🚾🚽How @kromark , @pustota and I found the commander of Russia's secret UAV Rubicon unit and geolocated their base, and how Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov helped us to do it (thanks to poor-quality blurring and WC sign). Thread 1/ A little further down, I will tell about the structure of the Rubicon and why it is so effective. Many thanks to @RALee85 for the conversation and for providing useful info on this topic. But first, let's get back to Solovyov and the WC sign.

1/ What is known about the new Russian jet drone ‘Geran-3’? Spoiler: its actual characteristics may be lower than stated. 2/ This is an analogue of the Iranian Shahed-238 (on photo) drone, the production of which in Russia is not currently at the mass production stage and is not fully localised.

🇺🇦⚔️To what extent can the goals of the Kursk operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine be considered accomplished, and the operation itself - successful? On the anniversary of its beginning, we discuss these questions with @KofmanMichael, @J_JHelin and Viktor Kevlyuk. 1/ To save your time, I will not retell the chronology of the operation itself; you can read about it in my article. smarturl.click/oVwgD

🪖The shortage of infantry in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been cited for several years as one of the main problems in the army, along with systematic errors in army management and, to a lesser extent, a shortage of ammunition and weapons. 1/ Discussed this issue with several Ukrainian military personnel, including @samotniyskhid and a soldier from one of Ukraine's elite brigades, as well as with analyst @Tatarigami_UA

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🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺Together wh @CITeam_ru verified @SecGenNATO's statement that Russia produces 12 (!!!) times more artillery ammunition annually than all NATO countries combined. Also compared the situation with other major types of weapons. Big (really) thread 1/ Our research covers six categories of weapons: artillery, ammunition, tanks, aircrafts, long-range weapons (missiles and drones), as well as air defence systems and interceptor missiles.

In June 2024, six residents of Kyiv were injured as a result of Russian attacks. A year later, in June 2025, the number of people killed by RU drones and missiles exceeded 40, with more than 200 injured. Why have Russian strikes on Kyiv become more deadly? Here are some stats. 1/ In June 2024, the Russian army launched 332 Shahed/Geran drones and 124 missiles at Ukraine. 314 drones (95%) and 84 missiles (74%) were shot down or jammed by Ukrainian air defence systems.

🛢🪖Maybe the last, but also the most extensive article for @RFERL. Together with @Tatarigami_UA , @GeoConfirmed and a group of volunteers, we analyzed more than 100 satellite images and found out that the total damage to 🇷🇺 energy sector from 🇺🇦 strikes was at least $886 mil 1/ I won't retell the part of Tatarigami and his team - he analyzed mostly military damage🪖. I highly suggest subscribing to their Substack and reading their findings! frontelligence.substack.com/p/melting-the-…

🧵/ The fourth day of fighting in the Kursk region. During this time, the fighting has spread to more than 600 square kilometers of Russian territory. I give a detailed account of the fighting and publish an English-language interactive map. 1/ I'll give a link to the map right away if you don't have time to read the whole thread - it's more or less regularly updated.

svoboda.org/a/33072559.html

🧵/ African trap for Wagner PMC in Mali. Wh @pustota and @kromark we gathered all the available information, talked to ex-Wagner PMC fighter. Now I will explain how the battle near Tinzaouaten became the largest defeat of Russian mercenaries in Africa. 1/ I won't go deeply into the details of Mali's territorial delineations —you can read more about that in our article. Briefly: government forces control only the south and part of the center of the country, while the rest is predominantly controlled by Azawad, JNIM and ISSP.