source please. Nurg (talk) 06:58, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Yep! Is the ISW an okay one?

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-16-2023

There is information about Vuhledar in here. Novoazovsk24 (talk) 11:17, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

That only talks about "near Vuhledar". The latest ISW report says "Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks on Vuhledar", which makes it sound like they are still contesting it. I doubt the Russians are really in the town, but not sure about the dachas on the eastern side of the highway. Keep looking for a clear recent report. Nurg (talk) 11:48, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Were there actually any sources that Vuhledar is contested? I believe it has always been under Ukrainian control. Ymblanter (talk) 12:44, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Yes you are right. Vuhledar was never contested but there was heavy fighting in the southern portion of the city and the areas to the south and east of the city. Novoazovsk24 (talk) 16:26, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Two tweets were in the article as sources but they were rather weak sources. I have switched it to Ukr control with an ISW ref that says Ru attack failed. Nurg (talk) 00:49, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Random Image

There appears to be a MSCHF big red boot png underneath the right side of the city of Bakhmut DailyBach (talk) 05:31, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Yes. This should be fixed. Berobalkan (talk) 12:06, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

I've been looking since 24 June and can't see any such thing at Bakhmut. Do you know where Bakhmut is? It's on the front line. I'm now wondering if you people mean the power station called Vuhlehirska or Vuhledar at Svitlodarsk. Nurg (talk) 03:17, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Consider adding more small towns on the map

Due to the fact that the current counteroffensive is underway, I would suggest that maybe we add more small towns and villages on the map in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk Oblasts to better visualize the situation. It also might be helpful to add more small villages in the Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast due to the fact that the Russians currently are in control of a number of settlements in that area. Also, Lugansk Oblast currently does not have many small settlements in the area behind the frontline, so I think it would be helpful to add some here too. Novoazovsk24 (talk) 16:26, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Yeah. I like the idea. Berobalkan (talk) 12:05, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Can we please take this idea into account? Novoazovsk24 (talk) 13:44, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Bakhmut is under Russian control, its control is not split like it appears on the map

I've noticed a small change was made at the end of July or the beginning of August, before Bakhmut was fully red, now it is presented as a split city (between the contesting armies). But this is not true at all, the Bakhmut urban area is fully under Russian occupation and I think this recent change responds to propaganda more than to reality facts on the ground. 79.116.155.70 (talk) 08:44, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Striped lines

The gray striped lines on the map have changed and there’s no longer an explanation for their meaning at the bottom of the map. At this point in the war maybe they should be removed altogether, but I’m leaning to just changing them back to the way they were (with explanation included). 2601:196:4601:26C0:F1AB:865D:408C:BDE3 (talk) 05:56, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

When and how did they change? Can you point to a diff? Nurg (talk) 09:07, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

@Nurg, someone had changed basemap of the template to show Russian occupied areas on September 30, 2022. I have since reverted it back to the previous iteration, which is why there is no difference between diffs. Physeters^✉ 20:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I had no idea where the stripes were generated, but by checking your contribs I see it's at commons:File:Ukraine under russian occupation grey.svg, which is interesting to know. Nurg (talk) 00:11, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

The grey-hatched areas should probably be removed, as it does not represent any concurrent reality with this recently updated map. BBC and New York Times, for example, don’t mark this on their current maps.[23][24]

If retained, it must be labelled. The label should be “under Russian control before February 23, 2022,”[25] “previous line of contact between Ukrainian and Russian-backed forces,”[26] or “Russian-occupied before February 2022.[27]  —Michael Z. 16:57, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Changes

Cities in Russia should be removed. The Wagner "rebellion" ended a while ago, their inclusion is pointless. Also, Novoselivske in Luhansk was confirmed captured by Russia so should no longer be labeled as contested. 47.54.109.218 (talk) 02:40, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

I have switched Novoselivske to Ru control. The inclusion of Russian provincial capitals in the map was nothing to do with the Wagner "rebellion". Per the edit summary on 10 June 2023, it was "due to cross-border incidents and convey more location information in general". Nurg (talk) 04:54, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Why remove formerly contested Russian cities but keep dozens of formerly contested Ukrainian ones?

The base map should include boundaries of Russian federal subjects, for information and consistency. There has been plenty of news, for example, of incursions and strikes in Belgorod oblast, so it is useful information to include Belgorod and neighbouring oblasts.  —Michael Z. 17:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Crimean raid

Reports say Special forces landed on the western shore of Crimea, near the settlements of Olenivka and Mayak, Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group landed in the area of Cape Tarkhankut, shelled the camping on the seashore and fled in the direction of Odesa, Special units on watercraft landed on the shore in the area of the Olenivka and Mayak settlements,” HUR said, it is unknown what Ukraine goals was but it is said to be achieved,Unofficial Russian social media accounts have spoken of firing near a campsite at Cape Tarkhankut – the westernmost point in Crimea – before dawn on Thursday, also Ukraine has flew it flag over Crimea once again, HuntersHistory (talk) 06:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

I do not see how this means Ukrainian control or even a disputed state. Ymblanter (talk) 00:40, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Suggestions

1. Reduce the name clutter on the map. The Donetsk region in particular is jammed with settlement names to be an eyesore. Ideally only the big and important settlements should be labelled.

2. Add Russian pressure to Robotyne. Russia sent reinforcements to the area and is trying to recapture the village.

3. Remove Russian pressure from Dvorichna. It is on the other side of the Oskil. They can't pressure a settlement that has an entire river protecting it, similar to how the Dnieper protects Oleshky or Kozachi Laheri. 47.54.109.218 (talk) 05:46, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

I agree with your 1st suggestion, let's declutter the Donetsk region and add more frontline settlements throughout the Lugansk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhizha regions. Novoazovsk24 (talk) 17:43, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

About a dozen labels have been removed, mostly from the Donetsk region, since the 1st suggestion was made. Nurg (talk) 23:05, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Focus on Ukrainian Territory

The list isn't truly about the overall Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War, since it only focuses on territorial control within Ukraine—it does not include incursions or raids made by Ukrainian Forces on Russian homeland. While I understand that these attacks are typically short-lived, I recommend that it should at least be added or noted on the page. - MateoFrayo (talk) 00:33, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Territorial control means control as in running the government of that territory. A raid doesn't fit that. If control of somewhere in Russia changed to being Ukraine then it should be included, but hasn't happened. Another article would be the place for a raid or incursion. Alex Sims (talk) 06:20, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

I see. But certain territories, such as Marinka and Bahkmut, are currently contested and aren't under any control (as in a running government) either—would that mean that they shouldn't be in the article? I'm only suggesting that there be a separate section within the article noting that there have been Ukrainian incursions/raids into Russia since the conflict. - MateoFrayo (talk) 14:05, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

[@Alex Sims] MateoFrayo (talk) 13:03, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

The current article is really just a list. Bahkmut etc, belongs here as it is inside an oblast of Ukraine. Somewhere in Russia is not. At most put a note in this article pointing to another article or section of an article. Alex Sims (talk) 00:52, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good. I might make a few tweaks in the upcoming weeks, but seeing as it's not extremely important now, we'll just let it be for now. - MateoFrayo (talk) 02:59, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

The page's intro makes it clear that it is about control of localities in Ukraine. One could argue that a more precise page title would be "Territorial control in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War", but it wasn't necessary to consider such a long title when the current title was decided on. Nurg (talk) 03:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Agreed. It'll probably be easier to keep the current title and simply include incursions in a separate section of the article. But the introduction and title could be seen as misleading. - MateoFrayo (talk) 16:51, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

If a change was deemed necessary, I'd rather change the title than to change the scope. That's my current thinking anyway. Nurg (talk) 23:46, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Oleshky enemy pressure (?)

