Russia is ALL GAS NO BREAKS on the so-called youth "military patriotic" education. There's a social shift and the price to pay is in blood and trauma for generations to come. The state sponsored Russian Cossacks are one part of that, they are also a way to co-opt an identity that is Ukrainian too.

Life in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has been brought to a standstill after a jihadist organisation launched a series of attacks on inbound fuel convoys. Bellingcat has verified six attacks since September, which together have damaged more than 130 fuel tankers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

The media/social fatigue around the Russia-Ukraine war is real and only helps the aggressor. Working on this piece brought me to the brink of that. Now, empathy regained, I am sharing it with an ask: read, and allow your emotions to read with you. www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...

Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...

If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people. Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org

Follow us at @decoherence.media and read our announcement!

The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Excellent to see @evidentmedia.org's doc that @bellingcat.com contributed to — "In Real Life: A Hidden War" — has won the @rtdna.bsky.social Murrow Award for Best News Documentary: www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-a... Related piece from @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

Bellingcat has just launched a major new update to our Auto Archiver tool, simplifying the process of archiving online content for individuals or teams. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that data? We've updated our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving easier... www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

This report is a 200+ pages masterclass on how ingenuity plays a role in open source investigations. TLDR: Collect evidence of munition remnants > estimate direction of origin > overlay to know where to look for launch systems > identify military units > trace back chain of command.

After watching dozens of ICE raid/arrest videos it's clear how smartphones change the dynamics in these situations: It's why faces are covered, why operations are fast-in/fast-out, and in many cases why agents show restraint. > Filming and knowing your rights is crucial to a balanced power dynamic.

Auto Archiver v1.0.0 is out 🎉 Now with documentation, guides, tests, and new exciting features. A big thanks to @erinhmclark.bsky.social and Patrick Robertson who went out of their way to improve the quality and reliability of the tool. See what changed here: github.com/bellingcat/a...

While @msramalho.bsky.social also contributed technical assistance to the investigation into photographer Yasser Qudih, who was the subject of a smear campaign that forced him into exile forbiddenstories.org/from-slander...

Bellingcat's Auto Archiver is never gonna give you up github.com/bellingcat/a...