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The team which maintains the map today, Deep State UA, was created as a non-governmental organization in February 2020{{cite web |last1=Horbatenko |first1=Serhii |title=DeepState: хто та як робить популярну мапу війни в Україні |trans-title=DeepState: who and how makes the popular map of the war in Ukraine |url=https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/deepstate-mapa-vijny-v-ukrajini/32094916.html |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192424/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/deepstate-mapa-vijny-v-ukrajini/32094916.html |url-status=live}} by childhood friends Roman Pohorily, who was working on a law degree, and Ruslan Mykula, who was working in marketing. At this time, the organization focused on posting content on the messaging app software Telegram. This content often related to global news and politics, including events such as the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite web |title=Олімпіада в Токіо може пройти без глядачів |trans-title=The Olympics in Tokyo can be held without spectators |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/12 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=16 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192416/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/12 |url-status=live}} the Syrian civil war, George Floyd protests, the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the 2021 Taliban offensive.{{cite web |last1=Galka |first1=Nikita |title=Автори Deep State — про карту боїв, проблеми з Google та роботу з військовими |trans-title=The authors of Deep State - about the map of battles, problems with Google and working with the military |url=https://suspilne.media/297474-avtori-deep-state-pro-kartu-boiv-problemi-z-google-ta-robotu-z-vijskovimi/ |work=Suspilne |date=22 October 2022 |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517214310/https://suspilne.media/297474-avtori-deep-state-pro-kartu-boiv-problemi-z-google-ta-robotu-z-vijskovimi/ |url-status=live}} It was during the 2021 Taliban offensive that the organization first experimented in map making; creating a digital map with a frontline that could be updated as the conflict unfolded. Map admin Mykula later recalled asking in an interview with the Ukrainian public broadcast Suspilne, "why not show the same thing in Ukraine?"

In the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially during the fall of 2021,{{cite magazine |last1=Metcalfe |first1=Charlie |title=When War Came to Their Country, They Built a Map |url=https://www.wired.com/story/deep-state-ukraine-map/ |magazine=Wired |date=23 August 2024 |access-date=23 April 2025}} the organization gradually shifted their focus towards entirely Ukrainian-specific news and analysis; reporting on hostilities and tracking the transfer of Russian military equipment and personnel to the Russia–Ukraine border.{{cite web |last1=Pecherskyi |first1=Anton |title=Побачити війну немов на долоні: інтерактивна мапа боїв deepstatemap.live |trans-title=See the war as if in the palm of your hand: the interactive battle map deepstatemap.live |url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/06/22/pobachyty-vijnu-nemov-na-doloni-interaktyvna-mapa-boyiv-deepstatemap-live/ |work=Ministry of Defense of Ukraine |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192426/https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/06/22/pobachyty-vijnu-nemov-na-doloni-interaktyvna-mapa-boyiv-deepstatemap-live/ |url-status=live}} The Telegram channel, which only had around 200 subscribers before, began to see growth from the change in focus. A few hours before the beginning of the invasion, Deep State UA's Telegram channel exceeded 10,000 subscribers for the first time.{{cite web |title=Deep State UA {{!}} Subscribers number growth |url=https://uk.tgstat.com/en/channel/@DeepStateUA/stat/subscribers |website=uk.tgstat.com |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192538/https://uk.tgstat.com/en/channel/@DeepStateUA/stat/subscribers |url-status=live}} The Deep State UA Telegram channel saw another large uptick popularity for their coverage and analysis during the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The organization and its community at this time helped to refute large claims made early in the war by both sides; including the false sinking of the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov,{{cite web |author=Deep State UA |title="Адмірала Макарова", найімовірніше, не підбивали. Без офіційних підтверджень наявні докази сумнівні |trans-title="Admiral Makarov", most likely, was not defeated. Without official confirmation, the available evidence is questionable |url=https://texty.org.ua/fragments/106615/admirala-makarova-najimovirnishe-ne-pidbyvaly-bez-oficijnyh-pidtverdzhen-nayavni-dokazy-sumnivni/ |work={{ill|Texty.org.ua|uk}} |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=16 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192421/https://texty.org.ua/fragments/106615/admirala-makarova-najimovirnishe-ne-pidbyvaly-bez-oficijnyh-pidtverdzhen-nayavni-dokazy-sumnivni/ |url-status=live}} and the destruction of all of Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2s.{{cite web |title=Куди зникли відео з Bayraktar TB2: чи вдалося рашистам знищити ці "бойові пташки" |trans-title=Where did the Bayraktar TB2 videos go: did the Russians manage to destroy these "warbirds" |url=https://defence-ua.com/news/kudi_znikli_video_z_bayraktar_tb2_chi_vdalosja_rashistam_znischiti_tsi_bojovi_ptashki-7667.html |work={{ill|Defense Express|uk}} |date=5 June 2022 |access-date=16 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192926/https://defence-ua.com/news/kudi_znikli_video_z_bayraktar_tb2_chi_vdalosja_rashistam_znischiti_tsi_bojovi_ptashki-7667.html |url-status=live}}

