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Russian satellite maneuvers dangerously close to vital source of Ukrainian intel

Russian military satellite Kosmos-2612 came within 26 meters of ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar-imaging satellite operated by Finnish company ICEYE that provides Ukraine with satellite imagery for intelligence purposes.

20 October, 03:31 AM

Satellite images show key Russian logistics bridge to Crimea destroyed

The Chonhar road bridge, which connects occupied Crimea with the occupied part of Kherson Oblast, has been destroyed, the Dnipro Osint Harbuz OSINT channel reported on Oct. 6, citing satellite imagery.

6 October, 01:30 PM

Satellites spot massive fires tearing through Russia's Dzhankoy airbase in Crimea

Satellite imagery revealed a massive fire engulfing Russia's Dzhankoy military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea, monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported on Aug. 31.

31 August, 02:28 PM

Photo shows Wildberries' Moscow Oblast hub gutted after drone strike

The logistics complex of Russian marketplace Wildberries in Koledino, Moscow Oblast, which was struck by Ukrainian drones overnight into Aug. 16, has likely burned down entirely, according to a satellite image published by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ on Aug. 17.

17 August, 04:51 PM

Satellite imagery shows fires near Russian positions outside Balaklava

Fires were detected on Aug. 15 at a Russian air defense position and at a site near Balaklava in occupied Crimea used to launch Iskander missiles, monitoring group Crimean Wind reported, citing satellite imagery.

15 August, 02:45 PM

Crimea strikes: Fires reported at Russian electronic warfare and air defense positions

Fires broke out in Russian-occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, after apparent strikes on Russian electronic warfare and air defense positions, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Aug. 1.

1 August, 10:09 AM

Massive Wildberries warehouse fire sends smoke over Krasnodar

A major fire broke out at a Wildberries warehouse in Krasnodar, with extensive smoke visible in satellite imagery, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on July 22.

23 July, 12:13 PM

Satellite images reveal damage at Moscow refinery after Ukrainian drone strike

Satellite images published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on June 20 show damage to storage tanks and AVT-6 primary oil refining units at the Moscow oil refinery in the Kapotnya district after drone strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces on June 18.

20 June, 06:09 PM

Fresh satellite images show burning naval base and oil terminal in St. Petersburg

Ukraine carried out a series of long-range strikes on military facilities and oil infrastructure in St. Petersburg on the opening day of International Economic Forum (SPIEF), undermining Kremlin narratives about Russia's economic power, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 3.

4 June, 10:16 AM

Satellite images reveal damage from Ukraine’s strike on Russian oil depot

At least one storage tank was damaged after Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a line production and dispatch station in Armavir, in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, on May 30.

1 June, 03:16 PM

Ukraine's 'People's Satellite' delivers nearly 6,000 radar images to Defense Intelligence since 2022

Specialists at Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) have received more than 5,900 radar satellite images from space since September 2022 through the People's Satellite project, the military intelligence announced on May 27.

27 May, 02:50 PM

Iranian strikes caused major damage to U.S. military bases

Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military facilities across the Middle East since the start of the war, with the scale of destruction far exceeding figures publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government, The Washington Post reported on May 7, citing satellite imagery analysis.

7 May, 01:16 PM

Tuapse refinery smoke spans over 300 km after drone strikes

A NASA Worldview satellite image indicates that after Ukrainian drone attacks, smoke from burning oil storage tanks in Tuapse stretched more than 300 kilometers and reached the city of Stavropol, Radio Liberty reported on April 21.

21 April, 07:15 PM

Iran uses Chinese spy satellite to target U.S. bases in Middle East

Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 and used it to monitor key U.S. military bases across the Middle East before launching drone and missile strikes on them, the Financial Times reported on April 15, citing leaked Iranian military documents.

15 April, 03:14 PM

Key Russian bomb factory hit: satellite images reveal heavy damage

Satellite images, allegedly showing damage to facilities of Energiya plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, have surfaced online, Telegram channel Supernova+ wrote on Jan. 26.

26 January, 11:16 AM

Belarus deploys Russian Tor-M2 air defense system at Mozyr refinery near Ukraine border

Belarus has deployed a Russian-made Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system at the Mozyr oil refinery, located 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, since summer 2025, the Schemes investigative project reported on Jan. 21, citing analysis of satellite imagery.

22 January, 11:50 AM

Satellite captures raging blaze at Russia’s Temryuk port

Satellite photos showing the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on oil depot at the seaport of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai were published by the Russian service of Radio Liberty late on Dec. 25.

26 December 2025, 10:08 AM

Satellite images of damaged Russian sub pier

The Dec. 15 attack on a Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine damaged a pier at the port of Novorossiysk, where the vessel was moored, Radio Liberty reported the following day, citing satellite imagery.

16 December 2025, 01:29 PM

China supplies Russia intelligence for Ukraine strikes - Foreign Intelligence Service

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service uncovered evidence of cooperation between China and Russia, in which Beijing supplied Moscow with satellite data for missile strikes on Ukrainian territory, including sites owned by foreign investors, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 4.

4 October 2025, 05:09 PM

Google’s new satellite images expose Kremlin’s destruction of Mariupol - photos

Google’s September 2025 satellite update of occupied Mariupol reveals the mass destruction of historic neighborhoods and construction of new housing blocks on the ruins, Suspilne wrote in its investigation, published on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 09:15 AM

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