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“For all targets: Moscow time is 14:00”
An artillery strike in Mariupol
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The Debacle in Makariv
How, over the course of two weeks in March, the Russian military got rinsed outside of Kyiv
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The Space Speedometer
Using some simple algebra and satellite imagery to determine ship speed
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War [in Ukraine] is a Racket [for Russia]
How Russian businessmen are using Telegram to organize the theft and transport of Ukrainian agriculture
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Journey to Mekelle: Ethiopian Airlines and the Tigray Conflict
An army marches on its stomach...but it also flies first class
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Making Radio Waves
Using radio intercepts to track a Russian ship sailing around northern Europe
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The Image Recognition Files: Part 1
Turns out the world's mightiest navies can't hide from the lowly port webcam
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Morocco's Missiles
Analysis of drone strikes in Western Sahara shows Morocco is using Chinese-made missiles to allegedly target civilians and Polisario militants alike
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Tanks, Trains, and TikToks
First of all… Need to convert geo coordinates into useful location information? This week's edition is sponsored by OpenCage who operate a highly…
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The Missileers
Finding a Russian Tochka missile launch site...probably
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The Image Recognition Files: Part 2
Introducing...Shipspotter 1.0
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The Missileers, Part II
When - and where - Russia has launched the Tochka missiles they say they don't have
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