German military observer Julian Repke has accused analysts from the Ukrainian monitoring project Deep State (DS) of publishing maps that fail to reflect the real situation on the front line, at least in Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye oblasts.

Repke argued that Deep State’s battlefield map lags behind the actual advance of Russian forces by more than a month. In his assessment, the discrepancy is not marginal: he pointed out that at least eight villages marked by DS as frontline areas or as remaining under Ukrainian control have, in reality, already been taken by Russian troops or are the scene of active fighting.

As an example, Repke cited the village of Radostnoye in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. On Deep State’s maps, it is shown as lying eight kilometers away from the line of contact. Repke, however, noted that Russian units entered the settlement back on November 21, when footage from the village appeared showing a Russian flag.

The criticism comes against the backdrop of earlier disputes involving Deep State itself. Analysts affiliated with the project, who are known to work with Ukraine’s military intelligence, previously lashed out at Ukrainian command for acknowledging the loss of Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic only after a long delay. They stated that they had warned in advance that the city was slipping into the Russian-controlled «red zone», but that official spokespeople continued to insist Seversk remained under Ukrainian control even as the situation deteriorated. According to the analysts, only later did the reality become undeniable: the city had been taken, while Ukrainian brigades were left short of personnel.