Talrijke incidenten met drones in het oosten van Europa tonen hoe de oorlog in Oekraïne overslaat naar Navo-lidstaten langs de grens. Analyse voor @volkskrant.nl met commentaar van @cristivlas.bsky.social en Bartosz Chmielewski van @osweng.bsky.social. www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...

Had the pleasure of talking to Arnout about the drone (in)security situation in Romania and EU's eastern flank for de Volkskrant before the Constanța incident. And it seems correct to say nobody was prepared for the naval drone incident either.

Until we get to process all the versions around the naval drone that exploded yesterday in the Black Sea port of Constanța, we can take a look at the clearer picture of the Ukrainian drone overflights in the Baltic region and the Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Galați, Romania.

What patterns are emerging in the South China Sea? Join us on 11 June for a live webinar unveiling ACLED’s new South China Sea conflict monitor, designed to track gray-zone tactics, maritime tensions, and key developments across the region. 🔗 Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqayXcS-2...

Commented last week for BBC Verify: "The strikes mean Russia has been forced to shorten convoys on supply routes as a "quick coping mechanism to reduce potential damage", Cristian Vlas at conflict monitoring group ACLED told BBC Verify.

More than 120 Ukrainian drones targeted #Moscow during the night of 16-17 May, reportedly penetrating two layers of the capital’s air defenses. Ukraine’s long-range strikes inside #Russia continue reaching deeper. 🗺️ Full #Ukraine Conflict Monitor: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

Early in the morning of 29 May, a Russian Geran-2 drone carrying an explosive charge struck the upper floors of an apartment building in the county seat city of Galați in southeastern Romania, injuring a child and a woman. acleddata.com/expert-comme...

Undersea cable damage, drone activity, and espionage risks at sea: Russia’s shadow fleet is escalating hybrid warfare tensions with European states in the Baltic and North Sea. Join ACLED’s live discussion tomorrow. 🔗 Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AtHBlR8Ej...

news.sky.com/story/ukrain... "The fact that it missed, Vlas said, is "a reminder of how Russia can use a sabre-rattling tool, such as Oreshnik, only to instill fear among civilians rather than inflict actual damage to Ukraine’s military assets."

Russia’s weekend aerial assault was among the most destructive attacks on #Kyiv and central #Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in 2022. If confirmed, this would be the third recorded use of the Oreshnik missile type in Ukraine. Full details: acleddata.com/expert-comme...

Russia’s shadow fleet is not only a sanctions-evasion network — it presents a sustained hybrid war threat at sea. To find more how, please check out our latest report acleddata.com/report/russi... and don't forget that we have a webinar scheduled for 28 May: events.zoom.us/ev/AtHBlR8Ej...

Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire failed to hold as both sides continued long-range strikes. After Moscow’s 9 May parade ended, Russian forces resumed large drone & missile strikes, while Ukrainian forces hit 3 major Russian energy facilities overnight on 13 May. acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

We'll have a 2nd round of mayoral elections in Moldova's Orhei and Bulgarian-majority Taraclia since nobody won a majority. In Orhei, a pro-Russian candidate (who was fired from the border police dept. in 2018 after stealing perfume) will face off against a pro-Romanian priest...

More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon, as bombings, evacuation orders & demolitions pushed residents north and left many homes in ruins. @theguardian.com draws on ACLED data to map the attacks: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

During a daytime barrage of drones aimed at Ukraine, a Russian drone strays into #Moldova airspace, disappearing from the radar in the south of the country after threatening civil aviation and civilians. Source of the tentative flight route based on MoD reports: Watchdog.md

Check out the latest Europe and Central Asia Regional Overview covering how electoral mobilization ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary, how rising fuel prices sparked mass protests in Ireland, and how Ukraine continued to target Russia’s oil production: acleddata.com/update/europ...

Modelul Slavonia și dosarul transnistrean. Lecții, diferențe, perspective #Moldova karadeniz-press.ro/modelul-slav...

Ukrainian drones struck the Russian oil refinery and terminal in #Tuapse in late April, causing fires, contamination & evacuations. Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure doubled in April compared to the monthly average over the last 3 months. acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

ACLED records 2,653 incidents of violence targeting local officials worldwide in 2025, affecting governors, mayors, village heads, local councilors, & election workers across every region. Explore the latest Violence Targeting Local Officials report: acleddata.com/series/viole...

There was barely a ceasefire and Russia continued its destructive strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure in #Ukraine after 12 April.

Russia resumed large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities after the Easter ceasefire ended, launching waves of drones and missiles at #Dnipro, #Zaporizhia, #Odesa, & #Kyiv throughout the week. Explore the latest Ukraine Conflict Monitor: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

Russian forces dropped multiple aerial bombs on #Kramatorsk on 3 April, killing 6 civilians & injuring 8, while earlier in the week strikes hit #Slovyansk, damaging a maternity hospital & injuring 4 civilians. Latest #Ukraine update: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

With widespread internet blackouts in Iran and new restrictions on certain satellite imagery of the region at the request of the US government, Bellingcat is launching a tool to help estimate the damage in Iran and the wider Gulf region. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Just had this from Planet Labs, the US government have asked satellite imagery providers for "voluntarily" restrictions on access to satellite imagery. Given a lot of them provide satellite imagery to the USG we can probably guess the outcome of not acquiescing to that request.