Maybe we shall add UA pressure on the city due to the recent amphibious operations of UA to the eastern coast of Dnieper river... Berobalkan (talk) 06:50, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm not convinced we should. They have still got 3 km of flat, exposed road and the Konka River to cross. And getting heavy weaponry across the Dnieper must be a huge challenge at present, no? Nurg (talk) 11:58, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I agree. Until there's more information about the operation and confirmation that Ukrainian Forces have manage to get a holding past Kherson in Oleshky, it's best we wait it out. - MateoFrayo (talk) 00:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

What about it now, @Nurg? Now Ukrainian for managed to advance all the way to the Konka River, or in other words, in front of Oleshky. They also advanced earlier from the west so enemy pressure is confirmed from one side, unconfirmed from two sides. Berobalkan (talk) 09:36, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

What is the source for that? Nurg (talk) 10:08, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

I think adding a "pressure" parameter is a slippery slope as it's subjective. Where does it start and end? Furthermore, this coverage would be very sparse and not representative. How would it look like elsewhere, like Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Dibrova, Staromayioske, etc? I just don't see it as very relevant unless the settlements actually become contested. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 17:46, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Five villages whose control is uncertain should be removed

There are five villages whose control is uncertain thus indicated as held by "Ukraine?". In my opinion, they should be removed both because there is not a reliable source, and because they have a small population (the biggest has 227 inhabitants). I am bringing this issue to the talk page to see if there is a consensus. Hetsre (talk) 15:41, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

This page mostly serves to aid maps and uncertainty can be represented in maps. Furthermore, "fog of war" is a real thing and should be acknowledged. The ISW shows claims on its maps, Rybar shows grayzones and warzones in his maps... In fact, any serious map should account for uncertainties and should avoid clean cut lines. Therefore, I think keeping these settlements is very relevant despite the low population as it helps to draw the frontline (more line frontzone). Alexiscoutinho (talk) 19:55, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Which five villages? RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 20:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomlynsk, Nadiia, Novoiehorivka and Serhiivka. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 20:15, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

How exactly does it help to draw the frontline, and on what maps? Nurg (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

The wiki svg map. Helps to suggest drawing the line near the settlements. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 04:25, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Do you mean Commons:File:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.svg? I am not familiar with how that is updated, but it has far more detail than what is in this article. Are the map updaters really relying on the info in this article? They must be mostly using other sources, surely? Nurg (talk) 09:19, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

That's good to know. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 18:28, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Though I still hold my other argument. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 18:52, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. That leaves me agreeing with Hetsre. I don't support adding places as "Ukraine?" or "Russia?" (with the question marks). This is an encyclopedia – we should not have "fog of encyclopedia", even though "fog of war" is real. Nurg (talk) 22:25, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

I'll comment them out then. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 23:12, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

@Nurg, as the main updater of the Commons SVG map, I can tell you the two sources I usually look at when updating it are the ISW's map & the control of settlements table, per the rules for editing on it's file page. I usually use the control table when updating the status of a settlement, and I usually use the ISW map to draw the approximate frontline. However, there have been situations in the past where I use different sources.

Also, @Alexiscoutinho, you really don't need to update the source for Krynky unless its status changes. It's a nice thing to do, but it's unnecessary. Physeters^✉ 05:27, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

I was slowly increasing the interval of updates. For example, I planned to update the source again in around a month. Do you think it could be disruptive? Cheers. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 15:31, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

@Alexiscoutinho the updates are not disruptive in the slightest, they are just unnecessary work for you. Personally, my computer has a nightmare every time I edit this page, which is why I do it so infrequently. You may update the source as often as you like, but just know that if it ever gets too time consuming, or you just don't feel like finding a new source anymore, you don't have to continue doing it. Happy editing! Physeters^✉ 21:42, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you Alexiscoutinho (talk) 22:02, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

You're very welcome! Physeters^✉ 22:59, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 November 2023

change Vasilyvka status from CONTESTED to HELDY BY RUSSIA Milda 444 (talk) 17:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Are you talking about Kamianske? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 18:47, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Shadow311 (talk) 01:22, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Please, add Cherkasy Oblast

I don't get why it was just removed, unlike every single other one. Aennfred (talk) 15:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Restored now. Nurg (talk) 20:40, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Also, as geolocated video shows (from TG creamy_caprice, hope it's not a spam here), Khromove is at least contested, not fully UKR controlled. Russians are already moving away from that village further to the east. --Aennfred (talk) 15:13, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Topoli (village), Kharkiv Oblast

Before anything else - I apologize for jumping in with a topic and proposal without having read everything - I would like to, but time constraints are pressing me beyond management capabilities.

I came across this extremely valuable resource in connection with the joyful news of Ukraine regaining control of the village of Topoli in Kharkiv Oblast. But I don't see the village on the map. So, this is the subject of my proposal - except if it did not meet certain parameters for inclusion, the village should be added and dot-colored in blue.

Прикордонники підняли синьо-жовтий прапор в населеному пункті Тополі на Харківщині
Pelajanela (talk) 10:21, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

While you could add Topoli here, this isn't the best place to talk about editing the map itself I think. There's a module talk for that iirc. Alexiscoutinho (talk) 14:31, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

@Alexiscoutinho just so you know, the module & map template talk pages redirect here. Physeters^✉ 05:27, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the info! Alexiscoutinho (talk) 15:31, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Then go ahead ;) Alexiscoutinho (talk) 15:32, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Lol, I got baited again with these village names... Alexis Coutinho (talk) 17:02, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

There are two Topolis in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast. Topoli (rural-type settlement) is controlled by Ukraine and the other, Topoli (village), Kharkiv Oblast is controlled by Russia. Physeters^✉ 17:57, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done Alexis Coutinho (talk) 22:50, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

For me, telling about UKR just recapturing the village which is located in the place Russian haven't even tried to advance for more than a year (different bank of the river they haven't attempted to cross since September 2022) is a large stretch though. I mean, it was hardly grey zone for me, just UKR control. --Aennfred (talk) 15:16, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

I agree. Changed accordingly. Nurg (talk) 22:42, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Do settlements without articles belong here?

Hello all, came across some interesting information regarding Russian control over some areas in Zhytomyr Oblast from February to April 2022. However, most of the villages mentioned are quite small and do not have an article on English Wikipedia. I noticed that there are very few redlinks in the tables here so I wanted to ask before adding any more. SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 01:14, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Settlements without articles can be added (with a link to the Ukrainian-language wikipedia) but only if they are close to the front line; see Synkivka as the (only) current example. Small settlements that are not close to the front (whether they have articles or not) are not included. When the front line has moved away from small settlements, and has not been likely to return there in the foreseeable future, the settlements have been removed from the list and the map. So, sorry, we do not include small settlements in Zhytomyr Oblast now. Nurg (talk) 02:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I added Radcha, Korosten Raion before posting on the talk page, because I didn't foresee a problem considering it had an article, but it is still a rather small settlement (population 265). I'll leave it to your discretion whether or not it should be retained. For future reference, is there some sort of a population number "cutoff" that I should be aware of when trying to add settlements not close to the front? SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 02:48, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Marinka fall (?)

Maybe, maybe not. Berobalkan (talk) 10:38, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Still premature to say. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 15:24, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

It's over. https://www.novinite.com/articles/222979/Marinka+Has+Fallen+To+The+Russians Even Ukrainian or pro-Ukrainian sources admit it now — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.198.236.112 (talk) 22:31, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Seems like it now.[28] Alexis Coutinho (talk) 22:44, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Not yet. The battle is currently ongoing: [29]. My very best wishes (talk) 02:09, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

https://deepstatemap.live/en#14/47.9528/37.5029 The battle is for Pobieda. Any change now is at direction of Marinka and not the city itself which is fully abandoned by Ukrainian forces...Alla else is just reality denial — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.198.236.112 (talk) 00:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

As for Tarnavsky ...he is the same guy who saw a breakthrough in Verbove during September...completely unreliable...and the article is talking about defending Noomyklailovka not Marinka — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.198.236.112 (talk) 00:18, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

There isn't a consensus yet. See, for example, this update from a prominent Russian source. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 00:25, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Novomykhailivka is contested now.

Look at Deep State Map, LiveUA map. Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region is contested. Has been for several days at least. 71.86.68.146 (talk) 21:19, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Russian troops still haven't entered the urban perimeter. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 00:54, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

They did yesterday. Berobalkan (talk) 17:07, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Source? Preferably one with a map. Those two mentioned by OP don't confirm it. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:14, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Telegram junk

Please don’t use Russian propaganda telegram channels as sources. If something is true, significant, there should be another, better, source. Volunteer Marek 20:54, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Your reverts are completely disruptive. All those sources go in line with ISW assessments and we've been careful to comment out any controvertial or contested claims until a more reliable source was found. You can't just randomly come in here and undo all that work for a pedantic adherence to a guideline. This isn't even a main space article! It's just a list of status, dates and sources to help building the War map and can be used as a dashboard to creating other articles for minor villages. WP:IGNORE because your reverts were pedantic and do not actually make this page any better. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 21:03, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

A telegram channel is not a reliable source. A Russian propaganda telegram channel is even further from being a reliable source. A Russian propaganda telegram channel whose administrators bluntly state that they’re in the business of “information warfare and counterpropaganda in the name of the interests of the Russian state.” [30] is about as far away from a reliable source as you can get.

