Bellingcat is pleased to announce our work has received six Emmy award nominations. The winners will be announced in May. Here's a short thread on the work that we're proud to say has been highlighted 🧵
These are fixed positions like bases, tunnels, airfields,... designed to help geolocators identify what may have been hit in the event of POVs (Point of View) and to build better situational awareness of what is happening in Iran.
More information: geoconfirmed.org/iran
GeoConfirmed Iran.
We are adding a static layer to our Iran map, which you can activate on the right side.
Day by day, we are adding more locations to this static layer.
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/blin...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/2368...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/noel...
t.me/brigade_14/4...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine
0:21-0:23 - Russian soldier attacked with drone by 14th mechanized brigade of Ukraine.
49.70982, 37.75801
PQ55+W6C Petropavlivka, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Reported involved units:
14th Mechanized Brigade ￫ 10th Army Corps ￫ Ukrainian Ground Forces
GeoLocated by @blinzka.bsky.social
GeoConfirmed UKR.
0:19-0:20 - Explosion filmed by the 14th mechanized brigade of Ukraine, likely a drone hit on a Russian quad bike or its driver.
49.70949, 37.75914
PQ55+QMR Petropavlivka, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Geoconfirmed Iran.
We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours.
Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it.
geoconfirmed.org/iran
For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/anno...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/israel/8a0c7...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/anno...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/israel
GeoConfirmed ISR.
Israeli forces blow up the Turkish Moraj Water Station in northern Rafah.
31.311889, 34.263417
8G3P8767+Q9
GeoLocated by @annonemo.bsky.social
Thanks to @pouletvolant3.bsky.social for the reminder on BlueSky:
bsky.app/profile/poul...
For the OSINT community: GeoConfirmed QGIS Plugin is now available.
Query GeoConfirmed's conflict geolocations directly from QGIS with:
• Boolean keyword search
• Faction & date filtering
• Spatial filters (radius, canvas extent, within polygon)
github.com/Silverfish94...
@coupsure.bsky.social
Pictured:
GeoConfirmed’s admin team verified geolocations conducted by the GeoConfirmed volunteer community, as well as contributions from other volunteers, related to the Ukraine–Russia conflict.
Over 50,000+ GeoConfirmed locations where events occured.
(geoconfirmed.org/ukraine)
The State of the OSINT Community,
a message to the 'OSINT' accounts.
Let’s all take a step back and look at the broader “OSINT” community.
What do we actually see?
--Read our statement placed on X--
x.com/GeoConfirmed...
Or below in the printscreens. 👇
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/blin...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/4819...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/maks...
t.me/soniah_hub/1...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine
GeoConfirmed UKR.
A school's building with claimed ~20 Russian soldiers inside, hit with AASM Hammer bombs by Ukraine.
50.30915, 36.31713
8858+MV2 Zhuravlevka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
GeoLocated by @blinzka.bsky.social
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/taod...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/d20c...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/taod...
www.facebook.com/reel/8640670...
t.me/si4eslavskab...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine
GeoConfirmed UKR.
0:00-0:12 - Ukrainian shelling, reportedly by BM-21 Grad (area grid)
48.291341, 37.19662
75RW+GJQ Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
GeoLocated by @taod51.bsky.social
Excited to share the first edition of OSINT Field Notes for 2026. There's a lot here, from film geolocations, hybrid war maps, laptop farms, broken redactions and surveillance map sources.
Read here: tinyurl.com/osintfieldno...
Here's some nuggets from the dispatches section 👇🧵
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/taod...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/iran/1bc3c2b...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/taod...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/iran
GeoConfirmed Iran.
The Baloch group Jaysh al-Adl targeted Major Mahmoud Haghighat, the attack took place in the village of Shahr Deraz
27.178104, 60.727068
5PHG+6RW Shahr Draz, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
GeoLocated by @taod51.bsky.social
Geolocation:
Geo:
x.com/GhonchehAzad...
Proof:
x.com/GeoRaccoon/s...
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/iran/d312708...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/laur...
t.me/VahidOnline/...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/iran
GeoConfirmed Iran.
Protesters sitting in front of security forces in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar.
35.671713, 51.422045
MCCC+MRM Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
GeoLocated by @GhonchehAzad and @GeoRaccoon
All data is combined on our maps.
For example: the protests in Iran. (Started December 28, 2025)
geoconfirmed.org/iran
All data is combined on our maps.
For example: the protests in Iran. (Started December 28, 2025)
geoconfirmed.org/iran
Reminder:
As long as BlueSky doesn't allow more characters we will use X as our main communication platform. It's just to time intesive to split up our tweets for this platform.
We make an exemption if the geolocation is done on BlueSky, those we try to tweet.
geoconfirmed.org
Location:
geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/d5d6...
Sources:
bsky.app/profile/noel...
x.com/NOELreports/...
t.me/exilenova_pl...
Visit our map: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine
Geolocation:
bsky.app/profile/blin...
GeoConfirmed UKR.
An oil/fuel depot on fire after a Ukrainian strike.
Point of view - 52.0811, 39.72296
3PJF+C5P Streletskie Khutora, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
GeoLocated by @blinzka.bsky.social
GeoConfirmed VEN.
Visit our map for all known geolocations.
geoconfirmed.org/ven
