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Will Putin announce mobilization? OSINT analyst assesses Russia's options

OSINT analyst and military observer Vitalii Kononuchenko said on Radio NV that Vladimir Putin is unlikely to announce a new mobilization despite a reported decline in the number of volunteers signing military contracts on June 29.

29 June, 10:27 AM

Tuapse oil refinery reportedly targeted in fifth attack this spring

Explosions were reported overnight in Tuapse, with one blast likely occurring near a local oil refinery, according to OSINT analysis by the Telegram channel Astra on May 27.

27 May, 10:37 AM

Russia builds new Pantsir air defense ring around Moscow as drone threat grows

Russia is constructing an additional ring of air defense systems around Moscow, deploying Pantsir surface-to-air missile systems on specialized towers while simultaneously bolstering protection of key sites, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence at Valdai, Radio Liberty reported on May 9.

9 May, 04:15 PM

Ukraine builds fortifications in 45 cities as long-war defenses deepen

Ukraine is building fortifications in at least 45 cities as it prepares for a long-term defense, OSINT monitoring group Oko Hora wrote on May 4, citing a post by French OSINT analyst Clement Molin.

4 May, 02:36 PM

Fire still raging at Tuapse Oil Refinery after Ukrainian strike, OSINT analysts say

A fire continues to rage at the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai after a Ukrainian Defense Forces strike overnight into April 20, OSINT analysts from Astra reported.

20 April, 04:55 PM

OSINT analysts detail features of Russia’s Yolka interceptor drone used against Ukrainian UAVs

Analysts have published a manual for Russia’s Yolka interceptor drone used to counter Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the OSINT channel mortisaeterna on Apr. 8.

8 April, 01:20 PM

Drones torch Russia’s key oil hub in Novorossiysk

A fire broke out at a major Russian Black Sea oil hub in the port city of Novorossiysk following an overnight drone attack, Dnipro Osint reported on April 6 after analysis of numerous photos and videos on social media.

6 April, 09:09 AM

Ukraine hits Kapustin Yar missile range used to launch Oreshnik strikes — photo

Two facilities were damaged in strikes on Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile test range in Astrakhan Oblast, a launch site Moscow has used to fire Oreshnik missiles at Ukraine, OSINT analysts from the Cyber Boroshno group reported.

6 February, 12:56 PM

SBU confirms drone strike on Shahed storage site in Tatarstan, Russia

The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that drones struck a logistics hub in Tatarstan, Russia, storing ready-to-use Shahed drones and foreign components, according to an SBU statement on Aug. 9.

9 August 2025, 05:43 PM

Ukrainian drones may have hit one of Russia’s most advanced S-500 radar stations

The OSINT project KiberBoroshno analyzed video published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence on Aug. 7 and concluded that a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the advanced and rare 98L6 Yenisei radar system, according to a post on the project's Telegram channel on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 03:45 PM

Cobweb operation forces Kremlin to retreat its strategic fleet — OSINT analysts

Moscow has relocated a significant portion of its strategic aviation fleet to relatively safer airfields in its Far East after Ukraine's Cobweb operation, open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts at AviVector project reported on June 11.

12 June 2025, 10:03 AM

Russia may turn Sumy into next Pokrovsk, OSINT analyst tells Radio NV

Which three directions the Russian army is advancing along this summer — and which one could become as hot as Pokrovsk was in summer 2024 — was the focus of a June 6 interview with Mirror Weekly military observer and OSINT analyst Vitalii Kononuchenko, published by Radio NV.

6 June 2025, 01:10 PM

OSINT analyst reveals Russian advances near Pokrovsk

OSINT analyst and military commentator for the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia outlet, Vitaliy Kononuchenko, revealed the recent advances made by Russian troops near Pokrovsk in an interview with Radio NV on Oct. 14.

15 October 2024, 05:06 PM

Trenches dug by excavators mark positions south of Pokrovsk

Vitaliy Kononuchenko, an OSINT analyst and military columnist for Mirror of the Week, told Radio NV that the Ukrainian military's positions on the second line of defense south of Pokrovsk resemble trenches dug by an excavator.

15 October 2024, 03:35 PM

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