Please self revert and just in case, please be aware of that this is a contentious topic. Volunteer Marek 21:13, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

And no, this is is indeed a main space article and there’s no exemption from WP:RS for lists. Volunteer Marek 21:22, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Then it should be moved to another namespace because it really shouldn't be treated as such and with such rigor. EVERYTHING here will be deleted at some point. Why bother so much? Please also see my extra replies at the RSN. Other editors are welcome to give there opinions, especially there where I'm being accused of something I'm not doing. I'll be off for a couple of hours now. I hope people have the discernment to not temp ban me out of the blue while I'm away for something so minor (in THIS context) and so sudden. Keep it cool guys. I gotta cool off too. See you later. ;) Alexis Coutinho (talk) 22:04, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

@Volunteer Marek: I've seen you use the {{unreliable}} template. Isn't that enough (thus not requiring changing namespace) to warn accidental readers about the situation? Remember that this is a page accessed by editors, not by casual readers. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 00:43, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Templates are both a warning to readers but also injunctions to editors to get the problem fixed. In this case, by removing the unreliable source(s). Look, most (but not all) of this stuff is sourced to actual RS, so removing telegram and Rybar doesn’t affect (most of) the entries. So it’s kind of a no brainer to remove these. So please self revert. Volunteer Marek 00:46, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

I will probably do ;). I'm just waiting for Andre's response. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 01:12, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Alexis Coutinho (talk) 01:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Heorhiivka contested (?)

According to what? Berobalkan (talk) 07:47, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

ISW. The Russians have a foothold in the village. The situation is similar to Synkivka. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 10:48, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Their map shows what I mean better. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 10:50, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Bohdanivka

Maybe set it to contested due to recent fighting? Berobalkan (talk) 07:55, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Do we already have confirmation that there is fighting within the settlement's boundaries? According to the template's documentation, one could also mark a settlement as having pressure/partial encirclement. Currently we don't cite these situations. Should we? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 21:08, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Alexis Coutinho (talk) 12:47, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Bilohorivka

Bilohorivka was recaptured by Ukraine in September 2022. On 23 January 2023‎ Russian pressure from the east was added to the map. On 14 April 2023 an editor changed its status in the article to "contested" but provided no reference, and the map (I believe) stayed as Ukraine control with Russian pressure. On 27 December 2023‎ the mark for Russian pressure from the east was removed from the map (as far as I recall, the map has shown Ukraine control continuously since September 2022). Now Bilohorivka has been entirely commented out in the article "due to uncertain status". Is it really uncertain? Isn't it under Ukraine control? Nurg (talk) 11:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Isn't it under Ukraine control? Judging from the context you provided, it seems like so. I only commented it out because I didn't want to remove the "contested" status without providing a new source, so I took the path of least resistance. Bilohorivka would be similar to Klishchiivka then, where there's only a contested claim. The standard treatment would be to consider it Ukrainian held. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:20, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

I agree with what you have now done. Thank you. Nurg (talk) 01:26, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

By the way, the ISW has since painted orange the whole village and beyond. I've commented it out again for consistency. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:08, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Vilshana, Kharkiv Oblast

When you click on it, it's redirected to Vilshana, Cherkasy Oblast. The settlement in Kharkiv Oblast doesn't have a site or this is just a mistake? Berobalkan (talk) 18:29, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Will check. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 18:33, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

It's working for me. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 18:35, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

What should be the population threshold for inclusion of cities in this page?

I've recently updated the List of cities in Ukraine page and thought that it would be unnecessary duplication to also include all 461 cities here. I would personally favor including only the localities that had fighting at some point during the war or are front line settlements, of course. The map module would draw info from both pages anyways. But we could also include other distant Ukrainian cities here. However, it would be better if we had a consistent population cutoff for including them. What should it be? 50k would be 85 cities, 20k would be 193, and 10k would be 346. I vote for 20k, what do you think? By the way, cities below the threshold would only be removed if they had no info. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:03, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Avdiivka

There has been an important breakthrough in the south of Avdiivka recently. Russian troops reached several residential streets. In the previous weeks, the Russians also made some advances in the dacha area south of the pumping station on the northern outskirts of the city. And these are on top of the contested southeast region around the industrial zone since late November. Do you agree to mark the city as a single contested large icon in the map templates instead of 2-3 smaller contested icons over a larger blue circle? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Avdiivka should definitely be contested due to Russian advance on the south. Berobalkan (talk) 09:46, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Should Avdiivka be changed to Russian control? reports are saying Ukrainian forces have retreated. Glacialblair (talk) 18:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Crimea

Was each and every settlement listed actually captured by the Russian military on 27 February 2014? Do we have a way of verifying this? SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 22:56, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure, I just assumed. Maybe local news might help. We could alternatively just say it was captured by an specific date or around it. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:52, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

So most of the government buildings and strategic locations in Simferopol were captured in late February, but there was a military installation inside the city that remained under the Ukrainian army until mid-March (see 2014 Simferopol incident). Based on the rules of this Wikipedia article, how do you represent that? For example, Mariupol was not considered captured until the Azovstal was captured. Or is it simply a matter of when the RS use the word "captured"?

Note: there was a similar incident in Bakhmut, at the time still Artemivsk, also in 2014 (see Battle of Artemivsk). SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 19:18, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

We're mostly using an "effectively captured" definition. If RS generally say a place was captured, despite some resistance pocket existing, we still use the original capture date. Nuance can go in the dedicated article. I.e. Bakhmut likely wasn't 100% captured on 20 May 2023, but everybody considers that the capture date because fighting mostly stopped then. But it also wouldn't hurt to add a footnote or normal note in the "More information" column. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 15:56, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Ivanivske

Ivanivske in is contested. Look at DeepState maps. Ivanivske in Bakhmut, Donetsk. 108.39.196.77 (talk) 02:25, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Timeline?

What do you think about including a timeline for territorial changes? I think it would be very handy for this page and the map templates. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 19:15, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

I second this Space772 (talk) 00:45, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Synkivka

Might not be contested anymore because of Ukrainain counterattack in the north of the settlement. Berobalkan (talk) 14:39, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Physeters, @Nurg, anyone? Berobalkan (talk) 13:16, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

When did the counterattack take place?. The ISW was still showing Russia in control of northern Synkivka yesterday. Physeters^✉ 16:13, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Took place on 1 April. Berobalkan (talk) 05:19, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Which source are you considering? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:42, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

It does seem likely/natural that Ukraine retook it, but I still need a good source. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 18:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Btw, I'm not checking my watchlist anymore (too many headaches). I was only editing the list page and forgot to check this talk page. So I would recommend pinging if you want to get my attention. ;) Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:38, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Chasiv Yar strong enemy pressure

Maybe it should be added due to Russian advance nearby in the last few days. Berobalkan (talk) 18:16, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Anyone? Berobalkan (talk) 14:38, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Physeters, @Nurg? Anyone? Berobalkan (talk) 13:16, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Russia is getting pretty close, so it might make sense to add the strong enemy pressure symbol. Physeters^✉ 16:16, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I've already added the pressure marker to the map and also considered it "contested" here, since 4 April is an important date. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:34, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't say that it's contested. Although, I don't know what is the protocol on this site. Berobalkan (talk) 14:22, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, "contested" is a bit of a loose definition here, but it's the closest option to reality we got. In the "more info" column I also tend to simplify the events for consistency. In the map itself, there are more drawing options. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 23:33, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Not contested. The ISW ref given says Russians "advanced up to the eastern outskirts", not that they entered the settlement. Nurg (talk) 03:43, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

I concur. Physeters^✉ 04:01, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

The definition of "outskirts" has always been contentious (for me, since the Ukrainian battle for Robotyne). Looking at their map is also very important and it clearly showed that Russia had advanced to the first few buildings within official city boundaries. I only include quotes in my references to aid readers to know more or less what the ref is about, i.e. if it's about geolocated evidence or claims, on what date and in what region. The ISW itself told readers a while back that it would be giving less detail to territorial changes and encouraged avid readers to check their linked references while keeping in mind the broad conclusions that the ISW wrote. Therefore, whatever I quote is not the whole picture especially since I tend to get the shortest quote possible to not bloat the references section. If this practice is misleading, then I may stop it altogether.

