Russia
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
Fri, Jan 6, 2017
Wintering in the Baltic (not the Mediterranean): Russia’s Kalibr Ships
Russia’s Kalibr-armed corvettes, officially attached to the Mediterranean squadron, are still in Kaliningrad, and look set to remain there
by Maks Czuperski, Ben Nimmo, Donara Barojan, Nika Aleksejeva
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
Tue, Jan 3, 2017
Separating Fact and Fiction in the Svitlodarsk Bulge
Verification of claims surrounding the heavy fighting in the Donbas
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
Putin’s Undeclared War
Russian Artillery Strikes against Ukraine — A Bellingcat Report
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
Tue, Dec 20, 2016
Slavic Brotherhood?
What open sources can tell us about the arrest of three pro-Russian journalists in Belarus and the uneasy relationship between Minsk and Moscow.
by Ben Nimmo
Mon, Dec 19, 2016
Glacial Queues at Ukrainian Checkpoints
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians wait for hours in freezing temperatures at checkpoints
Sat, Dec 17, 2016
Putin’s Special Forces in Syria
How Russian special operations activity in Syria was no longer so special
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
The Chechens Are Coming!
How Social Media posts spoiled Chechnya’s deployment of troops to Syria (who were already there)
Fri, Dec 9, 2016
Как освещают обстрелы на Донбассе с разных сторон
Сравнение последствий ночных обстрелов в Луганской области и их освещения в СМИ Украины и России/сепаратистов
Thu, Dec 8, 2016
Tragedy and the Troll
How a fake account tried to twist the news of a triple shooting in Finland, and how it was outed.
by Ben Nimmo
