Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

BenB 🇺🇦

@benborges.xyz

6.1K followers 3.1K following 38K posts

Sharing the latest of the 🇷🇺 War against Ukraine 🇺🇦 @osintukraine.com About me : https://benborges.xyz/about/ Matrix : @benb:osintukraine.com Signal : benb.41 Ukraine War Telegram Archive ⤵️ ⚠️🔞 https://bsky.app/profile/benborges.xyz/post/3jzwf4scubc2y

benborges.xyz

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 26d

Escalation in the Skies: Europe’s Wake-Up Call in a New Era of Hybrid Warfare benborges.xyz/2025/09/13/e...

#poland #europe #ukraine #russia #putin #trump

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Support the OSINT Ukraine Archive the 🇷🇺 War against Ukraine 🇺🇦

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine

benborges.xyz

1 7 12

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 21m

Journalists, researchers, activists: OSINTukraine offers tools to explore 250+ Telegram war channels without needing a Telegram account:

OSINTukraine - OSINT Tools for Ukraine

OSINT tools to archive, document and debunk the Russian War against Ukraine This project is a Telegram Archive, a News aggregator & publishing engine designed to support Ukraine and keep Ukraine information in the News cycle.

osintukraine.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 30m

TURNING POINT IN THE WAR! 🔥 U.S. aid arrives! #shorts
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

1 4

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 35m

Shevchuk appointed as the commander of 15th Corps
Colonel Ruslan Shevchuk, former commander of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and the 58th Motorized Brigade, has been appointed commander of Ukraine’s 15th Army Corps. The appointment was revealed by the...
Source

Shevchuk appointed as the commander of 15th Corps

Colonel Ruslan Shevchuk, former commander of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade and the 58th Motorized Brigade, has been appointed commander of Ukraine’s 15th Army Corps. The appointment was revealed by the…

militaryland.net

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 1h

Russian-owned oil company in Serbia loses U.S. sanctions exemption
Serbia's largest Russian-owned oil company, Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), announced on Oct. 9 that it had not received an extension of its U.S. sanctions waiver, Reuters reported.

Russian-owned oil company in Serbia loses U.S. sanctions exemption

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 1h

Ukraine war latest: Russian strikes reportedly cut over half of Ukraine's gas production ahead of winter
Key developments on Oct. 9: Russian strikes reportedly destroy over half of Ukraine's gas output before winter Ukraine strikes Russian gas and oil facilities in Volgograd O...

Ukraine war latest: Russian strikes reportedly cut over half of Ukraine's gas production ahead of winter

kyivindependent.com

1 1

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 1h

SOVIET OCCUPATION! Stories of the Latvian! #shorts
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 2h

Battle for the East: Ukrainian army destroys enemy and thwarts Kremlin's plans
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

1 1

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 2h

Serbia sends humanitarian aid to Russia's Kursk Oblast worth around $6 million, Moscow claims
While Moscow framed the assistance as "centuries-old brotherhood" and praised "the close ties between our countries and peoples," the move underscores Serbia's ongoing balancing act b...

Serbia sends humanitarian aid to Russia's Kursk Oblast worth around $6 million, Moscow claims

kyivindependent.com

2 1

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 3h

Fair pressure on Russia will lead to peace! – Zelenskyy #shorts
undefined

Fair pressure on Russia will lead to peace! – Zelenskyy #shorts

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 3h

Ukraine reaches a new level of defense capability! Arms exports to begin
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 4h

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are dead, for now. But were they ever alive?
As U.S. President Donald Trump dreams of receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, his track record as a peacemaker in the world's largest ongoing war remains questionable. Despite high-profile meetings and Tr...

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are dead, for now. But were they ever alive?

kyivindependent.com

1 1 4

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 4h

“Rich” Russian “zone” culture and criminal code – Latvian journalist explains | Brave Hearts
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 4h

CHINESE SHIPS IN THE BALTIC SEA! ⚓ Bloomberg reports sabotage! #shorts
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

1 3

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 5h

One of the greatest 20th century Ukrainian novels, now in English translation
Overwhelmed by the buzzing nightlife of Khreshchatyk Street in central Kyiv, Stepan Radchenko, the despondent protagonist of Valerian Pidmohylnyi’s novel “The City,” looks up at the moon for solace a...

One of the greatest 20th century Ukrainian novels, now in English translation

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 5h

China enters shadow war: weapons for Moscow and drones against the EU
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

1 1

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 5h

The Anarchists (yes, anarchists) in Ukraine’s military
Featured Subscriber Comment: By username: #DebDag “This is the single, most important Substack I read all day, every day. I admire the team here, and see you all as my larger family in this disparate world. I mentioned onc...

The Anarchists (yes, anarchists) in Ukraine’s military

www.counteroffensive.news

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 5h

A WALL OF DRONES! 🚀 The EU against Russian tankers! #shorts
undefined

A WALL OF DRONES! 🚀 The EU against Russian tankers! #shorts

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 5h

Tomahawks will force the Russians to negotiate! Washington’s important decision
undefined

- YouTube

www.youtube.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 7h

Zelensky holds first phone call with Czechia's populist leader since election win
The call comes as Kyiv worries that a Babis-led government could undermine Czechia's pro-Ukraine stance, as he has questioned continued military aid and Ukraine's path toward EU membership.

Zelensky holds first phone call with Czechia's populist leader since election win

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 7h

Becoming a member of Kyiv Independent just got easier – introducing PayPal payments and multicurrency support
The Kyiv Independent team has introduced a long-requested feature — members can now pay for monthly or annual memberships using PayPal.

Becoming a member of Kyiv Independent just got easier – introducing PayPal payments and multicurrency support

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 7h

The EU's ambitious plan for frozen Russian assets, explained
Momentum is building to tap more of Russia’s central bank reserves — immobilized after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine — to help fund Kyiv's war effort. As the U.S. moved to wash its hands of Ukraine’s fate , the ...

The EU's ambitious plan for frozen Russian assets, explained

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 7h

Putin admits Russian air defense opened fire at Azerbaijani airliner in 2024
Putin claimed that the missiles exploded a few meters away from the plane, which was then hit by fragments. He linked the incident to the sighting of a Ukrainian drone in the area.

Putin admits Russian air defense opened fire at Azerbaijani airliner in 2024

kyivindependent.com

2 4

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 8h

Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization, Zelensky says
"There is a significant risk that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will actually go to a world war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization, Zelensky says

kyivindependent.com

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 8h

We run on €300/month. No ads, no paywall. Just tools, archives, and documentation. Your financial and visibility support keeps this alive:

OSINTukraine - OSINT Tools for Ukraine

osintukraine.com

1 1

BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 8h

OSINTukraine archives vital data from Ukraine's war. 40TB of storage for Ukrainian Telegram channels needs a sponsor. Contribute today:

Donate

Contribute to OSINTukraine by any donation you can

osintukraine.com