File:Izium after Russian occupation (2022-09-15) 02.jpg, which led the map to reach its peak viewership of 120,000 visitors in 30 minutes]]

The online map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was created the day Russia started their invasion on 24 February 2022. It was first developed using Google Maps as the backdrop{{cite web |last1=Goda |first1=Mykhailo |title=В Україні запустили карту війни DeepStateMap, яка оновлюється в режимі реального часу |trans-title=In Ukraine, the DeepStateMap war map was launched, which is updated in real time |url=https://24tv.ua/tech/ukrayini-zapustili-kartu-viyni-deepstatemap-yaka-onovlyuyetsya_n1932754 |work=24 Kanal |date=2 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192956/https://api.24tv.ua/news/trackOfNewsScroll/2373102 |url-status=live}} because of the simplicity in drawing lines and sharing with others that came with the service. By the end of March however, Google blocked Deep State UA's use of their map for "violations of their rules of service", effectively shutting the website down. While the exact violation committed was not clearly explained, Google appeared to have issued the block as they did not want to host a website which could be a legal liability, especially after complaints from viewers to Google which stemmed from the map not always being updated with the most current information, and several prior digital attacks by hackers in Russia. After attempts over the following week to restore Google Maps on the website proved to be unsuccessful; Deep State UA, along with a programmer who had recently joined, launched their own map on 27 March, which they called "DeepStateMAP", which is what is currently in use.{{Cite web |title=Друзі, ситуація по карті наступна |trans-title=Friends, the situation on the map is as follows |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/11205 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=27 March 2022 |access-date=8 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423173136/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/11205 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Товариство, наша карта відновлює роботу! |trans-title=Society, our map is working again! |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/11225 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=27 March 2022 |access-date=8 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423173134/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/11225 |url-status=live}} While the map became open to the public again on 26 April in an early state,{{Cite web |title=DeepStateMAP {{!}} Мапа війни в Україні |trans-title=DeepStateMAP {{!}} Map of the war in Ukraine |url=https://deepstatemap.live/ |publisher=Deep State |date=26 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172430/https://deepstatemap.live/}} the change resulted in the loss of all information from before 3 April.

After the change, the map greatly benefited from its new unique look from Google Maps and better functionality, making it more popular in Ukraine; so that by June 2022, it had become the 23rd most visited website in the country. The increase in server costs and drop in security that came with moving away from Google and running an independent map eventually lead to a major DDOS attack on 10 August 2022 against the map by hackers from Russia and various nations ideologically aligned with them, including China, Iran, Brazil, and North Korea. The map "suffered almost no [damage]," according to the Deep State UA team, and returned to normal functionality quickly. The map's popularity increased and reach its peak viewership of 120,000 visitors in 30 minutes during the recapture of Izium and Lyman by Ukrainian forces, with 7.9 million visitors being recorded by the end of the day, up from the approximately three million views the map normally receives each day according to its authors. By October 2022, the map had been viewed more than 200 million times, making it the most popular digital map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Ukraine, and one of the most popular digital maps of Ukraine globally.