Regarding considering it "contested" or not is a semantic discussion. I, personally, will never bother conveying such extra detail (i.e. "they pressured this area" or "they advanced up to these buildings then retreated..."), but you guys are welcome to do so in the extra info column, especially since this is an important city battle ;). I'm mostly focused on completeness and consistency. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 18:18, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

I follow the definition of "contested" at Module:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map#Contested icon. Nurg (talk) 23:45, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

That's reasonable and consistent. Will adopt it in this page too from now on. Thanks 👍. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 01:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Krasnohorivka

Why two simbols? One for contested and one for UA control? Berobalkan (talk) 12:49, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, cities can have multiple icons depending on size. I've done the same with Avdiivka. I only transitioned to using the big contested icon when two smaller ones would have been necessary. Russia captured a few blocks a few days ago and, now, has reportedly advanced further. Given the small size of Krasnohorivka, the confirmed advance is greater, relatively speaking, than in Chasiv Yar. Thus a small contested icon is acceptable. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 20:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I think it is ok, if we want fine-grained info on the map. Nurg (talk) 02:46, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Heorhiivka & Bilohorivka

According to yesterday's ISW update, Russian forces have yet to enter Heorhiivka, and are within the town limits of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast. Heorhiivka is currently marked as contested, but Bilohorivka is not. Why is this? Is there a different source that says Heorhiivka is contested and Bilohorivka is in full Ukrainian control? Physeters^✉ 22:44, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Can you provide a link and quote for the ISW update that says Russian forces are within the town limits of Bilohorivka. Nurg (talk) 23:19, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Though the ISW updated their map to show the advance, never directly addressed, which is probably why we all missed it. Their first map that showed Russia within Bilohorivka was published on February 29, and the current map still has it. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375 Physeters^✉ 06:52, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Maps are not considered reliable enough, so we really need an explicit mention in text from ISW or other reliable source. Nurg (talk) 08:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Since when was the ISW's map not considered a reliable source? I've been here for over two years, and their map had always been considered just as reliable as their reports. Was there a debate about this that I missed? Also, if a quote is now required, then the quote citing Heorhiivka as contested is to vague to be used. It just says that Russia "advanced on the eastern outskirts of Heorhiivka". Physeters^✉ 17:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Maps and reports each have their own limitations of reliability. Often a report uses words that are too vague, i.e. sometimes "outskirts" means just outside the settlement edge, sometimes it means a few buildings or blocks into the settlement. "Entered" doesn't always mean the captured territory is still held (it could have been a raid). Maps also have their problems. Sometimes it's just wrong because the ISW doesn't have a grayzone or warzone color, i.e. it could mark a region blue when it's red and vice versa. This happened a few times in Luhansk Oblast after the Kharkiv counteroffensive. The maximum Ukrainian extent remained unknown for a very long time, but ISW was forced to use either blue or red and made mistakes along the way which were silently patched in the maps but never explained in the reports. Iirc, Orlianka, Dibrova and Ploshchanka suffered from this. There was also a big phantom miscoloring near Tavilzhanka in early 2023 that was never explained in reports. Pretty sure Kovalivka and Karmazynivka also didn't show up in reports but were tampered in the maps. Therefore we should always look at both sources with equal weight: a citation here should be backed by both.

Regarding Heorhiivka, it is already contested because Russia controls the NE portion of it (across the reservoir). Gmaps makes this clearer, but this can also be checked in the ISW map because that NE portion is disconnected from NW Marinka, and we know the boundaries of Marinka well. Regarding Bilohorivka, I just felt that that small red control on it was too minor. The Russian pressure is just too low there and this 'ify' situation has been going on for months. It might very well just have been a raid. Don't feel like constantly changing the status between contested and pressured until we have a more concerted Russian push. Russian milbloggers also don't give it much importance and I feel like "weak pressure" describes the situation better, even if the Russians maybe continually hold positions within the village boundaries. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 19:41, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Is Google Maps considered a reliable source for determining the boundaries/town limits of settlements in Ukraine? SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 20:47, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

I would argue "yes/more or less", especially in conjunction with other maps, i.e. the ISW map. But more important than wondering whether to classify GMaps as reliable or not in Ukraine is to verify if there is agreement between sources. The ISW and Google maps really seem to agree on Heorhiivka. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 00:18, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the big explanation. I actually remember that whole thing with Tavilzhanka back in December '22. I thought they said they had geolocated footage from within the town, though I may be wrong. Also, I had not noticed the disconnected part of Heorhiivka; my apologies! Physeters^✉ 01:31, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

;) Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 05:21, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

In reply to Physeters re maps as sources for this map, you may have overlooked the long-standing statement at the head of this page, "Copying from maps is strictly prohibited", which seems clear and is quite strongly worded. (It's not set in stone, of course, and could be changed by consensus.) Nurg (talk) 22:40, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

But none of the three cases explained under that topic apply to ISW. Pretty sure there was no mapping think tank during the Syrian Civil War, therefore that statement should probably not be taken at face value. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 00:28, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Poland & Romania

Add this Teritorial control Poland and Romania during the Ukrainian War. 94.41.238.6 (talk) 12:16, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

? Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 19:54, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Vuhledar boundaries

I've noticed that, in the svg map, Vuhledar is marked as contested. I've investigated this in the past, but decided to keep the status that was already displayed on this page: {{UKR}}. However the svg is different and I don't know if it's because it's outdated or because it's genuinely thought that the official boundaries of Vuhledar include that 'upside down T-shaped' region across the road, SE of the city center, that Russia partially controls. Which one is it? Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 23:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

According to Yandex maps, only the northern portion of that T shape belongs to Vuhledar. The southern portion belongs to Mykilske. So far, that was the only map service that extended the dynamic borders that far. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 14:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh, this is very interesting. It says that the underdeveloped middle of the T belongs to the city council [31], not the city proper. Even so, that would still imply that Russia controls a small portion of it according to old ISW reports. I wonder what the mil journalists currently say. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 14:34, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

According to Rybar and Deep State, that new area of Vuhledar is controlled by Ukraine. Therefore, the svg map should be updated. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 16:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 16:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Bilohrudove

It has been more than 4 months since the last Bilohrudove update. I believe we should do something about its status because marking it "contested" for so long doesn't seem to match reality. Should we mark it as "shared control", "Russian control", "unknown control" or comment it out altogether? I'm split between shared and comment out. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 14:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Found an interesting update from Rybar. In this new map, the northern part of Bilohrudove is marked as warzone/grayzone. This would imply that Ukraine has no stable positions there. At most they would have fire control, but since Russia controls the main part of the village, only they have a physical presence in it. Therefore, and for the sake of consistency, it should be marked as effectively Russian controlled. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 16:56, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 17:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Robotyne

The Russian army captured Robotyne, look at the ISW map. 81.177.187.32 (talk) 20:19, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

@Alexiscoutinho what are you thoughts? Physeters^✉ 01:55, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Was waiting for the report. The ISW assesses the capture as likely and some Russian sources/mappers also claim full control. Should be safe to transition now. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 02:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Pro-Ukr sources on social media in recent hours saying it is still contested. ISW says capture "likely" – not claiming it's confirmed. The sources don't seem strong enough to mark Rus control yet. Nurg (talk) 04:15, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

"How" contested? With boots inside Robotyne or simply shelling and attacking the Russians with drones? It's expected that they would deny an immediate capture, just like how the Russians denied the immediate capture of Robotyne by Ukraine last summer. I still feel on the safe side with this control assessment considering that the ISW is very conservative with their red. Further note that I wrote "around 20 May" which appropriately conveys a bit of uncertainty, i.e. ±1-2 days. Most control transitions use the word "around" when absolute certainty is not available. If the ISW made a mistake, then we'll likely know in the next report. Unless the Ukrainians give some solid counter evidence, I would rather follow the ISW map. Let's keep an eye out. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 05:15, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Andriivka in Donetsk oblast

Most Russian sources and MoD announced its capturemenet, so it must be at least "contested" Asigooo (talk) 13:51, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Do you guys even read here? Asigooo (talk) 20:59, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Calm down dude. I am aware of that development, but will wait for further confirmation to adjust the status (which should come within the next few days), even if it's to mark as contested, as opposed to pressured. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 22:01, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

SuriyakMaps, Russian MoD and other sources

From what I've seen in the past few weeks, Suriyakmaps seems pretty reliable. It's among the more conservative sources that wait longer for confirmation and, most importantly, it's very neutral. It also shows warzone/grayzone/unknown bands in the maps which is always welcome. It has often been used by a more conservative and respected Russian source, Colonelcassad/boris_rozhin (who has recently denied the Umanske capture claim, for example), to show advances in the Donetsk Oblast.

Its coverage of the Kharkiv offensive also has nothing out of the ordinary. Some frontlines are even behind the ISW or DeepState maps, which are sometimes biased. I think we'll be safe if we assume up to the red/transparent transition in the maps. If we come across a dubious episode in the future, such as Rybar's Hoptivka claims, then we could reassess its reliability. Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 06:18, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Let me also point out that the Russian MoD has been on par with the ISW regarding reliability of capture statements in the last months. This is because it uses the criteria of having finished the cleanup in the settlement and vicinity. Consequently, it often only announces captures several days after the other Russian milbloggers and even geolocated footage indicate a capture. We've seen this a couple of times in the Ocheretyne region. It's even funny sometimes when even the ISW is ahead of them in assessing a capture. In the few times that the MoD was ahead of the ISW, it wasn't by much (less than 24hrs in the Kharkiv offensive for example). The recent ISW confirmations that took longer, I think, were of Khromove and Vesele which took many days, iirc. The thing is, they haven't been proven wrong for several months already. The closest could be the recent Nevelske recapture by Ukraine. But that likely happened several weeks after the MoD announced the capture by the Russians accompanied by video evidence. All in all, I would roughly rank the sources like this:

1. ISW
2. MoD
3. DeepState
4. SuriyakMaps

Alexis Coutinho (talk) ^[ping me] 06:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

SuriyakMaps is okay, but they definitely had a Russian tilt for the period I paid serious attention to them (January 2023-December 2023), though I can't really speak on their current level of bias. One particular example I remember from last summer involved Andriivka, south of Bakhmut. After Ukraine recaptured it, there was a day when when it looked like Russia had recaptured the northern half of the village. All of the maps updated to show this, but a few hours later, it was shown to be untrue. Every map I followed corrected the mistake within a couple of days, except for SuriyakMaps (I believe Rybar also didn't correct it for quite a while, but I'm not quite sure). Even though almost every map currently agrees that Ukraine controls Andriivka, SuriyakMaps still shows it in a grey zone. There were other things, such as the fact that they were one of the last maps to show a fully liberated Robotyne, but otherwise they were generally okay. To be fair, they have currently given Ukraine more ground in Spirne & Krynky than any other map I follow, but when I scrutinized them, they always gave Russian forces the benefit of the doubt in any unclear situations.

