𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 Ukraine relies on Starlink for tactical communications, drone control, and distributed command and control. 1/8

‼️BEGIN RANT‼️ Around 1-hour ago, several so-called OSINT channels claimed there was an Oreshnik MRBM launch from the Astrakhan region. I paused to check for verification which did not take long since the AFU Air Force quickly clarified there was no launch. 1/4

‼️📢 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲. In Jan 2026, Russian losses exceeded replacements by ±9,000 meaning their pace of mobilization can't keep up. And, despite these massive casualties, the occupiers had no significant territorial gains. #OSINT 1/2

Last night, circa 2300 UTC, AFU FP-5 Flamingo(s) struck the Russian Armed Forces Kotluban GRAU Arsenal, Military Unit 57229-51, in the Volgograd Region. There are reports of a fire and secondary explosions at the facility, which stores rocket and conventional artillery munitions. #OSINT

The AFU conducted a successful AN-196 Liutyi UAV strike today on the Lukoil Oil Refinery (Lukoil-Ukhtaneftepererabotka) in Ukhta, Komi Republic, Russia which is about 1,800 km (1,000 miles) from free Ukraine. #OSINT

Footage of a Ukrainian C-UAV strike on the Michurinsk Progress Plant JSC, Tambov Oblast, Russia. The plant designs and produces motor speed controllers, 3D-of-freedom gyroscopes | motors, vibration sensors, angular acceleration sensors and automated controls used in planes and missiles. #OSINT

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝘀. 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 Two beaten-down Russian soldiers drop their weapons, raise their hands, and walk toward Ukrainian lines to surrender after a failed assault. 1/3

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 Russian mobile air defense groups and civilian spotting networks rely on distributed visual detection rather than continuous radar coverage. 1/4

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 Russian mobile air defense groups and civilian spotting networks rely on distributed visual detection rather than continuous radar coverage. 1/4

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝘀. 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 Two beaten-down Russian soldiers drop their weapons, raise their hands, and walk toward Ukrainian lines to surrender after a failed assault. 1/3

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 Western media are reporting that Zelensky may announce elections and a national referendum on February 24. 1/10

The Lukoil Oil Refinery (Lukoil-Volgogradneftererabotka) in Volgograd, Russia, took a serious hit within the hour (circa 2000 UTC). #OSINT

The Russians have been forward deploying vehicles for an assault. These include horses, chopped-up Ladas, motorcycles, quads, and whatever other junk they can find. #OSINT

𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 The U.S. boarding of the tanker AQUILA II in the Indian Ocean last night shows how sanctions are enforced in today’s maritime environment. 1/6

‼️🚨𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 The AFU General Staff reported a successful strike on a Russian warehouse storing approximately 6,000 FPV UAVs. Attached is rare footage showing a Russian Gerbera dual-use attack | decoy drone deploying a piggybacked FPV UAV over Ukraine. #OSINT

Speaking of a blackouts in Belgorod and Shebekino, Russia, they are once again under HIMARS GMLRS attack circa 1400 UTC. #OSINT

The AFU General Staff provided a damage assessment from strikes on the "Kapustin Yar" missile testing complex in the Astrakhan region of Russia. Facilities impacted included: - MRBM (Oreshnik) Testing/Maintenance Facility - MRBM Assembly Building - Logistics and Support Warehouse #OSINT

Novorossiysk, the current home port of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet and a major marine petroleum transfer hub, has been under attack since approximately 0900 UTC (about one hour ago). #OSINT

Zelensky is sounding the alarm: Russia is dangling a massive $12 trillion economic "carrot" to the US (the so-called "Dmitriev package") to sweeten a bilateral deal , but those goodies could come at Ukraine's expense, potentially touching on sovereignty, security, or territory. 1/2

🚨‼️BREAKING ‼️🚨 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘃 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Background: x.com/UKikaski/statu... 1/12

𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘃 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Vladimir Alekseyev, a lieutenant general and first deputy head of Russia’s GRU, was shot in Moscow earlier today by an unidentified gunman. 1/11

Blackout in Belgorod as a result of missile strikes tonight. #OSINT

Russian forces have already begun repurposing their deactivated Starlink systems. Collect two and you have end tables or nightstands. #OSINT

🔥🔥🔥Flamingo vs. Oreshnik Videoing from January 2026 showing multiple FP-5 Flamingo missile drones being launched at the Kapustin Yar missile test launch facility. #OSINT

The Russian Starlink meltdown has entered a second day of mass whining as more systems go offline. Thanks @elonmusk! FYI: The USSR would have built there own internet satellite constellation. Instead, Russians have been reduced to parasites by necessity after Putin destroyed the country. #OSINT

