Kyiv-based Journalist/Photographer & OSINT Researcher | Editor @NatSecMedia | Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine, occupation, disinformation & global extremist
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Man, what the fuck dude
You say communism is the most evil barbaric blah blah blah but actually it was worse than that. It was Russia and you don't want to do shit about that so shut the fuck up already.
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My thoughts in KyivPost. Another Major Corruption Scandal Shakes Ukraine▶kyivpost.com/opinion/89436
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Ukraine Daily — November 8, 2026: Six Hundred Thousand Customers Without Power, by @sampsonlive thechrissampson.substack.com…
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Thank god Francis Farrell was on the ground at the mobilization facility near Kyiv. His breakdown released yesterday on Youtube is the best resource on this in English for those out of the loop. The Kyiv Independent is a pillar of the English speaking Ukrainian media space.
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🇺🇦 You can now watch my interview with NAFO’s 69th Sniffing Brigade, who are doing fantastic work raising funds for essential equipment, including vehicles, for Ukraine’s defenders and Azov's 52nd International Assault Regiment “Forge”.
Foreign and Ukrainian soldiers serve side by side in this new unit, and reliable NAFO Truck 4.0 will help keep them moving.
👇
help99.co/patches/fuel-the-f…
As a former British Army soldier and Ukrainian Marine, married to a Ukrainian and having lived here for years before Russia’s full-scale invasion, this war is deeply personal to me. Ukraine is my home, and these are my people.
I hope you enjoy the interview, and please watch, like, repost and support the 69th Sniffing Brigade and Azov if you can.
Every donation, every share and every bit of support helps keep our defenders equipped and in the fight.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💪
youtu.be/kyU__SViLZE?is=lMf9…
Hey @hannaziady
Your article has wrong title, "Russia made Russia a pariah. Now a tanker of Russian diesel is heading to"
See… Not hard to fix
If you have any questions, I have tons of film and photo to correct that title for you
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⁉️ How Russia is locating Ukraine’s arms factories using open sources – and what needs to be done about it
A sign above a toilet helped reveal the location of a Russian drone unit’s base. Similar overlooked details in videos could expose Ukrainian arms factories to Russian intelligence.
What can manufacturers do to reduce the risk?
Read the full story👇
pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2…
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Gave these comments about a month ago. 😁
The editorial team maintained such impressive OPSEC that even I forgot I’d been interviewed.
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How can Russia use open-source information to locate #Ukraine’s defense production facilities?
In this @pravda_eng investigation, InformNapalm founder Roman Burko @newsburko and #OSINT researcher Andrii Lisitsyn explain the risks of unintentional intelligence leaks and why #OPSEC matters.
Worth reading and sharing.
⁉️ How Russia is locating Ukraine’s arms factories using open sources – and what needs to be done about it
A sign above a toilet helped reveal the location of a Russian drone unit’s base. Similar overlooked details in videos could expose Ukrainian arms factories to Russian intelligence.
What can manufacturers do to reduce the risk?
Read the full story👇
pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2…
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We are tired of the hate. We are tired of the disrespect of constituents. This was a revolution of decency. It’s time to govern.
Just resign dude
The United States will not tolerate subversive communist networks in our hemisphere.
The Marxist Cuban regime relies on a web of state-owned enterprises, joint ventures, and offshore intermediaries to keep its systems running, and its foreign backers supply the military equipment that helps sustain the regime’s military forces and enables persistent threats to the American homeland.
Today, I'm sanctioning eight entities and two individuals associated with the regime’s financial and shipping network, state-owned import and technical-support entities, and China-based suppliers of the regime's military forces.
state.gov/releases/office-of…
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Elon Musk has Ukrainian blood on his hands. He needs to come in and explain what the hell happened when he altered a global conflict with the flick of a switch.
See you in January, @elonmusk.
Ruben Gallego reveals to TMZ DC's @jacob_wass how Senators score better offices, takes aim at Elon Musk 👀
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Proud to have edited this investigation, which was reported by our Ukrainian partners KibOrg, @24tvua, @suspilne_news, and @KyivIndependent, about how Russia recruits teenagers in occupied Ukraine for propaganda efforts.
It's just won the 2026 Luchetta Prize in Italy in the "international press" category! occrp.org/en/investigation/h…
The DOJ is not Stephen Miller’s personal law firm. The Attorney General represents the interests of the United States, not the personal interests of Trump’s staff. Congressional oversight isn’t something DOJ can lawyer away.
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🙈 Elon Musk reposted a post claiming that providing Ukraine with Starlink terminals at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion was a “mistake,” complaining that the technology is now being used to defend against the aggressor.
