Less than a month ago we published the investigation proving, via pure deduction, that in 2014 - 2016 period Girkin used FSB-issued passports under the fake identity of Runov. bellingcat.com/news/2022/07/1…. Well guess what. He apparently continued using it.
The story of him getting caught by his former bosses while trying to cross into Ukraine (de-moustachioed for cover) i, is being leaked by his former comrades-turned-competitor-turned-enemy Igor Bezler. He says Girkin was detained and sent to Crimea. vk.com/angeligo?w=wal…
However, Girkin hasn't really stopped shit-posting on VK in the last few days, and there are no major holes in his timeline, so that still needs to be confirmed. I am sure he will speak up about it, one way or the other, now that he's being ridiculed by his former subordinate.
This might well be a discreditation campaign against him from his former bosses - who would have a copy of his passport that they themselves issued of course. He's become a clear liability, suggesting yesterday "the whole politbureau must be shot"
Girkin curtly denies this morning he was jailed ("commenting Bezler would mean disrespecting myself"), says he is not yet joining the war but will do that "sooner or later as this will be a long and heavy war".

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Aug 10
Everyone in the OSINT community is holding their breath for new satellite imagery from yesterday that should show the extent of destruction of RU equipment at Novofedorovka. My guess is, based on this video we geolocated to about 1.6 km from the explosions, all equipment is gone.
Before the hit (3 years ago) vs yesterday (composite picture from video) ImageImage
Approximate distance (although visible damage extends to the 2 km range) Image
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The unique case of a bad actor both literally and figuratively.
Russia's face to the world.
"we exhale and go to the beach"
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Must be true, seeing how this comes from one of RussiaToday's most trusted journalists. Image
I think someone watched too much Mr. Robot in reverse.
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Aug 7
Unadulterated fascism. "Journalist" Mardan encourages authorities to, "if not shoot [Ukrainian teachers who refuse to reach in Russian], then at least burn their homes and send them to Gulags, in our good old tradition". Also asks why they didn't shoot family of non-collaborator.
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!! One of the most gruesome investigations we have worked on: @bellingcat identified the exact location and the group that mutilated and executed a Ukrainian PoW: bellingcat.com/news/2022/08/0…
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Breaking: Moscow's Khimki court has just sentenced US basketball player Brittney Griner to 9 years in penal colony and a 1 m rub ($16 k) fine on charges of carrying residue of hash in her vaping atomizer. sportrbc.ru/news/62ebbb639…
The court gave 9 years vs the 9.5 years requested by the prosecutor, so de facto the maximum requested term. This was expected as Putin needs a stick and a carrot for his swap negotiations with the US.
Victor Bout, Russia's most prolific arms dealer, dictator-corrupter and sanction-buster, is on the table. However, in a game of chicken, Russia *says* it won't trade US citizens Griner + Paul Whelan for Bout - although the value of Bout to the Kremlin is irreplaceable.
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