Russia

Tue, May 16, 2017

Four Civilians Die in Deadly Avdiivka Shelling

May 13 shelling destroys home, killing members of internally displaced family

Conflict Russia

Fri, May 12, 2017

Massive “Pion” Crater Near Luhansk

2S7 “Pion” used near Krymske, allegedly from separatist-held territory

Arms Control Conflict

Thu, May 11, 2017

Separatists Parade Military Equipment in Donetsk and Luhansk

Looking at the weapons displayed by Russia-backed separatists

Arms Control Conflict

Tue, May 9, 2017

Russia’s Fake “Electronic Bomb”

How a fake based on a parody spread to the Western mainstream

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva, Donara Barojan

Defense Technologies Disinformation

Thu, May 4, 2017

Ukraine Downs Russian Drone Near Donetsk

Yet another “Orlan” drone downed in the Donbas

Conflict Defense Technologies

Wed, May 3, 2017

Residences Attacked in the Donbas

Both sides implicated in damage to thirteen residential buildings

Conflict OSCE

Sun, Apr 30, 2017

Uncovered Chemical Weapons

New evidence from an official French report points to Assad’s repeated chemical weapon usage in Syria

by Eliot Higgins

Conflict Middle East

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Following “Russia’s Hemingway” to War

Investigating the DNR volunteer battalion led by Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Apr 26, 2017

First OSCE Monitor Dies in Ukrainian Conflict

Analyzing claims regarding the first death in the monitoring mission

Conflict OSCE

Tue, Apr 25, 2017

Selfies Expose Russia’s Arctic Bases

Mapping Russia’s High North presence from social media posts

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Arctic Maritime Security

Sun, Apr 23, 2017

Breaking the Ceasefire in Avdiivka …again

New attacks hit residential area in key Ukrainian-controlled city

Conflict OSCE

Fri, Apr 21, 2017

Russian and French Twitter Mobs in Election push

Analyzing two hashtag campaigns ahead of the French election

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation