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Why Is Viktor Orbán Going to Washington? Orbán’s trip to Washington is not about peace, it’s about optics. The Hungarian leader has spent years amplifying Kremlin narratives that excuse Russia’s war in Ukraine and undermine EU unity. #OSINT #Ukraine #NATO #Hungary #Orban #WhiteHouse 1/5

US Military Reportedly Establishing Presence at Damascus Airbase (Open Sources) A Syrian defense official claimed that a U.S. C-130 transport aircraft landed at the Damascus airbase to assess runway conditions and verify operational readiness (video circulated online). #OSINT #Syria #Russia 1/2

Russia’s War Economy Is Running on Fumes Russia’s economy is now clearly sinking into a phase of budget exhaustion, and the key signal is the collapse of export oil earnings. The benchmark for Moscow’s war finance has long been the price of Urals crude. #OSINT #Russia #Energy #Ukraine #Urals 1/7

Rasmussen Calls on NATO Neighbors to Help Close Ukraine’s Sky - MSM Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged nations bordering Ukraine to show the determination that Western capitals have lacked and take the first steps toward closing Ukraine’s sky. 1/6

Disinformation Alert! Claim: Social media chatter alleges that the United Kingdom has voiced its willingness to enter the war in Ukraine, implying that London may deploy combat troops or otherwise participate directly in military operations against Russia. #OSINT #Russia #UK #Ukraine #NATO 1/7

Russia’s Main Tank Factory Cutting Jobs as War Economy Stalls Uralvagonzavod, Russia’s main tank manufacturer, has reportedly begun large-scale layoffs amid a wider slowdown in their war economy. #OSINT #Russia #Sanctions 1/6

The fields around the Pokrovsk sector are covered in FPV fiber optic cables from both sides. #OSINT

Poland launching largest voluntary military training program in its history to prepare up to 400,000 citizens in survival skills, first aid, and cyber awareness by 2026. Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, “We are living in the most dangerous times since World War II.” - MSM #OSINT 1/2

I found this to be a fascinating recruitment advert on a Moscovian TG channel. "Serve the Emperor as a member of the Imperium!" I am not sure the poster caught the artistic depiction of Russia as a fascist militant state including AI morph of the Russian two-headed eagle as a Nazi eagle. #OSINT

NATO has overtaken Russia in (conventional) ammunition production, Secretary General Mark Rutte said. Dozens of new lines and expanded facilities have reversed the previous gap. Allied output is now the highest in a decade. Rutte urged similar progress in air defense and smart (AI) drones. #OSINT

"Lesson 5: Always Blame the West First" RIA Novosti claims “the West” is preparing a nuclear provocation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP to blame Russia. It is another textbook example of the Kremlin using a Mirror Accusation Operation, a tactic often seen when narrative control begins to slip. #OSINT 1/5

It burns well... Video reportedly shows a fire at the 3,600 MW Kostroma thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, Kostroma Oblast, RF. (57.458805, 41.174226) #OSINT

It burns well... The AFU General Staff confirmed a successful strike on the 14.5 million tons/year Lukoil "Volgogradneftererabotka" oil refinery in the city of Volgograd (Stalingrad), RF. (48.492908, 44.625661) #OSINT

Update from 414th SBS "Magyar's Birds" on the massive explosion in Donetsk: The detonation hit a Russian Shahed assembly, storage and launch base in the occupied Ukrainian region of Donetsk after a month of joint work with AFU Artillery and Missile Forces (RViA). #SuborbiatalIzgoyChunks #OSINT

Massive secondary detonation at a Russian ammunition depot last night in the occupied Ukrainian region of Donetsk. The defense of #Pokrovsk extends far beyond the immediate contact line. #OSINT

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was test-launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base early in the morning of November 5, 2025, as part of a scheduled operational test. #OSINT #MinuteMan #Russia 1/4

There are multiple reports coming in that Sudanese militants shot down another IL-76 transport on 2025-11-04. They claim it had a "Russian" crew onboard. I compared images from the 2024 downing of an IL-76 and they do not appear to be the same plane. Treat as "probable" for now. #OSINT

The Lukoil Refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Refinery has suspended operations after AFU drone strikes (Magyar's Birds), on the night of Oct 3-4. — Robert "Magyar" Brody #OSINT

European Commission: Ukraine demonstrates commitment to EU accession but must strengthen the fight against corruption. The Commission noted Ukraine’s progress toward EU membership despite the war but urged Kyiv not to lose momentum in critical reforms. Photo: Yves Herman / Reuters #OSINT 1/2

More War Crimes: Verified reports indicate an RF FPV strike on two civilians, one holding a white flag, and a dog as they moved away from the front. Evidence is being forwarded to the @IntlCrimCourt. The video is too graphic to post. #OSINT #WarCrimes #Ukraine #ICC #Pokrovsk

European Commission: Ukraine demonstrates commitment to EU accession but must strengthen the fight against corruption. The Commission noted Ukraine’s progress toward EU membership despite the war but urged Kyiv not to lose momentum in critical reforms. #OSINT Photo: Yves Herman / Reuters 1/2

