Security & Defense

Sat, Jan 28, 2017

Russian Internet: Fake News Haven?

How the Russian Internet is being used to spread fake news in Germany

by Maks Czuperski, Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan

Disinformation Extremism

Tue, Jan 24, 2017

A Brief History of the Ukrainian Conflict, from the Sky: Part I

Using historical satellite imagery to understand the war in the Donbas, pre-Minsk I

Conflict Russia

Sun, Jan 22, 2017

New Missiles for Old?

Open source analysis of Russia's S-400 missile claims in Crimea

by Donara Barojan

Conflict Defense Technologies

Wed, Jan 18, 2017

Kadyrov’s Hunt for an ISIS Sleeper Cell

Detailing a special operation in Chechnya’s Kurchaloy district

by Donara Barojan

Geolocation Russia

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

Last Hospital in Aleppo

What open sources tell us about strikes on hospitals during the siege

Conflict Middle East

Mon, Jan 16, 2017

A Digital Forensics Survey of the Last Week in the Donbas

Examination of a video of firing artillery, a disruption to water supplies, and reports of civilian casualties

Conflict OSCE

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Three thousand fake tanks

How a network of conspiracy sites spread a fake story about US reinforcements in Europe

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Europe & Eurasia

Fri, Jan 6, 2017

Five Downed Russian Drones in Ukraine

Open source tracking of the production, deployment, and downing of five Russian Forpost UAVs in the Donbas

Conflict Drones

Tue, Jan 3, 2017

Separating Fact and Fiction in the Svitlodarsk Bulge

Verification of claims surrounding the heavy fighting in the Donbas

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Dec 21, 2016

Putin’s Undeclared War

Russian Artillery Strikes against Ukraine — A Bellingcat Report

by Nicholas Yap, Eliot Higgins

Conflict Geolocation

Tue, Dec 20, 2016

Ukraine’s Bloodiest Battle of the Winter

An open source survey of the information — and disinformation — surrounding the battle in the Svitlodarsk Bulge

Conflict Disinformation

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

Glacial Queues at Ukrainian Checkpoints

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians wait for hours in freezing temperatures at checkpoints

Conflict OSCE