Dawn Geopolitics
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Groups, units and organisations named in footage geolocated by GeoConfirmed and in the Telegram and X posts it cites. For each: who leads it, what it belongs to, who it appears with.
named actors
94
14 days
images naming one
144
out of 306
publications
21
Telegram and X naming one
with a public record
10
of the 40 first
An image counts once per actor, whether it is in GeoConfirmed's unit list, in the description or in the original post. Trend: against the 14 days before.
| # | Actor | Images | Posts | Trend | Leadership | Mostly seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd Special Operations DetachmentSpecial forces, intelligence | 10 | +900 % | no record | Zaporizhia Oblast | |
| 2 | Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations RegimentSpecial forces, intelligence | 10 | new | no record | Zaporizhia Oblast | |
| 3 | Special Operations Center "East"Special forces, intelligence | 10 | new | no record | Zaporizhia Oblast | |
| 4 |  Ansar AllahOther · Saudi Arabia |
7 | −30 % | no record | Yemen | |
| 5 | UAS Company "Hugin"Drones | 7 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 6 |  State Emergency Service of Ukrainegovernment agency · Ukraine |
6 | 9 | −40 % | · | Kyiv city |
| 7 |  HamasIslamist movement · Palestine |
6 | 1 | +50 % | Khaled Mashal | Palestine |
| 8 | Free Homeland ForcesCorps, armies, forces | 6 | new | no record | Palestine | |
| 9 |  Israel Defense Forcesarmed forces · Israel |
6 | −33 % | Eyal Zamir, Benjamin Netanyahu | Lebanon | |
| 10 |  Russian Aerospace Forcesair force · Russian Federation |
5 | 5 | ≈ | Vladimir Putin | Donetsk Oblast |
| 11 | Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)Special forces, intelligence | 5 | +67 % | no record | Kherson Oblast | |
| 12 | Unit "Ghost"Other | 5 | new | no record | Kherson Oblast | |
| 13 |  Houthispolitical movement · Yemen |
4 | 1 | −85 % | Abd al-Malik al-Houthi | Yemen |
| 14 | Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum"Drones · Ukraine |
4 | ≈ | no record | Luhansk Oblast | |
| 15 | Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"Drones · Russian Federation |
4 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 16 | Unmanned Systems Battalion "Argos"Drones | 4 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 17 | Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems BrigadeDrones | 4 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 18 | Yemeni Armed ForcesCorps, armies, forces · Yemen |
4 | +100 % | no record | Yemen | |
| 19 | Akhmat special forces unitmilitary unit · Russian Federation |
3 | 1 | +200 % | · | Donetsk Oblast |
| 20 | 22nd Infantry BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions | 3 | new | no record | Yemen | |
| 21 | 50th Self-Propelled Artillery RegimentArtillery, strikes | 3 | new | no record | Zaporizhia Oblast | |
| 22 | MFOther | 3 | +50 % | no record | Sin. | |
| 23 | Rapid Support Forcesmilitary unit | 2 | 2 | ≈ | Hemedti, Abdelrahim Dagalo | Ethiopia |
| 24 | 177th Naval Infantry RegimentNavy, marines | 2 | ≈ | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 25 | 2nd Battalion "Black"Brigades, regiments, battalions | 2 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 26 | 4th Guards Tank DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation |
2 | new | record to read | Kharkiv Oblast | |
| 27 | Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА"Brigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation |
2 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 28 | Center Group of ForcesCorps, armies, forces | 2 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 29 | Saudi Air ForceAir force · Saudi Arabia |
2 | −67 % | no record | Saudi Arabia | |
| 30 | Southern Giants BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen |
2 | −60 % | no record | Yemen | |
| 31 |  Sudanese Armed Forcesarmed forces · Sudan |
2 | +100 % | · | Sudan | |
| 32 | UAS Unit "Shadow"Drones | 2 | new | no record | Donetsk Oblast | |
| 33 | Unmanned Systems Battalion "STRIX" / "СТРІКС"Drones · Ukraine |
2 | ≈ | no record | Belgorod Oblast | |
| 34 |  Islamic Statecaliphate · Iraq |
1 | 1 | new | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | Syria |
| 35 |  Sinaloa CartelMexican cartel · Mexico |
1 | 1 | −50 % | Ismael Zambada | Moscow Oblast |
| 36 | "Forpost"Other | 1 | new | no record | Kherson Oblast | |
| 37 | "Sky Riders" of theOther | 1 | new | no record | Kharkiv Oblast | |
| 38 | (Ukrainian Unit claimed)Other · Ukraine |
1 | new | no record | Kharkiv Oblast | |
| 39 | 116th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions | 1 | new | no record | Kharkiv Oblast | |
| 40 | 119th Separate Territorial Defense BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Ukraine |
1 | new | no record | Sumy Oblast |
Leadership, founders and affiliations from Wikidata; allies and opponents from the English Wikipedia infobox. A unit without a record is shown as GeoConfirmed names it.