Today, the Deep State UA team is headed by the founders Pohorilyi and Mykula, and is made up of approximately 100 paid employees and volunteers who work on their own time from home and communicate through Telegram, as the organization has no offices. While the two main outlets of information used by Deep State UA are their map and Telegram,{{cite web |title=DeepStateUA and the Ministry of Defense will officially exchange data on the situation on the front line |url=https://odessa-journal.com/deepstateua-and-the-ministry-of-defense-will-officially-exchange-data-on-the-situation-on-the-front-line |work=The Odessa Journal |date=13 March 2024 |access-date=23 April 2025}} they also report on YouTube and Twitter, but have received less success because of the shorter amount of time they've been on the platforms. Since gaining popularity, the organization itself is funded in part by the Ukrainian government, but mainly from public donations, according to Mykula. Since 8 March 2022, the organization has raised viewer-gathered funds to help support Ukraine and its armed forces.{{cite web |title=Звіт щодо отриманих коштів та їх використання на потреби ЗСУ та ТрО Надіслати донат |trans-title=A report on the funds received and their use for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense Send a donation |url=https://sites.google.com/view/deepstate-donate/main |website=Google Sites |publisher=Deep State UA |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423173134/https://sites.google.com/view/deepstate-donate/main |url-status=live}} It had gathered a total of over 3 million hryvnias ({{US$|81,277.02}}) in donations by 22 April 2023.{{cite web |title=Друзі, вчора ми завершили збір на 3 000 000 грн для наших бійців на передовій! |trans-title=Friends, yesterday we completed the collection of UAH 3,000,000 for our soldiers on the front line! |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/16389 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=22 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423032808/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/16389 |url-status=live}} On 19 February 2024, another major DDOS attack took place against the map, but was able to be resolved within 18 minutes of starting.{{cite web |title=Чергова DDoS-атака на DeepStateMap.live загальним обсягом понад 50 млн запитів |trans-title=Another DDoS attack on DeepStateMap.Live with a total volume of more than 50 million requests |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/18891 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=1 March 2024 |language=uk |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311105017/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/18891 |url-status=live}} On 22 February 2024, the Deep State UA announced the map had reached one billion views since its launch,{{cite web |title=1 мільярд візитів мапи DeepStateMap |trans-title=1 billion visits of the DeepStateMap map |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/18910 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=1 March 2024 |language=uk |archive-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517214050/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/18910 |url-status=live}} and in March 2024 that their Telegram channel had reached over 700,000 subscribers.

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{{As of|April 2025}}, the map is available to readers in English and Ukrainian, and uses red to mark the areas currently controlled by Russian forces, blue to mark the areas regained by Ukrainian forces less than two weeks previously or during the Kursk incursion, green to mark the areas regained by Ukrainian forces more than two weeks previously, pink to mark the areas that have been controlled by Russian forces since before the war began, gray to mark the areas with unknown status, and light red to mark areas outside of Ukraine which currently are under an occupation by Russia which could be considered controversial; such as for Transnistria, Karelia, Chechnya, Kaliningrad Oblast, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, parts of Pskov and Leningrad Oblasts which were considered as occupied Estonian and Latvian territories, and the Kuril Islands.{{cite web |title=DeepStateMAP {{!}} Map of the war in Ukraine [Map Legend] |url=https://deepstatemap.live/ |publisher=Deep State UA |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172430/https://deepstatemap.live/ |url-status=live}} When hovering over green regained areas; information from official sources, such as the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, about the area's recapture is also sometimes displayed. Areas depicted as being regained by Ukrainian forces are only displayed if Russian forces stayed in the area for an extended period of time, and were not just passing through. Earlier versions of the map displayed dark red areas as black areas, but has since been re-colored.

Interactive features of the map include the ability to toggle icons representing the location of known Russian and Belarusian units and naval fleets,{{efn|This feature was sometime later removed, with the only naval craft still shown on the map being the sunk Russian warship Moskva. An animation of Grogu will appear on the bottom right of the interface upon clicking the sunk Moskva icon, and by continuing to click the Grogu, an animation of the character "destroying" Russian units and headquarters will play until the map announces you completed the game.}} alongside distinguishing arrows displaying their direction of attack.{{cite web |last1=Zabozhko |first1=Tatiana |title=Онлайн-карта бойових дій в Україні: де точаться бої |trans-title=Online map of hostilities in Ukraine: where the battles are taking place |url=https://fakty.com.ua/ua/ukraine/20230422-karta-bojovyh-dij-v-ukrayini/ |work={{ill|Fakty (ICTV)|lt=Fakty|uk|Факти (ICTV)}} |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=uk}} Icons to display Russian headquarters, airfields, and major railroads under their control in and outside Ukraine can also be displayed. Buttons located on the left side of the screen also display various information when pressed, including a map layer of the weather in and around Ukraine, background radiation across Ukraine, the location of Russian-made trenches and fortifications, the range of nuclear weapons, the range of various forms of weapons, and the locations of mystery fires in Russia and Ukraine within the last 48 hours.{{cite web |title=DeepStateMAP {{!}} Map of the war in Ukraine [Left Sidebar] |url=https://deepstatemap.live/ |publisher=Deep State UA |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426172430/https://deepstatemap.live/ |url-status=live}} Formerly, there was also a "pathogen mode" which displayed a blurred image of the current Russian troop concentrations in and around Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Проєкт з "Deep State UA" |trans-title=Project from "Deep State UA" |url=https://www.griselda.com.ua/dsua |website=griselda.com |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319093442/https://www.griselda.com.ua/dsua |url-status=live}}