I can't speak on the reliability of the Russian MoD, but I have always heard that they will report a capture when it is imminent, even if they haven't quite finished the job, and that they drag out on confirming Ukrainian gains, which is expected considering they are a part of the Russian government.

DeepState is excellent, and I would say they are probably the best of all of the pro-Ukrainian maps. They still lean a little bit on the Ukrainian side, but they have never been afraid to report Russian gains, and tend to be the first among the pro-Ukrainian accounts to report them.

To add a few more maps to the discussion:

Rybar's maps are okay, considering the amount of bias in their general reporting. They are definitely pro-Russian, but not to the extreme. I would not use them as source, but they are worth paying attention to.

Andrew Perpetua's Map is one of my favorites, as it's mostly based on geolocated footage. It's always been a bit cautious in reporting Russian gains, but he's never afraid to admit when he was wrong.

The map produced by the Youtube channel ThetiMapping is probably the most detailed map produced by any single person. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1gzOhGdBcaGduxnL7XULkXNqS1BK1nz4 It's ever so slightly biased towards the Russians, but it's basically negligible. The one downside is that it's not updated all that consistently.

LiveUAmap was quite popular at the beginning of the war, but there map has never been any good. I remember that they put Tokmak in a grey zone last summer, which was insane. It's gotten a little better since then, but I would still not consider it good.

MilitaryLand was also quite popular at the beginning of the war. They're pro-Ukrainian, and their map reflects this. It's generally reliable, other than the fact that it lacks grey zones.

A rough ranking of the sources I follow would be:

1.ISW

2.DeepState & UkrDailyUpdate/AndrewPerpetua (tied)

4.ThetiMapping

5.SuriyakMaps & MilitaryLand (tied)

7.Rybar

8.LiveUAmap Physeters^✉ 21:05, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

they definitely had a Russian tilt alright, then I guess we should verify its current statements on a case by case basis. I would give it a pass for now and consider it just reliable enough to not require a "claim" statement. Its first reliability test would be today's capture of Hlyboke. The ISW marks it as partially Russian controlled while Suriyak effectively marked it as Russian. I'll check the video to see if the statement makes sense or if it's overoptimistic.

Even though almost every map currently agrees that Ukraine controls Andriivka, SuriyakMaps still shows it in a grey zone. I wouldn't give it too much of a hard time. Andriivka is one of those erased villages that don't offer any real fortifications/positions to hold. I assume there aren't basements in those houses. As such, control over it is mostly by fire control. If these assumptions hold, then it makes sense to mark it as gray zone, with the caveat that Ukraine has fire control and planted the flag there last. This situation is similar to Piatykhatky, though there I believe the Ukrainians do have presence in parts of the village. Many frontline settlements are indeed mostly grayzone, such as Dorozhnyianka near Huliapole. I think Spirne too, hence a contested grayzone.

one of the last maps to show a fully liberated Robotyne I think the previous argument can also be applied here. I'm assuming it didn't paint it all blue while the Ukrainians only had fire control over the southern outskirts. Am I correct? If so, then I see no problem. It's more of a matter of interpretation. For example, I consider a village as controlled by a party if the second party has no physical presence in it, even if the settlement is mostly grayzone. Novoselivke in Luhansk was like this and I wonder if the current Robotyne falls in this case...

they always gave Russian forces the benefit of the doubt in any unclear situations. I see...

I have always heard that they will report a capture when it is imminent strange. I've heard and seen the exact opposite. they drag out on confirming Ukrainian gains Yeah, I should have added the caveat that it's only reliable for Russian captures and we should never wait for it to announce a Ukrainian gain to consider it captured.

DeepState is excellent I wouldn't call it excellent. I think their biggest problem is incompleteness. For example, it doesn't seem to care about geolocated footage to mark advances. Their current Robotyne coverage is garbage because of it. But if they're ahead of the curve for Russian gains, then they're good, as you noted.

I would not use them as source, but they are worth paying attention to. Yeah, I mostly use it for claims and when he rejects other overoptimistic Russian claims, along with Colonelcassad. Though I often consider his claims as true when confirmation comes within 1 or 2 days (I mark the capture date as the claim date, not when geolocated footage was published, especially when it's about drone strikes on Russian troops and not CQB engagements). Oh, and he's useful for reporting Ukrainian advances. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have know about the capture of Poima by Ukr in Kherson last year.

Haven't heard of Andrew Perpetua's Map and ThetiMapping. Will check them out when I have the chance.

I remember that they put Tokmak in a grey zone last summer xD. but I would still not consider it good. yeah.

Alexis Coutinho (talk) 23:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk about DeepState reliabilty... They just retracted their Zelene statement from yesterday, xD. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 00:36, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

You used the word overoptimistic, and I think that's the best way to describe my view of SuriyakMaps. It's not bad at all, just "overoptimistic" towards Russia. Also, I do believe there are basements in Andriivka, but they have been mostly destroyed by now as well.

On Robotyne, they left the extreme southern portion in the grey zone for about a week after everyone else. I can't tell you why they didn't when everyone else did, but your theory is possible.

Also, I think you may be right about the current situation in the village. I've seen DeepState's Robotyne configuration on other maps, most notably Andrew Perpetua's map (which I included in my list), but it is definitely the minority position. His reason for having all of Robotyne in a grey zone is because Russia has been performing drone attacks in the southern part of the village, even as recently as May 10th, according to his geolocations. On the other hand, I have no idea why both of them mark that one tree line as Ukrainian controlled.

To be fair about Zelene, most of the maps I mentioned have Zelene in some form of Russian control, (ISW, Andrew Perpetua, Theti, Suriyak, Rybar) if they got it wrong, they were not alone. Even the detailed map currently has Zelene under Russian control!

To give an example of them being ahead of the other pro-Ukrainian accounts ( ISW, Andrew Perpetua, MilitaryLand, LiveUAmap), they are the only one in the list currently showing Russia in southern Staromaiorske, and they are even ahead of the ISW. Physeters^✉ 02:52, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Also, thanks for adding the timeline section at the bottom of the page, it's a great addition! Physeters^✉ 02:55, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

An example of the MoD reporting a capture early would be Bakhmut. They announced the "liberation" a day before the last Ukrainian unit left the city. If we want to be incredibly picky, Russia didn't capture the last neighborhood within Bakhmut's city limits until the end of last year; a dacha area in the extreme southwestern part of the town, making the announcement six months early, however, I don't really think that should count. They also announced the capture of Avdiivka a couple of days early too, if I remember correctly. Physeters^✉ 03:10, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

His reason for having all of Robotyne in a grey zone is because Russia has been performing drone attacks in the southern part of the village, even as recently as May 10th Interesting. So like a big contested grayzone.. Seems like it's as Rybar said, unless the Russians bypass the village and capture the trenches to the north, it is nearly impossible to hold that ground stably.

Even the detailed map currently has Zelene under Russian control! Yeah, I marked it Russian yesterday thanks to the DeepState post. But now I'll have to reevaluate if the status should go back to claim or straight up Ukr recaptured.

Also, thanks for adding the timeline section at the bottom of the page, it's a great addition! Thank you!

