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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 20

Просто перейдіть на сторінку наших статей і змініть мову у верхньому правому куті, щоб отримати доступ до нашого нового перекладеного матеріалу про вплив дронової війни у Херсоні. Незабаром будуть доступні й інші переклади.

Eyes on Russia Archives

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 20

Очі на Росію (Eyes on Russia), проєкт Центру інформаційної стійкості (Centre for Information Resilience), тепер має контент українською мовою.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 20

CIR's Eyes on Russia project now has content available in Ukrainian.

Just head over to our articles page and switch the language in the top right corner to access the newly available translation of our article on the impact of drone warfare in Kherson.

More translations to follow.

Eyes on Russia Archives

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 15

3/ An A7’s cryptocurrency A7A5 was contacted by the Financial Times for comment in connection with the findings in this report. Read the FT coverage for their response:

Crypto coin for Russian shadow payments moves $9bn

The A7A5 token aims to facilitate financial flows disrupted after Ukraine war

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 15

2/ In June, we published a joint investigation with the @financialtimes.com, exposing A7’s financial scheme and highlighting how it could enable the bypassing of Western sanctions. Access the full report:

A7A5: Circumventing sanctions with stablecoin cryptocurrency

A CIR investigation suggests that Russian company A7 has been constructing a system based on both fiat currency and cryptocurrency to transfer money into and out of Russia.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 15

🧵This week, the US Treasury sanctioned a network that was supporting sanction evasion activities. Part of this network were the Kyrgyzstani company Old Vector and the Russian A7. Read the full US Treasury press release:

Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange and Network Enabling Sanctions Evasion and Cyber Criminals

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is re-designating the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe OU (Garantex), which has directly facilitated...

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ten people, including six children and a paramedic, were reportedly killed in an airstrike which hit a residential house in Jabalia, Gaza on 22 July 2025. CIR investigators were able to identify at least seven casualties, including four minors and an adult in a paramedic uniform.

Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 8

At least five people were reportedly killed and ten others injured following an alleged airstrike on Cairo Primary School on 25 July 2025. Based on available footage, CIR concluded there were at least 15 casualties, including 5 minors. A remnant of a Hellfire missile was identified in the footage.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 8

Satellite imagery from 3 August 2025 shows significant damage to the WHO storage facility and the surrounding area, including residential buildings and temporary structures.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 8

Several videos showing a damaged storage facility of the World Health Organization (WHO) and a nearby residential building in Gaza circulated on social media between 22 and 25 July 2025.

Using available footage, CIR investigators verified the location of the damaged area.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 8

Newly verified events were added to the Israel-Gaza Conflict Map. 52 casualties could be visually confirmed in these incidents, including 12 minors. The map now showcases over 1,780 incidents in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Lebanon. See the thread for more details 👇

Israel-Gaza Conflict Map

The Israel-Gaza Conflict Map is a map of incidents documented by CIR covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 7

Search for the incidents verified by Myanmar Witness in our map here: info-res.org/myanmar-witn...

Air Attacks in Myanmar since 2025 Earthquake

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 7

13 out of 15 Myanmar’s regions/states reported at least one aerial attack during the ceasefire period. Read more to see how events unfolded and how we verified the data: www.info-res.org/myanmar-witn...

Ceasefire in name only: Reported aerial attacks continue after Myanmar’s earthquake truce

After the March 2025 earthquake, Myanmar’s military and resistance forces announced ceasefires to enable aid distribution. However, analysis by Myanmar Witness reveals that attacks continued despite t...

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 7

Investigators from CIR’s Myanmar Witness project analysed data from days before and after the ceasefire, declared by the State Administration Council (SAC) on 2 April 2025.

During this time, there were at least 117 documented aerial attacks, 67 of them taking place after the ceasefire was declared.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 7

Despite the declarations of peace to enable humanitarian relief for Myanmar, reports of airstrikes continued to emerge after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country in March.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 6

The silence surrounding victims and their gender reflects a broader pattern: violence against women often goes under-acknowledged. Read more in our latest article 👇

The gender blind spot: How early reactions to violent attacks sideline misogyny

One year on from the Southport and Bondi Junction knife attacks, CIR researchers explore the narrative trajectories that emerge in the wake of violence, and the implications of what is left unsaid.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 6

One year on from the Southport and Bondi Junction knife attacks, we explore the narrative trajectories that emerge in the wake of violence, and the implications of what is left unsaid.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 1

Watch the film “How we found an RSF military camp in the Libyan desert” in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=umaF...

How we found an RSF military camp in the Libyan desert

YouTube video by CIR - Centre for Information Resilience

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you want to delve deeper into other elements of the investigation that did not make it into the film, check out our article: www.info-res.org/articles/how...

How we found an RSF military camp in the Libyan desert

A new CIR documentary has uncovered the location of a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 1

It includes a second “windscreen match” that helped us to connect the dots between the pickup truck we found in an RSF military camp in Libya and a senior RSF commander, involved in violent attacks in the war in Sudan.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Aug 1

In our latest film, CIR investigators illustrate how sometimes the most “basic” verification method – like matching the writing in the dust – can seem almost revolutionary in its simplicity.

Because not all of the steps in this investigation made it into the film, we want to share this extra clip👇

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Jul 31

It all started with videos showing large groups of fighters racing through the desert.

Read more to see what we found by following their trail: www.info-res.org/articles/how...

How we found an RSF military camp in the Libyan desert

A new CIR documentary has uncovered the location of a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Jul 31

For the first time, CIR has uncovered the location of a Sudanese RSF military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya.

It is directly linked to the war in Sudan.

We will show you where, we will show you how.

Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Jul 30

3/ Read more in our latest investigation: www.info-res.org/articles/a-h...

A hidden war: Violent extremism rules in the Sahel, and is spreading south

CIR's investigation indicates that violent extremist organisations are penetrating further into coastal West Africa. As they battle to consolidate their presence, it is civilians who pay the price.

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · Jul 30

2/ As the conflict continues to spill into the coastal West African states, there is a growing need for open source investigations and international media coverage to shed light and increase awareness on the many actors involved in the human rights abuses and violations.

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