On 2 July 2024, a major update to the map was launched nicknamed "DeepStateMap 2.0", which included a graphics update, added an offline mode, ability to toggle animations to reduce loading times, ability to draw on the map, ability to use keyboard shortcuts on computers, new weapons to view the range of, and the ability to copy coordinates by clicking on the center of the map.{{cite web |last1=Andrusyak |first1=Anastasia |title=Карта боев DeepState получила большое обновление: что изменилось и как пользоваться |trans-title=DeepState's Battle Map Gets a Big Update: What's Changed and How to Use It |url=https://focus.ua/digital/655478-karta-boev-deepstate-poluchila-bolshoe-obnovlenie-chto-izmenilos-i-kak-polzovatsya |work=Focus |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |language=ru}}

Deep State UA launched their first mobile version of the map on Google Play on 2 March 2023.{{cite web |last1=Rymsza |first1=Anna |title=Mapy Google tego nie potrafią. Nowa aplikacja szybko stała się hitem |trans-title=Google maps can't do that. The new app that quickly became a hit |url=https://www.telepolis.pl/wiadomosci/aplikacje/deepstatemap-android-sklep-play-ukraina |work=telepolis.pl |date=4 March 2023 |access-date=22 August 2023 |language=pl |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816203032/https://www.telepolis.pl/wiadomosci/aplikacje/deepstatemap-android-sklep-play-ukraina |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Fram |first1=Tetiana |title=DeepState Launched Military Operations Map App |url=https://gwaramedia.com/en/deepstatemap-launched-military-operations-map-app/ |work=Gwara Media |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=23 April 2025}} While the release was intended to be done alongside an app for iOS, the organization faced difficulties with Apple, as they claimed the map had characteristics which could be offensive against Russians. Despite this, the map released on iOS about two months later on 29 April.{{cite web |title=Застосунок DeepStateMap тепер доступний на iOS |trans-title=The DeepStateMap app is now available on iOS |url=https://t.me/DeepStateUA/16434 |website=Telegram |publisher=Deep State UA |date=29 April 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709173104/https://t.me/DeepStateUA/16434 |url-status=live}}

On 4 November 2024, Deep State UA launched an interactive map to track the voting results in each state during the 2024 US presidential election in real time.{{cite web |title=Вибори президента США: де стежити за перебігом голосування в онлайн-режимі |trans-title=US presidential election: where to follow the voting process online |url=https://prm.ua/vybory-prezydenta-ssha-de-slidkuvaty-za-perebihom-holosuvannia-v-onlayn-rezhymi/ |work=Priamyi |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=uk}} On 22 April 2025, an interactive map of Crimea was released to showcase the liberation of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic by the Ukrainian People's Army and Imperial German Army in April 1918 from the Bolsheviks during the Crimea Operation.{{cite web |last1=Samoilenko |first1=Andriy |title=Deep State презентував карту історичних перемог армії УНР |trans-title=Deep State presented a map of the historical victories of the UNR army |url=https://glavcom.ua/country/society/deep-state-prezentuvav-kartu-istorichnikh-peremoh-armiji-unr-1055447.html |work={{ill|Glavkom|uk|Главком}} |date=22 April 2025 |access-date=22 April 2025}}

According to map admin Pohorilyi, the sources used to put together the map include photo and video evidence published on social media, followers near the frontline who get in touch, and the Ukrainian military, who mainly are used to confirm or deny certain secure information. On 13 March 2024, this corporation with the Ukrainian military was increased after a Memorandum of cooperation was signed between Deep State UA and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to ensure the exchange of current information to improve the map's accuracy. For information gathered solely by people who claim to be in the area, the map often waits until several similar reports are made if no visual evidence or confirmation by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is available. Due to prior propaganda and exaggerated claims, Russian sources are not taken into account when compiling the map, according to map admin Pohorilyi. Of the approximately 100 people who work for Deep State UA, 60 are tasked with verification of sources.