Important News from Zelensky: Zelensky (2025-11-04): - In Pokrovsk, the Russians have had no successes in the last two days. - About 60 Russians remain in Kupyansk; the city is still being cleared and dates for liberation have been set. We will not share that information for now. #OSINT 1/3

Reconnaissance drone shows a soldier tossing a satchel charge with a TM-62 anti-tank mine into a house occupied by enemy forces Pokrovsk. #OSINT

Every serious organization, civilian, government or military, has a mission statement. For the AFU’s 414th, Magyar’s Birds, it’s simple, clean, and brutally effective: “A drone into every worm’s head.” That kind of clarity is why they account for a quarter of all worm casualties. #OSINT 1/3

Airspace was just closed over the Penza region of Moscovia due to hostile aerial targets. #OSINT

One of the targets of an ongoing drone strike in the Volgograd region of the RF is the 500kV electrical substation in Frolovsky District. (49.783952, 43.717719) #OSINT

Airspace over Volgograd and Tambov in the RF is restricted due to hostile aerial targets in the region. #OSINT

Extended video of the UA attack a couple nights ago on the oil transfer docks in Tuapse, Krasnodar territory, RF, taken by the crew of a Turkish cargo vessel. #OSINT

Update on US Navy P-8A Poseidon over the Black Sea The plane's track has it flying over some sanctioned Shadow Fleet oil tankers like the Malawi-flagged Satna and the Comoros-flagged Grinch. My intuition tells me the RF Navy may be escorting the tankers after the UA Tuapse strikes. #OSINT 1/2

I don't recall ever seeing a P-8 this far out into the Black Sea. There is also a USAF ARTEMIS (Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System) which is equipped with, along with other systems, HADES (High-Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System) on station.

AFU Unmanned Aerials Systems strike on a fuel storage depot in occupied Shakhtarsk, Donetsk Oblast, which was undoubtedly serving RF forces in the Prokrovsk sector to the west. #OSINT

UA drones struck the Saratov Oil Refinery overnight, igniting a fire in the AVT-6 primary processing unit. RF aviation authorities reported flight restrictions at area airports for more than six hours. The refinery’s capacity is 7 million tons per year, with 4.8 million processed in 2023. #OSINT

UK Sends Ukraine More Storm Shadow Missiles to Strike the RF - Bloomberg In Oct 2025, UA began launching storm shadow missiles at strategic targets deep inside Moscovia. This new package of missiles will allow UA to continue targeting the RF's energy infrastructure over the winter. #OSINT

Estonian security officials released images and video of an RF Coast Guard boat flying a Wagner PMC flag on the Narva River, which forms most of the border between Estonia and Russia. Estonia tagged the RF MFA on X about the incident which could be viewed as a provocation. #OSINT

New Patriot systems from Germany have arrived in Ukraine. - Zelensky #OSINT

Incredible footage from Pokrovsk showing two AFU defenders taking cover from the relentless arrivals of UAVs, artillery, and mortar rounds. #OSINT

The two fires burning at the port of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krain, RF. (clean image without watermark or overlays also included) #OSINT

The tug on fire in the image was in or near to Kerch Strait port of Kavkaz in Krasodar Krai which has a fuel depot used to supply the occupied territories of Crimea and those along the coast of the Azoz Sea making it a FAT target. #OSINT

Recent image of a tug pushing a fuel barge that is on fire in the Kerch Straight area. #OSINT

The attached video confirms that the AFU strikes on two oil tankers in Tuapse involved at least Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as air-defenses, including the launching of a SAM, were active during the event. #OSINT

The AFU conducted a drone strike on two vessels in the port of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, RF. Based on AIS data, my assessment is that the two vessels (Image 1 shows two fires) hit were both part of Russia’s shadow fleet: the Guinea-flagged Privasi (Image 3) and the Greek-flagged Ypapanti. #OSINT 1/2

414th Unmanned Strike Aviation Brigade (Birds of Magyar) reported they demobilized (KIA/WIA) 8,060 moscovians in October which was up over 20% from September. That equates to 260 per day of about 25% of all katsapian casualties for the month. #OSINT

Video from the AFU's GUR reported to be the attack on the Moscow "Ring" pipeline system on 2025-10-31. #OSINT

The AFU’s GUR reports they’ve “disabled” the “Ring” pipelines in the Moscow RF region. The 400 km (250 mi) network of three pipes pumped 3.0, 2.8 & 1.6 million tons per year of JP-8/TS-1 aviation fuel, diesel and gasoline to military bases and airfields around the capital. #OSINT 📸: Kyiv Post

Video shows GUR airmobile assault forces conducting a helicopter insertion into forward positions near Pokrovsk. #OSINT

Video the blackout in Zhukovskiy last night. Good. #OSINT

DroneBomber map, yes it is legit, of last night's strike on Moscow and environs. Parts of the capital are experiencing blackouts and the loss of heat and water. Winter always favors Russia, right? But Napoleon didn't have Flamingos or Lyutyi. #OSINT

The Head of the AFU's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, in Pokrovsk and is personally leading the operation to defend the city. He also brought GUR Airborne and SOF forces with him. -- UA Media #OSINT

The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) cleared the way for supplying long-range Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles to Ukraine after determining that such a transfer would not weaken U.S. stockpiles. #OSINT #Tomahawk 1/6