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Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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If US Marines want to get drunk and show their admiration for military units that actually won a lot of wars then why don't they just get Tercio tatoos?
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If US Marines want to get drunk and show their admiration for military units that actually won a lot of wars then why don't they just get Tercio tatoos?
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Last month I wrote a post where I said that Russian army is going to use a lot of IFVs and tanks to advance. Including Zaporizhia direction. And yesterday they used 26 pieces of armor there.
Today near Lyman 254 SMR also lost 2 BTR-82A and T-72B obr. 22 during their assault.
Today near Lyman 254 SMR also lost 2 BTR-82A and T-72B obr. 22 during their assault.
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Last month I wrote a post where I said that Russian army is going to use a lot of IFVs and tanks to advance. Including Zaporizhia direction. And yesterday they used 26 pieces of armor there.
Today near Lyman 254 SMR also lost 2 BTR-82A and T-72B obr. 22 during their assault.
Today near Lyman 254 SMR also lost 2 BTR-82A and T-72B obr. 22 during their assault.
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When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs
Meanwhile it will take 6 months to push for a change of regulations allowing to engage with drones flying in restricted areas, instead of waiting for 4917 checks before anything is done.
Detect > ID > notify > destroy
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
Detect > ID > notify > destroy
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
Top EU weapons firm warns of drone threat to production lines
Thales Belgium says its factory making 70 mm rockets is being buzzed by drones.
www.politico.eu
October 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Meanwhile it will take 6 months to push for a change of regulations allowing to engage with drones flying in restricted areas, instead of waiting for 4917 checks before anything is done.
Detect > ID > notify > destroy
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
Detect > ID > notify > destroy
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
These drone incidents are (1) the ones known to the public, and (2) still need to figure out how many are not being detected
More than 16 drone incidents over infrastructure were recorded across Europe during September, with Germany seeing 6 cases, Denmark 5, and Norway 2, mostly near airports and airbases, Oko Hora analysts reported.
October 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
These drone incidents are (1) the ones known to the public, and (2) still need to figure out how many are not being detected
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Looks like the FIRMS satellite fire detection system is offline due to the US government shutdown.
Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.
Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looks like the FIRMS satellite fire detection system is offline due to the US government shutdown.
Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.
Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.
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We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU
September 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU
Cheap and almost immediately available.
Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas.
This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…
Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas.
This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…
September 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Cheap and almost immediately available.
Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas.
This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…
Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas.
This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…
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Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
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Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
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Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
council-search.bellingcat.com
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
council-search.bellingcat.com
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Putin meets alone with Trump.
A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.
FBI goes after John Bolton.
Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.
A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.
FBI goes after John Bolton.
Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.
August 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Putin meets alone with Trump.
A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.
FBI goes after John Bolton.
Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.
A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.
FBI goes after John Bolton.
Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.
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Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother
Violetta Prigozhina, 85, says she warned her son not to defy Putin’s authority before he was killed in a plane crash
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser
Bolton’s home allegedly part of investigation into classified documents as FBI director warns ‘no one is above law’
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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More datapoints for how the French might be right about relying too much on the US
🇺🇸🚫 Tulsi Gabbard ordered US intelligence agencies not to share information on Russia-Ukraine peace talks with "Five Eyes" allies (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand), - CBS News
August 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
More datapoints for how the French might be right about relying too much on the US
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Thanks to your support, we released an investigation that reached media worldwide on the Su-57 program. In the coming days, we’ll publish an analysis of China’s involvement in Shahed production.
With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support:
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With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support:
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August 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Thanks to your support, we released an investigation that reached media worldwide on the Su-57 program. In the coming days, we’ll publish an analysis of China’s involvement in Shahed production.
With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support:
buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support:
buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
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We thought it was time we introduced ourselves...
From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more:
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From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...
What is Bellingcat?
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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August 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
We thought it was time we introduced ourselves...
From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...
From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...
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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who get sandwiches thrown at them, and the DOJ attorneys, who throw the sandwiches. These are their stories.
DUNN DUNN
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I hope this sandwich guy story never stops nypost.com/2025/08/14/u...
DC sandwich slinger ID’d as DOJ trial attorney, fired from position after hurling sub at fed agent
Sean Charles Dunn, who hurled a Subway sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, DC, earlier this week, has been fired from his DOJ role, according to US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
nypost.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who get sandwiches thrown at them, and the DOJ attorneys, who throw the sandwiches. These are their stories.
DUNN DUNN
DUNN DUNN
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Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas
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August 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas
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So the deal is done (and Mark can continue to wear his shirt): the US will impose a 15% US baseline tariff, 232 on steel and aluminum, the EU commits to invest and buy energy and military stuff from the US. What does it all mean?
US and EU close in on deal to massively raise taxes on Americans, in total violation of both US domestic law & WTO treaty obligations
July 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So the deal is done (and Mark can continue to wear his shirt): the US will impose a 15% US baseline tariff, 232 on steel and aluminum, the EU commits to invest and buy energy and military stuff from the US. What does it all mean?
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🔹 (in French) we analyse the official take over of Malian operations by Africa Corps
alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...
alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...
Africa Flop
Lors de la seconde guerre mondiale, le régime nazi avait annoncé avec fierté la mise en place de l’Afrika Korps, en Afrique du Nord, sous le commandement d’Erwin Rommel. Ce dernier, auréolé de sa l…
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July 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🔹 (in French) we analyse the official take over of Malian operations by Africa Corps
alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...
alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...
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Bassam Hassan, a top advisor to Assad who has been accused of facilitating chemical weapons attacks and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, is speaking with the FBI and CIA. He claimed that Austin Tice had been executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
Syrian General Questioned in Case of Missing American
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bassam Hassan, a top advisor to Assad who has been accused of facilitating chemical weapons attacks and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, is speaking with the FBI and CIA. He claimed that Austin Tice had been executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
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"Now The Economist has spoken with an Assad-regime insider and gained one of the first authoritative public accounts of the abduction [of Austin Tice] and an insight into one of the regime’s darkest secrets." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Shining light on America’s missing man in Syria
A top official in the Assad regime says it seized the American
www.economist.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"Now The Economist has spoken with an Assad-regime insider and gained one of the first authoritative public accounts of the abduction [of Austin Tice] and an insight into one of the regime’s darkest secrets." www.economist.com/middle-east-...