What an absolute fucking asshole.
I hope he will one day be held criminally accountable. I believe his decisions and their potential consequences for Ukrainian lives deserve an independent investigation, including into possible involvement in international crimes.
#ElonMusk #Starlink #Ukraine #Accountability #StandWithUkraine
“Every human life matters to us.”
These are the words of Russian politician Yana Lantratova, who says she attended an event at the White House hosted by Melania Trump.
What unbelievable hypocrisy.
You represent the very state that is destroying human lives.
Even as I write this, people across Ukraine are being forced to stop their journeys and wait for hours in open fields because Russia is attacking our trains with Shahed drones.
Five hours. In the cold. In the darkness.
Instead of simply travelling from point A to point B, like ordinary human beings, we are forced to hide in freezing fields, hoping Russian drones will not find and kill us.
Do you understand how insane this is?
We are not soldiers on a battlefield. We are civilians trying to get home, visit our families, go to work, or simply live our lives.
And you dare to stand in Washington and talk about how much human life matters to you?
Your country is terrorizing us. Your country is killing us. Your country has turned ordinary civilian life into a struggle for survival.
And to the rest of the world, I want to say something.
If Ukraine falls, do not assume you will be safe.
One day, you could be the ones standing in a freezing field in the middle of the night, hiding from Russian drones, praying that you will survive long enough to see the morning.
Because Russia’s aggression is not about the color of your skin, your nationality, or the language you speak.
It is about a regime that treats human life, freedom, democracy, and the sovereignty of other nations with contempt.
And while Russian officials speak about humanitarian values in Washington, Ukrainians are paying for Russia’s actions with their lives.
Do not confuse their words with their actions.
We do not need lectures about humanity from representatives of a state that is destroying our humanity every single day.
We need the world to understand what is happening before this terror reaches someone else’s home.
#RussianWarCrimes #UkraineUnderAttack #RussiaIsATerroristState #ProtectUkrainianCivilians #StandWithUkraine
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Сьогодні Служба зовнішньої розвідки України опублікувала матеріал про те, як російські спецслужби вербують виконавців для диверсій у європейських країнах. Ми вирішили розглянути цю проблему ширше — від російських підпалів оборонних підприємств у ЄС до можливостей проактивного стримування агресора.
📊 Для нового аналітичного дослідження InformNapalm ми також використали власну OSINT-базу Fire і виявили цікаву тенденцію.
Деталі в статті: informnapalm.org/ua/rosiiski…
Диверсії та партизанські дії в Росії: за неповний 2026 рік зафіксовано більше інцидентів, ніж за два попередні роки разом.
Наразі InformNapalm готує аналітичну статтю з оглядом проблеми російських диверсій у Європі та можливих способів (а)симетричної протидії російським спецслужбам.
На цьому тлі ми вирішили окремо проаналізувати тенденції диверсійної та партизанської активності на території самої Росії, використовуючи дані нашої OSINT-бази InformNapalm Fire, яка ведеться від початку повномасштабного вторгнення.
📊 Кількість публічно відомих та OSINT-верифікованих диверсій на території РФ:
2022 — 35
2023 — 53
2024 — 110
2025 — 129
2026 — 242 (станом на 6 листопада)
📈 Лише за неповний 2026 рік кількість зафіксованих диверсій уже на 87,6% перевищила показник усього 2025 року. Ба більше, 242 інциденти за 2026-й — це більше, ніж за 2024 і 2025 роки разом (239).
Йдеться виключно про категорію ⚡️ «Диверсія» в базі Fire: підпали релейних шаф на залізниці, військкоматів, телекомунікаційних вишок, пошкодження інфраструктури та інші публічно відомі випадки підпільної активності. До цієї статистики не включено тимчасово окуповані території України, а також удари дронами й ракетами, які обліковуються окремо.
Важливо: не всі ці інциденти можна безпосередньо пов'язати з діями українських спецслужб. Ми фіксуємо самі події за відкритими джерелами, а атрибуція організаторів потребує окремих доказів. Крім того, найсвіжіші випадки потрапляють до бази із затримкою на OSINT-верифікацію.
Ця статистика демонструє цікаву тенденцію: поки Москва намагається експортувати хаос і диверсійну активність у Європу, на території самої тимчасово існуючої Росії масштаби публічно зафіксованих диверсій та підпільної активності також стрімко зростають.
Чи може цей чинник стати частиною ширшої стратегії стримування російських спецслужб і підвищення ціни агресії для Кремля? Саме це питання, серед інших, розглянемо в нашому майбутньому аналітичному матеріалі.