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Being an Open Source Intelligence website which updates with a slight delay in information, Deep State UA has cautioned not to use the map when planning evacuation routes, combat areas, or undertaking other sensitive and highly specific activities. The authors have also delayed updating the map in situations where this could compromise Ukrainian positions on the ground, such as when Ukrainian forces retake positions in frontline areas other Russian forces have not yet realized. While some Ukrainian soldiers have been displeased by the map for sometimes being too quick to update in these situations,{{cite web |title="DeepStateMap" žemėlapis tampa didele armijos problema. Skelbiama, kas nutiko (Video) |trans-title=DeepStateMap is becoming a big problem for the Army. Announcing what happened (Video) |url=http://www.technologijos.lt/n/technologijos/karyba/S-133932/straipsnis/DeepStateMap--zemelapis-tampa-didele-armijos-problema-Skelbiama-kas-nutiko-Video |work=technologijos.lt |date=28 July 2023 |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=lt |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822192939/http://www.technologijos.lt/n/technologijos/karyba/S-133932/straipsnis/DeepStateMap--zemelapis-tampa-didele-armijos-problema-Skelbiama-kas-nutiko-Video |url-status=live}} Mykula claimed the Ukrainian military has commended the map for its balance in displaying information, "not to rush ahead to say too much and not to fall far behind". On 23 December 2024, Deep State UA reported they had received criticism from officials for displaying the encirclement of Ukrainian forces in Makarivka and Uspenivka on the map, something denied by the Khortytsia operational-strategic group. In response, Deep State UA stated "not all commanders-in-chief like the truth".{{Cite web |last1=Prots |first1=Anastasia |title="Не всім главкомам подобається правда": Deep State заявляє про тиск |trans-title="Not all commanders-in-chief like the truth": Deep State claims pressure |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/12/23/7490422/ |work=Ukrainska Pravda |date=23 December 2024 |access-date=2 January 2025 |language=uk |archive-date=14 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114163035/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/12/23/7490422/ |url-status=live}}

The information produced by Deep State UA has been cited by various news media, including the Ukrainian TV news channel 24 Kanal,{{cite AV media |title=ЗСУ підійшли до Осколу, просування на півдні / Співзасновник DeepState ПОГОРІЛИЙ про карту боїв |trans-title=The Armed Forces approached Oskol, advancing in the south / Co-founder of DeepState POGHORLYY about the battle map |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kkwYze_JM |work=24 Kanal |type=YouTube |date=13 September 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229001742/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kkwYze_JM |url-status=live}} the British news broadcaster BBC News,{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=ЗСУ звільнили Старомайорське. Що означає цей успіх на південному фронті |trans-title=The Armed Forces liberated Staromaiorske. What does this success mean on the southern front |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-66334248 |work=BBC |date=28 July 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814060234/https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-66334248 |url-status=live}} the Ukrainian English-language online newspaper Euromaidan Press,{{cite web |title=Russian troops still in Kreminna as Luhansk Oblast Head warns deoccupation won't be immediate |url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/09/14/russian-troops-still-in-kreminna-as-luhansk-oblast-head-warns-deoccupation-wont-be-immediate/ |work=Euromaidan Press |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=19 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507075843/https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/09/14/russian-troops-still-in-kreminna-as-luhansk-oblast-head-warns-deoccupation-wont-be-immediate/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Zoria |first1=Yuri |title=Russian MoD confirms that Ukraine eliminated two Russian colonels near Bakhmut |url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/05/14/russian-mod-confirms-that-ukraine-eliminated-two-russian-colonels-near-bakhmut/ |work=Euromaidan Press |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |archive-date=6 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506175802/https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/05/14/russian-mod-confirms-that-ukraine-eliminated-two-russian-colonels-near-bakhmut/ |url-status=live}} the American business magazine Forbes,{{cite web |last1=Reshchuk |first1=Kateryna |last2=Grebenyuk |first2=Serhii |title="Якщо всюди відступати, скоро будемо битися в Карпатах". Чи можливе оточення Сєверодонецька та Лисичанська. Інтерв'ю Сергія Гайдая |trans-title="If we retreat everywhere, we will soon fight in the Carpathians." Is the encirclement of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk possible? Serhiy Gaidai's interview |url=https://forbes.ua/inside/yakshcho-vsyudi-vidstupati-skoro-budemo-bitisya-v-karpatakh-chi-mozhlive-otochennya-severodonetska-ta-lisichanska-intervyu-sergiya-gaydaya-23062022-6777 |work=Forbes |date=23 June 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530074354/https://forbes.ua/inside/yakshcho-vsyudi-vidstupati-skoro-budemo-bitisya-v-karpatakh-chi-mozhlive-otochennya-severodonetska-ta-lisichanska-intervyu-sergiya-gaydaya-23062022-6777 |url-status=live}} the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda,{{cite web |last1=Tyshchenko |first1=Kateryna |title=У Придністров'ї війська РФ переведені в повну бойову готовність – зведення Генштабу |trans-title=In Transnistria, the Russian Federation's troops have been put on full combat readiness - the establishment of the General Staff |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/04/26/7342244/ |work=Ukrainska Pravda |date=26 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426225448/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/04/26/7342244/ |url-status=live}} and the Polish Russian-language television network Vot Tak.{{cite web |last1=Chernukhin |first1=Evgeny |title=Пока русские отдыхают, HIMARS меняют правила игры. Главное за неделю войны |trans-title=While the Russians are resting, HIMARS are changing the rules of the game. The main thing for the week of the war |url=https://vot-tak.tv/novosti/11-07-2022-glavnoe-o-vojne-za-nedelyu |work=Vot Tak |date=11 July 2022 |access-date=21 April 2023 |language=ru |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530074424/https://vot-tak.tv/novosti/11-07-2022-glavnoe-o-vojne-za-nedelyu |url-status=dead}}