🔥🔥🔥 Flaming vs. Oreshnik AFU General Staff reports that in January, Ukrainian forces conducted multiple successful strikes on hangars at the Kapustin Yar test range using Flamingo drones. The facilities were reportedly being used to prepare launches of Oreshnik MRBMs. #OSINT

‼️Russian TikTok'er Thanks Putin A brave young Russian woman from Belgorod risked her life during an air strike to thank Putin for bringing the Special Operation to her hometown. 😭😭😭 #OSINT

Members of the Russian Armed Forces have been whining all day about the massive shutdown of their Starlink terminals. #OSINT

A train transporting gasoline derailed in the Tambov region of Russia resulting in a large explosion. #OSINT

Zelensky: "Fifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers have die in the war to date. However, there are a large number considered by the government to have disappeared without a trace." Trackers place Russian losses at 2.25 million casualties of which about 300,000 to 325,000 were killed. #OSINT

𝗘𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁. 1/6

𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆" 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 Archival image of a katsapian disposable with a Chinese BaoFeng UV-82HP radio from 2025 in one hand and the ubiquitous MPL-5 small infantry spade (now a drone swatter) developed in 1869 in the the other. #OSINT

I almost spit out my coffee reading a Russian propagandist claim that Ukraine is committing a “fascist genocide” against Russian “soldiers” and that the world refuses to condemn it. Did it ever occur to him that this so-called “genocide” would end the moment those soldiers went home? #OSINT

Russian sources, citing “specialized resources,” claim Ukraine is planning to attack its own nuclear power plant in Khmelnytskyi using captured Shahed drones. Fool me once, it’s propaganda. Fool me twice, it’s preparation for a false flag narrative. They really are that stupid. #OSINT

Video showing the arrival of two Ukrainian missiles at a substation in Belgorod, Russia, earlier in the evening there. #OSINT

The Russian delegation is about to arrive in Abu Dhabi for the next round of peace negotiations with Ukraine. #OSINT

𝗨.𝗦. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗙-𝟯𝟱 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM): 1/5

Belgorod is once again without power after a Ukrainian strike earlier today. Good. #OSINT

Send Ukraine Tomahawk Now! Sen. Lindsey Graham says U.S. pressure on Russia has failed and argues that diplomatic signaling and calls for negotiations have not restrained Vladimir Putin, pointing to Russia’s latest mass strike on Ukrainian infrastructure as proof. 1/3

Official (cleared for release) video of Ukrainian Patriot air defense systems engaging Russian missiles last night. #OSINT

🚨🚨𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁🚨🚨 1/7

🚨📣Takeoffs of RFAF Tu-95MS and Tu-160 ALCM carriers are being reported by Ukrainian monitoring channels. Critical ET's if this is a combat mission: Takeoff @ ± 19:30 UTC Arrival at Launch Area @ ± 01:30 - 02:30 UTC Launch @ ± 02:00 - 03:00 UTC Arrival over UA @ ± 03:00 to 04:00 UTC #OSINT

If there is a large scale strike on Ukraine tonight, February 2-3, 2025, my research today indicates at least Kyiv and Odesa will be heavily targeted. Read about the humanitarian crisis Russia is trying to trigger in Eastern Europe here: x.com/UKikaski/statu... #OSINT

The below image, reported by several sources to be a Russian Wagner mercenary on a Russian shadow tanker, is fake. The image is actually shows the Russian Krylov-class research ship "Admiral Vladimirsky" while it was mapping underwater infrastructure in the North Sea circa April of 2023. #OSINT

"Face to face negotiations between Putin and Zelensky can only be held in Moscow," - 🥴Peskov 🍸🍸🍸🥃🥃🥃 #OSINT

⚡️"Nuclear weapons are extremely dangerous, but if it comes to the fate of the country, no one should have any doubts that Russia will use them," - 🥴 Medvedev 🍸🍸🍸🥃🥃🥃 #OSINT

‼️🚨1215 UTC - Russian spotters have issued a "Storm Shadow" missile alert for the border regions. #OSINT

📊 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 In January 2026, 65% of Ukrainians say they are ready to endure the war for as long as necessary compared to 62% in September 2025. - Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) #OSINT

ℹ️ 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 Ukraine, with cooperation from Space-X, is implementing a verification and whitelisting mechanism that will allow only approved satellite internet terminals to operate there. 1/4

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 to 5.1 struck in the Sea of Azov, off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula, on Monday, February 2, 2026. Shaking was felt as far away as Dnipro. Source: allquakes.com/earthq... #OSINT