They also announced the capture of Avdiivka a couple of days early too Interesting. So this behavior seems to be more for cities? But was it reported through their Telegram or on state TV or something? And regarding Bakhmut, yeah, the end date there isn't super clear and likely will never be. It's more of a case of notability. Some months ago I made a thorough review of Bakhmut control updates, it's this: Talk:Battle of Bakhmut/Archive 5#Move the end date to 21 May 2023. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 05:58, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

but I have always heard that they will report a capture when it is imminent Might be the case again with Robotyne (15 May)... Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm sorry I missed your previous reply! I heard their announcement on the capture of Avdiivka through the regular western media; I don't have the Telegram app, so I have very limited access to that site and don't check it often. On Robotyne, the MoD is the only source currently saying that Russia has completely captured the village, though it is still quite early in the day. Physeters^✉ 20:42, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

No problem ;). Yeah. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:47, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Yet another MoD fiasco https://t.me/weebunionwar/15857. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 22:05, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

The reliability of SuriyakMaps has recently been discussed at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard here. I would suggest achieving a new consensus before attempting to use it as a reliable source. SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 14:39, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

👍. Though I hate such kinds of black & white discussions where people seemingly just look at the general guidelines and judge without considering the specific case and context (imagine if rl judges did that...); and don't say how it should be used in either case. For example, I would argue that Suriyak could be used as a secondary/supportive source for map changes (i.e. when a better source takes most of the responsibility), for uncontroversial changes, and for filling in the gaps when they don't disagree with the overall assessment of the reliable source.

Anyways, it wasn't necessary to use him so far since the ISW, the collective Russian sources (when they have consensus), and DeepState were sufficient to satisfactorily cover the recent events. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 16:24, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

Suriyak is the best, dude is professional Asigooo (talk) 13:47, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

• Another high quality map on par with the ISW's: https://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/The_War_in_Ukraine/091194. It seems helpful to mark grayzone settlements. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 16:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

  I've never seen this one before! I'll have to pay attention to it going forward. Physeters^✉ 06:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

  It's maintained by the OSINT Black Bird Group. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:45, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

About Donetsk obl. settlements "recaptured" by the Russian side

I've observed that settlements in the areas of Bakhmut and Avdiivka captured by the Russian side in recent months are said to be "recaptured", on the basis that they had apparently been captured by the forces of the Donetsk Republic sometime prior. On the other hand, I've also noticed that other nearby settlements which have been recently captured, including Novomykhailivka, do not use the word "recaptured". I'm not sure where to find the information governing the use of "recaptured" vs. "captured" – for example, how do we verify that Ocheretyne was in the DPR zone ten years ago but Novomykhailivka was not. Best regards SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 21:07, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

It's an indirect circular reference. The motivation is this video, https://youtu dot be / JBjl5MnyKc8, from a well know mapper which cites Wikipedia. Something which can be revised but that I thought was a good starting point given it's mostly uncontroversial minor wording. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:39, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

About Vovchanski Khutory in Kharkiv Oblast

Vovchanski Khutory is said to be under shared control, claimed by Russian sources since around 17 May 2024. ISW of 17 May and 18 May is cited. The village is not mentioned in the text or images of either report. How does this work? SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 21:42, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

In the big map, https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375, and in the report image if one looks closely, half of the settlement is marked as claimed Russian control. Since the settlement is cut by a river and all bridges have been blown off, it would be a stable mixed control if the Russian Zybyne claim is true. Thus I said "claimed shared control". Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Pressured and contested

After a cursory review of the instances of pressured and contested in this article, I initially surmised from the cases of Ocheretyne and Netailove that pressured referred to claims made by bloggers, and that contested could only be used in case of geo-confirmed evidence. But in other examples, it seemed that the contested label could also be used when Ukrainian sources acknowledged Russian advances, like in the case of Ivanivka. However, some other examples, like that of Berestove, seem to violate these hypotheses.

The case of Chasiv Yar makes me speculate the question is one of the "outskirts" vs. the "city limits", but Urozhaine is pressured from 1 May because geolocated footage published on May 1 indicates that Russian forces advanced in southern Urozhaine, and contested from 8 May because geolocated footage published on May 8 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced along Tsentralna Street in southern Urozhaine. The latter quote is essentially the same as the former, save for three words. What's the difference?

Meanwhile, Buhruvatka, Kotliarivka, Zybyne are simply "pressured and contested" at the same time. It seems to me that this may be a distinction without a meaningful difference. Can anyone explain? Does this language appear anywhere in sources? You might also consider including an explanation somewhere in the article. Best regards SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 21:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

I initially surmised from the cases of Ocheretyne and Netailove that pressured referred to claims made by bloggers, and that contested could only be used in case of geo-confirmed evidence. But in other examples, it seemed that the contested label could also be used when Ukrainian sources acknowledged Russian advances, like in the case of Ivanivka. That is kinda the goal. Since the word "pressured" is vague in itself I've been much more liberal with it. Initially I didn't even bother with it, but since the battle of Chasiv Yar began I've been trying to cover it (it's hard actually). It's mostly about Russian claims of clashes inside or in the direction of settlements which the Russian forces are known to be in proximity (around less than 500 m, which is like Tank or armored vehicle direct line-of-sight range to the defenders on the outermost buildings of the settlement). It also involves up close confirmed pressure or when a city is contested just a tad bit, like it was for Chasiv Yar for a while. For small villages and settlements, I mark as contested when it is confirmed that the attacker has presence in at least the first buildings. Since they are small, the bulk of the village becomes a contested warzone when the attacker first enters. For larger cities, I wait until a more solid foothold is formed to consider contested, as was suggested in the previous Chasiv Yar discussion.

Berestove, seem to violate these hypotheses. I don't understand why. Could you elaborate?

The latter quote is essentially the same as the former, save for three words. What's the difference? The difference is very minor and arguably arbitrary. The contour of Urozhaine in ISW's map is very conservative. It seems to be an outdated contour, look at Krasnohorivka for example. In the report text, it makes it seem like the settlement is contested as the Russians have entered the southern part. However, in the map that appears as just skimming the boundaries. I decided to mark that as pressure mostly for consistency as I haven't bothered much in the past about where the real life borders really are (where the urban buildings start). Then on 8 May, geolocation appeared showing Russian just within the ISW map contour. That, I thought was the trigger to finally mark it as contested, which was something that part of me thought should have been transitioned days earlier as explained previously.

pressured and contested Initially I didn't like merging these statuses like that. Martimix first started using it and I split them whenever I could. But then I thought it was actually useful to represent the case where the "contested" phase is skipped by sources, i.e. when Russian sources claim it's pressured for a while, then suddenly in the next day it's claimed captured and then confirmed. I thought writing "pressured between these X-Y days" and then writing "captured on Z day" was a bit off. Therefore I decided to merge the pressured and contested statuses in this case to express that some time within that interval the settlement became contested before finally being captured on Z day.

Does this language appear anywhere in sources? The language does not explicitly appear in sources. I try my best to objectively categorize them based on the described principles. You might also consider including an explanation somewhere in the article. That cold be helpful as even I sometimes get confused and end up being a bit inconsistent. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh, and forgot to say that I'm open to revisions on a case by case basis. In fact, I would love to some day revise all the entries as it's much better to evaluate statuses with hindsight. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Pershotravneve

Pershotravneve, along with other Zhytomyr Oblast settlements, is also marked by the ISW in a similar manner. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:09, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

BBG also broadly supports that assessment. It seems like this settlement was simply bypassed by Russia when heading to Kiev. Maybe there weren't even clashes there. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:27, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

In general, if there is no additional context to draw on, I would advise extreme caution in making any judgements regarding territorial control from maps of the February-April 2022 combat in the northern oblasts, due to the heavy fog of war, incomplete information, and the very complex situation developing over a massive geographic area, which is completely different from the nature of the war today, where there are clear lines in almost every meter of the front.

As it relates to Zhytomyr, I am in possession of sources that indicate that that area was never Russian-occupied, which I plan to update Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast with soon, but the removal was based on the fact that there was no source and the topic of Russian operations in Zhytomyr Oblast has been subject to repeated apparent vandalism by the user who added the information in question (see the occupation article for an example of what I mean). SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 19:39, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

👍 Alexis Coutinho (talk) 21:55, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Hannivka

@SaintPaulOfTarsus: I've checked the ISW map archives and Hannivka does appear Russian controlled and then recaptured by Ukr around the claimed dates. However, it isn't mentioned in the reports, which is expected as the reports back in the day were not detailed. Note though that ISW maps varied a lot in the beginning of the war. What do you think? Should Hannivka be readded with those references? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:44, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

The Black Bird Group, on the other hand, didn't mark Russian progress that far. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 13:57, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

ISW maps from this time period are unfortunately very suspect and frequently contain glaring errors such as:

• Severodonetsk in red on 26 February and from 3 March to 28 March.
• Ocheretyne, Novooleksandrivka, and Arkhanhelske were portrayed in red from 4 March 2022 to 12 April.
• Unexplained 15km aberration in the front line west of Ocheretyne to Tarasivka in orange on 16 March, corrected by 12 April
• Zelenyi Hai, Komar rural hromada, was mistaken for Zelenyi Hai, Volnovakha urban hromada and placed in orange from 11 March, (see 11 March report for context), creating a fictitious 50km-long northward protrusion of the frontline from Urozhaine to the misidentified village, encompassing Velyka Novosilka, parts of Bahatyr and Komar, and everything in between, only corrected 4 April.
• 40km protrusion of the frontline into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from Marianske to Sadove outside of Kryvyi Rih, in red on 22 March, corrected by 27 March
• 20km protrusion of the frontline into Donetsk Oblast up to Khrestyshche, Donetsk Oblast just outside of Sloviansk, in red on 26 March, corrected by 4 April
• Apparent mistaken placenames in the case of Rubizhne, Kharkiv Oblast and Lyman, Kharkiv Oblast in red on 11-13 March and 14-26 March, respectively.

