February 24, 2024 marked two years of Russia’s war against Ukraine. While the conflict dates to 2014, when Russian forces took over Crimea and fostered separatist rebellions in Ukraine’s eastern regions, Russia shocked the world in early 2022 by launching a full-scale invasion aimed at toppling the central government in Kyiv.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Created a vector-based, Leaflet map of the conflict.
  • Used JavaScript to highlight and update the map as the readers scroll through the story.