After Russia struck and damaged a crucial high-voltage line in #Ukraine (red) feeding #Moldova's electricity grid, the government in Chisinau announces an energy emergency state for 60 days to prepare for possible power outages and allow for energy saving measures.

A favorite development in Moldovan-Russian ties: Chișinău confronting the RU Ambassador-designate with physical evidence of RU's wrongdoing: the pictures show the Amb. confronted with a RU drone that invaded MD airspace, pieces of a drone, and polluted water from the Nistru ...

Human rights Promo-LEX submits complaint to #Moldova's Prosecutor General's Office asking for the investigation of the pollution of the Nistru river, following the Russian strikes on the Novodnistrovska hydroelectrical complex in #Ukraine. promolex.md/asociatia-pr...

⚡️ Moldova declares environmental alert as Russian strike pollutes key water supply. "We are acting to protect our people," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.

🇷🇺strike on the Novodnistrovska HPP caused an oil leak into Dniester river so bad that Moldova had to call in help from 🇷🇴emergency&water orgs, deploy the army, coordinate with 🇺🇦, and call for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism activation, as pollution threatens water supply in the northeast.

We’re hiring a Russia and Belarus Researcher 🌍 Join ACLED’s remote global team and support the collection, review, and management of political violence and protest data across Russia and Belarus. 👉 Apply now: acleddata.bamboohr.com/careers

🚨 #Iran Crisis Live: The US and #Israel have launched at least 96 strikes on Iran from 3 March until 10:00 CET this morning — bringing the total since 28 February to over 293 successful strikes, with 13 intercepted.

🚨 The US and Israel have launched over 205 strikes on #Iran since 28 February — including over 85 recorded from 2 March until 10:00 CET this morning. Iran has launched at least 175 retaliatory strikes, targeting 11 countries. Follow live updates: acleddata.com/iran-crisis-...

Please watch my colleague Olha explain how hard it is for researchers to disaggregate accurate military fatalities in Ukraine without much sensationalism, list constraints by sources and methodology, but also share how it feels, as a researcher and Ukrainian, to deal with the toll of the war.

#Ukraine has increasingly brought the war onto Russian territory through its expanding long-range drone campaign in 2025. Strikes on Russian oil infrastructure reached as far as the Caspian Sea and Russia-linked tankers from the Black Sea to Libya & Senegal 👉 acleddata.com/report/ukrai...

Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, the war remains a costly battle of attrition — with limited Russian gains alongside its most destructive campaign yet against civilians & energy infrastructure. Explore 6 new trends shaping the war: acleddata.com/report/ukrai...

Hard to keep to only a few highlights of the past year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the deliberate targeting of the energy infrastructure and its devastating effect on civilians in Ukraine is one key event we focus on in our latest ACLED report: acleddata.com/report/ukrai...

#Ukraine entered its coldest winter of the war under intensified Russian strikes on its energy system. Since September, #ACLED records over 735 attacks damaging energy infrastructure — already more than any previous winter. Full details: acleddata.com/report/ukrai...

What drives protests for and against #migrants worldwide? #ACLED records migration-related demonstrations in over 75 countries since the beginning of 2025, from peaceful demonstrations to episodes of violence perpetrated by radical groups. 📊 Full: acleddata.com/report/migra...

Russian forces have intensified cross-border attacks into Ukraine’s #Sumy and #Kharkiv regions, probing previously dormant border areas. ACLED records clashes in nearly a dozen new locations last week, as small infantry groups crossed without heavy equipment. 🔗 acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

The pause did little to change Russian tactics and reflects the limited impact of previous ceasefires on battlefield activity and energy infrastructure, as the US continues to push for a peace deal by summer 2026.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine has shattered Europe’s security order. @munsecconf.bsky.social new report draws on ACLED data to track suspected Russian hybrid activity across EU and NATO countries since 2022 —including sabotage, cyberattacks & arson. securityconference.org/en/publicati...

#Russia resumed large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after a brief 30 Jan–1 Feb pause under a US-mediated ceasefire. ACLED data show attacks on power, substation & gas facilities temporarily halted during that period. 🔎 #Ukraine monitor: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

Explosive drone detonated in #Moldova village near Ukraine border moldova1.md/p/67159/expl...

#Moldova Transnistrian region hit by widespread blackout following power plant failure moldova1.md/p/67157

President Zelenskyi declared a state of emergency in Ukraine’s energy sector on 14 January after Russian strikes damaged power plants, gas pipelines & substations nationwide. Widespread outages have disrupted heating and water supplies for millions of people. Explore: acleddata.com/monitor/ukra...

Farmer-led protests surged across #Europe in December, driven by discontent over EU subsidies, trade policy, and the cost of doing business. ACLED records more than 1,100 demonstrations, with over half in Greece and a third in France. Full overview: acleddata.com/update/europ...

2025 was Europe’s most conflict-ridden year in decades. @eurcorrespond.bsky.social draws on ACLED data showing that nearly half of the 185,000 violent events recorded worldwide in 2025 took place in #Europe — driven largely by the war in #Ukraine. Explore: europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-viole...

Ukraine says it plans to share nearly four years of combat data, including millions of hours of drone footage, with allies to help train AI models (Max Hunder/Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

⚡️Zelensky names Pavlo Yelizarov new Air Force deputy commander, calls for overhaul of Ukraine's air defenses. "Our task is to build an anti-drone dome over Ukraine," Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said regarding Yelizarov's appointment.

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