So, in the absence of at least a few words explaining why the changes to the map were made, the examples above would seriously dissuade me from using the oldest ISW map archives as any sort of historical authority, which I don't think they are meant to be in the first place, because if that was the case one would expect some of these issues to have been corrected. And these all appear to be genuine mistakes, since the areas were not turned blue, meaning ISW acknowledges the Russians were never there in the first place. Also, the reason for this particular removal of Hannivka was because in addition to having no sources this region is also subject to the same vandalism concerns I mentioned in the other reply, see Russian occupation of Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava oblasts. Best regards SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 21:21, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for this very insightful reply! It does indeed seem that ISW maps were not reliable back then, even in areas marked blue. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 21:54, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

The blue-marked areas may be relatively more reliable but I would personally always use a source that explained the change in territorial control in writing, instead of relying on interpreting a map. I have noticed you may not believe in the exact same idea, based on your reply above regarding Vovchanski Khutory, Kharkiv obl. Best regards SaintPaulOfTarsus (talk) 07:33, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

I have noticed you may not believe in the exact same idea I do believe in basically the same idea. Hence why I said "ISW maps varied a lot" in the original reply, generally implying the bullet points you latter mentioned. I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't contaminate your opinion when I asked what you thought and make sure your decision wasn't just because of the lack of ref (which could have been worked around with an unreliable old ISW ref since that time). ;)

But you're kinda right: I would consider an ISW map-only change reliable now, unless it felt off or exceptional. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 08:15, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Fix overlay

Help to fix this overlay in separate oblasts of future former Ukraine. 46.191.177.243 (talk) 09:07, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, we cannot tell the future. Nurg (talk) 08:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't understand your concern. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:25, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

ISW update

To whoever is here - both Novopokrovske and Novooleksandrivka are both marked as Russian controlled by ISW - please update those. 73.145.137.48 (talk) 04:38, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Heorhivka has also been updated as well today 73.145.137.48 (talk) 03:24, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done as well. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 04:56, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 04:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Klishchiivka has been updated by ISW, just trying to keep you guys on track. 73.145.137.48 (talk) 02:39, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, hadn't had time to look at the ISW report for today, but it's updated now. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 03:00, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Ukraine has just recaptured Tykhe, according to ISW 73.145.137.48 (talk) 03:23, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll try to cover the report tomorrow. The latest map also showed some other interesting developments. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 04:36, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Staromaiorske

What’s up with the Russians “likely took” Staromaiorske? 73.145.137.48 (talk) 03:19, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

The "likely" refers to the specific date. It's considered red in the status column and map anyways. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 04:37, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Bilohorivka

Dear Alexcoutinho, if my mind dont fail this is the second time you revert the Russian and Ukrainian report of fighting in Bilohorivka. I cite Reuters, but what most amase me is why you revert my adition and replace Reuters from May 2024 with a Telegram update of Rybar from January 2024. I didnt want to revert you because I have behold your dedicated work in UKRRUS articles. A further explanation is needed. Mr.User200 (talk) 16:47, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for asking for clarification here. I also appreciate your work in RUS/UKR articles. The issue is that the Reuters article talks about the MoD capture claim of Bilohorivka and Ukrainian statements of fighting near/around the village. None of these imply fighting within the village, which would qualify for the "contested" status. The Ukrainian statements are inline with the current assessment of "pressure" which started several months ago. The MoD statement would be inline with a capture claim statement. The capture claim info could have been written in the table at the time of the claim, while it still was fresh. However, soon after, multiple Russian military observers denied the MoD statement as premature. This is shown in the ISW reports at the time. While any military observer isn't a reliable source, a priori, in isolation, the Russian MoD isn't reliable either as it, from time to time, makes these flops. And finally, I've been following a standard of not mentioning disputed claims by the Russians themselves. If even they can't agree on it, then the claim is definitely unreliable or even untrue. ;) Alexis Coutinho (talk) 17:15, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Paraskoviivka

To anyone who is here, I’m pretty sure Paraskoviivka (Kurakove direction) has fallen. We have a geolocation of a Russian tank in the western part of it, the 79th Air Assault brigade themselves posted that they retreated from the village, and the Russian Mod confirmed the capture yesterday. Are any of you going to update this or are we waiting for Deepstate or ISW to confirm it? 73.145.137.48 (talk) 20:17, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm a bit behind. Will use a makeshift ref in the meantime. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 01:35, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

the 79th Air Assault brigade themselves posted that they retreated from the village do you have a link? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 12:00, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

https:.//t.me/odshbr_79/3788 - source. For some odd reason, it won’t let me post links so remove the extra period after https. 73.145.137.48 (talk) 21:01, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Though sadly the ISW doesn't reference it. I had adjusted the Paraskoviivka details column, but it seems there's still more work to be done. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:14, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 16:54, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Krynky

The language of the ISW's recent reports implies that they believe Russia has retaken all of Krynky, as when they refer to fighting in the area, they say that its occurring near Krynky, but not inside of it. However, their map still shows Ukraine in control of one street in the southwestern part of the settlement. Should we give the reports more weight in this situation, meaning that Russia has fully recaptured Krynky, or give the map more weight, meaning that Ukraine continues to contest is on a small scale? Physeters^✉ 01:12, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

I didn't interpret that they considered Krynky Russian controlled. It seems they're distancing themselves from an assertion. From time to time they aggregate Russian sources that clearly state the Ukrainians still hold some positions there. I think the Ukrainian sources also deny the loss, though I don't remember exactly. I think the real situation is too unknown. Perhaps the entry could be commented out to reflect this. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 02:40, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the input! The reason I ask is because someone has requested that I mark Krynky as Russian controlled on the SVG Ukraine map, and I am unsure on how to handle the situation. Physeters^✉ 17:44, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

I see 👍. Though even if we considered it contested, it's much more like a contested gray zone or even shared control. It's hard to piece out what's exactly happening there. Anyways, from what I've read and seen, it would seem premature to return it to red. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 18:11, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll leave it as contested unless something changes. Physeters^✉ 05:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Where are the scrollbars? – "overflow-x: auto" Considered Harmful

The recent-ish addition (by whatever mechanism) of ".noresize {overflow-x: auto;}‍" to this oversize map page is an incredibly bad idea, because (1) most users' viewports are going to be less tall than the height of this map, hence a horizontal scrollbar shown in-page is going to be invisible at first and hard to locate, and (2) the forced use of an in-page scrollbar restricts the visible part of the map to a subset of the Wikipedia page's width as opposed to the user's entire viewport. (Depending on the user's skin, there might be stuff shown on the side, and with overflow-x: auto, that now detracts—subtracts—from the x-width.) Finally, (3) the presence of a viewport-attached (i.e. browser) y-scrollbar but then an in-page x-scrollbar is just plain confusing.

I myself have previously added overflow-x: auto scrollbars to wide Wikipedia content where appropriate, but here all of these issues make such in-page scrollbars incredibly impractical.

It's also very concerning that this change was apparently not discussed anywhere but just made by a single user, and worse, it's incredibly difficult to even figure out where that change was made. The fact that it is entirely non-discoverable where the change was made—much less where it was discussed—is itself a problem. I myself have not been able to find that out. All I have done on my end is, I have overridden this nonsense client-side with a .noresize {overflow-x: unset;}‍ browser CSS (Stylish, etc.) rule. While I might be okay with that, others will not be. The recent-ish addition of "overflow-x: auto" is to be considered harmful and should be reverted, or at the very least discussed. —ReadOnlyAccount (talk) 10:39, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

PS: Note that the above pertains to Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map and Template:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_relief_map. It turns out both Template_talk:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_map and Template_talk:Russo-Ukrainian_War_detailed_relief_map redirect here, which—in case anyone was confused by this—might also not have been such a good idea after all.