10images
+900 %
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Special Operations Detachment ». No record attached : side not established.
10images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment ». No record attached : side not established.
10images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Special Operations Center "East" ». No record attached : side not established.
Ansar Allah7images
−30 %
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Ansar Allah ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Houthis (4)other sideYemeni Armed Forces (2)other sideSouthern Giants Brigade (1)other side7images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « UAS Company "Hugin" ». No record attached : side not established.
State Emergency Service of Ukraine6images
9 posts
−40 %
Emergency response organization in Ukraine.
Sources : Wikidata Q1711627 · Wikipédia
Hamas6images
1 posts
+50 %
Palestinian Islamist political and military organization.
United States, Israel, 
United Kingdom, European Union, 
Canada, 
Australia, 
Japan, 
Paraguay, 
ArgentinaSources : Wikidata Q38799 · Wikipédia
6images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Free Homeland Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Hamas (6)Israel Defense Forces6images
−33 %
Combined military forces of Israel.
Sources : Wikidata Q58967 · Wikipédia
Russian Aerospace Forces5images
5 posts
≈
Aero-Cosmic Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Sources : Wikidata Q21042210 · Wikipédia
5images
+67 %
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) ». No record attached : side not established.
5images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Unit "Ghost" ». No record attached : side not established.
Houthis4images
1 posts
−85 %
Yemeni Islamist organization.
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, 
United Arab Emirates, 
Malaysia, United States, Canada, IsraelAnsar Allah (4)other sideSaudi Air Force (1)other sideSources : Wikidata Q3042087 · Wikipédia
Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum"4images
≈
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum" ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"4images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon" ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
4images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Unmanned Systems Battalion "Argos" ». No record attached : side not established.
4images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.
Yemeni Armed Forces4images
+100 %
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Yemeni Armed Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.
Southern Giants Brigade (2)Ansar Allah (2)other sideAkhmat special forces unit3images
1 posts
+200 %
A military organization in Chechnya.
Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА" (2)Sources : Wikidata Q114032940
3images
new
Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 22nd Infantry Brigade ». No record attached : several possible records.
Ansar Allah (3)Houthis (2)Pairs of actors named in the same images: often the unit striking and the one struck, sometimes two units on the same side.
| Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment · Special Operations Center "East" | 10 |
| 3rd Special Operations Detachment · Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment | 10 |
| 3rd Special Operations Detachment · Special Operations Center "East" | 10 |
| Hamas · Free Homeland Forces | 6 |
| Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) · Unit "Ghost" | 5 |
| Houthis · Ansar Allahopposing sides | 4 |
| 22nd Infantry Brigade · Ansar Allah | 3 |
| Southern Giants Brigade · Yemeni Armed Forces | 2 |
| Ansar Allah · Yemeni Armed Forcesopposing sides | 2 |
| 22nd Infantry Brigade · Houthis | 2 |