Michael Sheldon

Similarly, "bean bag rounds" are typically filled with lead shot, not plastic. They can fracture your skull and kill you. After I got hit with one in 2020 (thankfully in the leg), an Austin Police Department officer acted surprised there was metal inside.

Case closed: Sadist who tortured Ukrainian POW IDed as Ochur-Suge Mongush, an “Akhmat” battalion mercenary After the images of the torture and execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war spread all over the internet, The Insider and Bellingcat started searching for the culprits. Bellingcat managed to establis...

Yes. The Insider included his name in their reporting. theins.ru/en/politics/...

Aroshanov was a mis-identification. The real hat guy is fine and recently ran in local elections.
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Tracking the Faceless Killers who Mutilated and Executed a Ukrainian POW - bellingcat In a series of gruesome videos, a man wearing a cowboy hat mutilates a Ukrainian prisoner of war before murdering him. Open source evidence suggests the involvement of a Chechen-led paramilitary group...

As always, link to the reporting of the crime. www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...

I just learned that callsign "white" (Белый), the commander of the Akhmat unit who in the summer of 2022 "castrated" and murdered a Ukrainian POW, has been reported dead. Happy Vyshyvanka Day.

What a steal!

Bellingcat is Hiring: Open Source Investigator and Trainer (Conflict) - bellingcat Bellingcat is hiring an open source investigator and trainer (conflict). Find out more about the role and apply within.

Over at Bellingcat, they're hiring a researcher/trainer who can focus on conflict research.

Fully remote, with occasional travel to workshops, conferences, etc. Pay is between 60-73k USD.

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Unmasking Maskov: How Bellingcat Found a Man Outfitting Russian Neo-Nazis - bellingcat H8Core is a Russian fashion brand that sells clothing items glorifying far-right ideology and the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Its products – which include t-shirts, caps and hoodies – have been cr...

In our latest investigation, we identify the former Wagner fighter and admin of a racist Telegram group behind a Russian fashion brand that sells clothing items glorifying far-right ideology and the Russian mercenary group Wagner. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03...

Three years ago, on this day, Russia introduced a new article into its Criminal Code: the dissemination of “fake news” about the Russian army. On that very day, I left my country, and the next day, law enforcement officers came to my home in Moscow to arrest me.

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rear of the captured drone on the CPAC stage with white haired white dude

similar drone on the ground captured in Vinnitsa by Ukrainian armed forces with two soldiers examining it

you can just make out the duct tape on the rear of the drone in the CPAC photograph over the control surfaces. it's hiding the caution warnings in russian (не браться -- do not remove) that would leave no doubt as to where it came from

YouTube video by ImmaThatGuy Jesus Christ, how horrifying

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If only there was something else Shaheds were better known for.

YouTube video by CIR - Centre for Information Resilience Is Russia executing captured Ukrainian soldiers?

Is Russia executing captured Ukrainian soldiers?
The numbers have surged in recent months.

In our new documentary, we show how each of the 80 deaths we've logged could potentially amount to a war crime.

Watch the film here: youtu.be/eik1Lf0dPTg

Videos show alleged Ukrainian prisoners of war executed by Russian soldiers - Centre for Information Resilience Multiple videos show the men’s last moments, as they kneel or lie on the ground with their hands on their heads or behind their backs.

"In a barren field, seven unarmed soldiers emerge from a dugout at gunpoint, arms raised above their heads. Some of them appear to trip and fall as they climb out of the ditch and are ordered to lie face down..."

🔽 80 Executions (7 min read)

Tyva seems to heavily favor corrupt officials over war criminals.

Tracking the Faceless Killers who Mutilated and Executed a Ukrainian POW - bellingcat In a series of gruesome videos, a man wearing a cowboy hat mutilates a Ukrainian prisoner of war before murdering him. Open source evidence suggests the involvement of a Chechen-led paramilitary group...

In 2022, we put out a report on Bellingcat about Ochur-Suge Mongush, who joined "Akhmat." He was filmed sexually assaulting and murdering a Ukrainian POW.

www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...

A video surfaced of him complaining about not getting free land from the state.

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In awe at how lame Redut medals are

In a special free edition of our Bellingchat Premium podcast, we talk about covering the invasion of Ukraine using open sources with Bellingcat researcher @michaelsheldon.bsky.social and the @nytimes.com Visual Investigations Reporter @aric.bsky.social.
Listen in on the link below! 👇

The Man in the Matching Uniform: Investigating a Rusich Atrocity in Syria - bellingcat A faceless man poses with a severed head in the desert. The very same uniform was worn by an infamous Russian neo-Nazi who was seen in the same area.

An image analysis by Bellingcat shows an infamous Russian neo-Nazi with ties to the controversial paramilitary Wagner Group may be depicted in a photograph showing a man holding a severed head in Syria... www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/01...

Read my latest for @bellingcat.com
The Man in the Matching Uniform: Investigating a Rusich Atrocity in Syria
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Put it into Google Earth to get a sense of where the remaining flights may have headed.

Put it into Google Earth to get a sense of where the remaining flights may have headed.

Tracing the video from t.me/CinCAFU/648 gives a slightly better overview of what's what in a pretty chaotic radar image. From my understanding, the green track appears to be the A-50, and blue would likely be the IL-22 heading to emergency land at Anapa.

Of course by western, I mean eastern.

Western battery hanging out in the same spots.

Just an update to this post:
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Neat.

Track marks from the northern site were visible in Sentinel-2 imagery from 01-01.