Thank you for raising this. I was wondering why I can no longer scroll horizontally. Nurg (talk) 11:07, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm also baffled as to where/how and why that change was made. This should probably also be raised at WP:VPT because I think we all got no clue. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 20:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Could it be related to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 212#Recent change somewhere in Wikipedia/Wikimedia has broken chart labels in Module:Chart? Nurg (talk) 08:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

It very much sounds related, but the next problem is, that is an archived discussion. It is yet another example of meta-content getting archived prematurely, which is a great way to kneecap hints of dissent on Wikipedia. I don't even know that there is a good process to unarchive prematurely archived content and duly sanction premature archivers. And I don't know how to properly continue the conversation save for contacting all participants individually, and even doing that would not really attract more eyeballs and scrutiny. —ReadOnlyAccount (talk) 15:47, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

We also have to ask ourselves if it's better to try to fix the base modules to get rid of that CSS. The premise for the core CSS change seems good and it hints that there is a way to opt out of responsive images. I'll try to find out how. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 15:56, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Ok, the fix seems pretty simple. We just got to change the way noresize is applied at Module:Location map/sandbox. But how should it be done? Should it omit the class when the width is greater than a certain value or should it be manually opted out by a new parameter?

This discussion is relevant to all big map templates. @Firestar464, Socialwave597, SDUpdates32349, Tornadoboy7, Borysk5, AntonSamuel, Tradedia, and Lukt64: pinging some editors from other maps. Ping others if they should also know about this. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 16:36, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

If this were an election, I would very much vote to sack (undo) the core CSS change, but to still provide a facility to apply that functionality selectively, maybe just via Template:Overflow. That, IMNSHO, is much better than hoping some further even clevererer logic will automagically mercifully unapply the forced CSS change past some size cut-off (there might be other reasons for people to want to unapply it), or praying other users will be willing and able to consistently do the additional homework of appropriately unapplying this CSS that apparently was just rammed down everybody's throats everywhere. I vote to not ram that CSS down anybody's throat, and instead just let those who actually want (and see a need for) something like overflow-x: auto in their lives (or articles) affirmatively consent to it. There is such a thing as doing too much or being too clever and controlling. Just because we can, doesn't mean we should. Oh I know, it feels so magical and dev-‍ilishly victorious to go all the way and have one's source output do it all, but it's much better to control oneself and leave things at a principled KISS. I shouldn't have to do any extra work to get your CSS sauce off the face of my article. Let those who want it opt for it. —ReadOnlyAccount (talk) 20:32, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

It's also important to note that Module:Location map itself already applies the noresize class by default on line 180. There must have been a reason for it. We were just lucky that until now that only affected the Minerva skin. @TheDJ and Pppery: perhaps input from some of the maintainers or authors of the module would be helpful. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 21:01, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I am not a maintainer of Module:Location map. I monitor edit requests and have made a few edits to it as a result. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:27, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

👍 Alright. Sorry for any inconvenience. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 23:15, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

What is the exact question? —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 21:54, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

When you included noresize in the module, did you mean for it to be applied only on mobile or on any device and skin viewing the module template? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 23:18, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Any skin and device. This thing breaks out of the viewport, and breaking out of the viewport is disruptive and messes with the expectation of skins. Especially Minerva (Mobile), Timeless, Vector 2022 etc. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 07:28, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Hum, I see. By the way, in This thing, are you indeed referring to the big Ukraine detailed map? Alexis Coutinho (talk) 14:40, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

@TheDJ: Could you explain exactly what you mean by "This thing breaks out of the viewport" and how the noresize thing relates to the overflow-x: auto change? Because I can't figure out if I should agree or disagree with you, because one way to read your replies is as you saying you're in favour of forcing the overflow-x: auto change everywhere, but I'm not sure if that's what you really meant. —ReadOnlyAccount (talk) 15:08, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Well, I've fixed the issue for this map. However, if other people and maps also want this fix, we should discuss here. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 16:53, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing. Nurg (talk) 23:17, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

@Alexiscoutinho:I second Nurg's thanks, however I remain of the opinion that overflow-x: auto should not be pushed on everbody; it should be opt-in rather than opt-out.
Unrelated, except in spirit: Today another CSS change appears to have been pushed on everybody: The "highlighter" colours used in the diff view have changed. The blue now is darker and that makes blue-highlit black text somewhat harder to read. It depends on the user's device's colour calibration I suppose, but here again, this was just pushed on everybody, even in older skins. That feels really bad. Any suggestions as to where or to whom one might kvetch regarding that? —ReadOnlyAccount (talk) 23:58, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

There is a thread at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Heads-up:_Diff_colour if it helps. Nurg (talk) 00:10, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

it should be opt-in rather than opt-out. Well, it always was kinda opt-in. It's just that the Location map template was opting-in by default for some time. Maybe this discussion could be extended in that module's talk page (which ain't great as that page is kinda dead), or be elevated to some MOS or VPT discussion. If people were in favor, I was thinking about creating a submodule/subclass of the Location map/multi template specifically for War map templates. This new template would default to CompactLabels true and noresize false for example. I.e. Syria war, Sudan war, etc would be similar to this map's formatting. Alexis Coutinho (talk) 06:49, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Rozdolivka

ISW has FINALLY updated Rozdolivka as Russian controlled, please update when you can. 73.145.137.48 (talk) 03:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 06:24, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Cross border incursion into Kursk

We all know about the hype that surrounded similar cross border raids into Russia in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. What makes this new one different is it wasn't done by pro-Ukraine Russian militants, but done entirely by the regular Ukrainian army, so I think the villages captured should be added.

Rybar is a good source for mapping out the villages as a start, as it is a pro-Russian source reporting on loss of territory within Russia. TheMapLurker (talk) 00:33, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Telegram usually shouldn't be used even if the reports on it are by a "reliable source"; I think we should either stick with the ISW or maybe use some other map (maybe Deepstate if they start visualizing the advances or SuriyakMaps, though they've been determined in the past to be a bit iffy) instead of resorting to what some bloke on Telegram thinks, even if he is a "pro-Russian source reporting on his territorial losses", which doesn't seem much better than a pro-Russian source reporting on their own advances as it's biased either way. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 03:02, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

I was just suggesting that as a starting point

What if we were to use the maps in this article https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:August_2024_Kursk_Oblast_incursion.svg which cites ISW as the source for mapping out the territorial control in Kursk? TheMapLurker (talk) 15:56, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I think it's time to add a section for Kursk Oblast. I've now seen western sources report on control of towns in the oblast, such as Sudzha, and it's becoming clear that Ukraine controls a fairly significant part of the region, at least for the time being. Physeters^✉ 03:51, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

@Physeters I started a table. I've found however that once the population of a settlement drops below 6,000 (Sudzha), reporting on who definitively controls a settlement becomes scarce. It might be hard to find exact control info on settlement control that is not just repeating what one side claims has happened. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 01:29, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Physeters^✉ 01:57, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Miasozharivka

Miasozharivka (Luhansk) should be 'contested', as the Russians clearly have some kind of a foothold within the village (if it's not fully captured, as they say so). One Hop2482 (talk) 16:56, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Dark mode problems

The map at Template:Russo-Ukrainian War detailed map is pretty hard to read in dark mode. In light mode, the names of cities are in blue on a yellow or light gray background. In dark mode, the text is blue (though it looks grey, but each city name has a black-background box around it, which results in low-contrast text. The country background colors of yellow and light grey are the same, which makes the black boxes jarring. The blue and red dots showing city control are also darker shades, which makes them harder to distinguish. This page could just be hard-wired to ignore dark mode, or there are suggestions at mw:Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis. -- Beland (talk) 03:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Zalizne

ISW and deepstate show like RF controls %99 of the town so, it could be marked as controlled by russians Asigooo (talk) 20:40, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

99% is not 100%, nor have either of those sources explicitly said it was "captured by Russia". As Russia, from the ISW's own map, controls the part of the town where anyone actually lives, a news source in their own voice saying the town is captured would be fine, but I can't find any at the moment. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 21:30, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Vovche

Vovche next to Prohres in Donetsk Oblast is certainly captured, on around 20 July - 29 July, but there is no information about it on the article. Same for Svyrydonivka, Timofiivka, Zhuravka and Lysychne. 77.219.13.96 (talk) 16:04, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Same for Zalizne and New York. 77.219.13.96 (talk) 16:55, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

77.219.13.96: added Vovche and updated Zalizne. About New York, ISW still shows a large part of it controlled by Ukrainian forces so it would be too early to change it (right now its shown as contested). For Svyrydonivka, etc., those are all relatively small settlements/villages and this list is already so long as it is so ideally would be best to avoid putting them all in (I added Vovche though since I think its been reported quite a bit amongst the media (like Prohres) although other editors are free to take it out if it helps). Cheers, Dan the Animator 22:11, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Alright, I understand, thanks :) Pivnichne will also soon need to be added. 77.219.4.202 (talk) 18:52, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Pivnichne already seems to be present in the list. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 18:55, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

I meant added to the list at the bottom, which shows the dates and order of capture. 77.219.12.48 (talk) 11:08, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

And Pivdenne certainly isnt contested, its 100% captured 77.219.12.48 (talk) 11:10, 31 August 2024 (UTC)