The map has been cited by Ukrainian officials, including associate professor at the Kyiv School of Economics, {{ill|Maksym Obrizan|qid=Q56495128|s=1}},{{cite report |last1=Obrizan |first1=Maksym |year=2022 |title=Poverty, Unemployment and Displacement in Ukraine: three months into the war |work=Kyiv School of Economics |page=3 |arxiv=2211.05628 |quote="The regions in the treatment group have been identified using the DeepState Map but are consistent with other sources and include […]"}} the adviser of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Oleksii Arestovych, and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov.{{Cite tweet |author=Oleksii Reznikov |user=oleksiireznikov |number=1577709011289477120 |date=5 October 2022 |title=#UAarmy's autumn offensive, day by day. While the "russian parliament" is intoxicated from the futile attempts at annexation, our soldiers continue moving forward. |access-date=16 April 2023}}

News articles about the map itself or interviews with its creators have been notably conducted by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces,{{cite web |title=– Як працює найпопулярніша українська карта бойових дій "DeepState UA"? – Це проект для цивільних чи військових? – Звідки беруться данні та як проєкт фінансується? Розповідають засновники проекту "DeepState" Роман Погорілий та Руслан Микула. |trans-title=- How does the most popular Ukrainian combat map "DeepState UA" work? - Is this a project for civilians or military? - Where does the data come from and how is the project financed? The founders of the "DeepState" project, Roman Pohorily and Ruslan Mykula, tell the story. |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=606396764447682 |website=Facebook |publisher=Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces |date=11 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822203523/https://www.facebook.com/tro.media.news/videos/606396764447682/ |url-status=live}} 24 Kanal, Lrytas.lt,{{cite web |title=Internete pradėjo veikti Ukrainos kuruojamas interaktyvus žemėlapis, kuriame operatyviai atnaujinama informacija apie Ukrainos-Rusijos karo metu užgrobtas bei atkovotas teritorijas. |trans-title=An interactive map of territories captured by Russia and regained by Ukraine has been created |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/it/laboratorija/2023/04/22/news/vieni-mislingiausiu-zemes-sutverimu-kas-yra-virusai-ir-ar-jie-is-tikruju-yra-gyvi-sutverimai--26719497 |work=Lrytas.lt |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=lt |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423173135/https://www.lrytas.lt/it/laboratorija/2023/04/22/news/vieni-mislingiausiu-zemes-sutverimu-kas-yra-virusai-ir-ar-jie-is-tikruju-yra-gyvi-sutverimai--26719497 |url-status=live}} Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Suspilne, and the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency.{{cite web |last1=Orlova |first1=Violetta |title=В Україні запустили онлайн-карту війни: вона відображає ситуацію в режимі реального часу |trans-title=An online map of the war was launched in Ukraine: it reflects the situation in real time |url=https://www.unian.ua/war/viyna-v-ukrajini-onlayn-karta-viyskovih-diy-novini-vtorgnennya-rosiji-v-ukrajinu-11770537.html |work=Ukrainian Independent Information Agency |date=2 April 2022 |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=uk |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426134032/https://www.unian.ua/war/viyna-v-ukrajini-onlayn-karta-viyskovih-diy-novini-vtorgnennya-rosiji-v-ukrajinu-11770537.html |url-status=live}}

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