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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.

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named actors

64

14 days

images naming one

97

out of 219

publications

14

Telegram and X naming one

with a public record

6

of the 40 first

01Most named

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.

#ActorImagesPostsTrendLeadershipMostly seen
1 3rd Special Operations DetachmentSpecial forces, intelligence 10 new 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 UAS Company "Hugin"Drones 7 new no record Donetsk Oblast
5 State Emergency Service of Ukrainegovernment agency · Ukraine 5 8 −44 % · Kyiv city
6 Russian Aerospace Forcesair force · Russian Federation 5 5 ≈ Vladimir Putin Donetsk Oblast
7 Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)Special forces, intelligence 5 +67 % no record Kherson Oblast
8 Unit "Ghost"Other 5 new no record Kherson Oblast
9 Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum"Drones · Ukraine 4 +33 % no record Luhansk Oblast
10 Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"Drones · Russian Federation 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
11 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Argos"Drones 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
12 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems BrigadeDrones 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
13 Akhmat special forces unitmilitary unit · Russian Federation 3 1 +200 % · Donetsk Oblast
14 177th Naval Infantry RegimentNavy, marines 2 ≈ no record Donetsk Oblast
15 2nd Battalion "Black"Brigades, regiments, battalions 2 new no record Donetsk Oblast
16 4th Guards Tank DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation 2 new record to read Kharkiv Oblast
17 Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА"Brigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation 2 new no record Donetsk Oblast
18 UAS Unit "Shadow"Drones 2 new no record Donetsk Oblast
19 Unmanned Systems Battalion "STRIX" / "СТРІКС"Drones · Ukraine 2 +100 % no record Belgorod Oblast
20 "Forpost"Other 1 new no record Kherson Oblast
21 "Sky Riders" of theOther 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
22 (Ukrainian Unit claimed)Other · Ukraine 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
23 116th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
24 11th Tank BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
25 142nd Separate Mechanized Brigademechanized infantry brigade · Ukraine 1 new · Zaporizhia Oblast
26 1465th Motorized Rifle RegimentBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
27 1st Battalion of Unmanned Systems "SoKill"Drones 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
28 1st Corps "Azov"Corps, armies, forces 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
29 1st Presidential Operational Brigade "Bureva"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 ≈ no record Donetsk Oblast
30 204th Special Purpose Regiment “Akhmat”Special forces, intelligence 1 ≈ no record Donetsk Oblast
31 26th Guards Tank RegimentBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
32 270th Motorized Rifle Regiment "Akhmat-Caucasus" / "Ахмат-Кавказ"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 ≈ no record Zaporizhia Oblast
33 33rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)military unit · Ukraine 1 ≈ · Kharkiv Oblast
34 34th Marine BrigadeNavy, marines · Ukraine 1 ≈ no record Kherson Oblast
35 39th Coastal Defense BrigadeNavy, marines 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
36 3rd Guards Combined Arms ArmyCorps, armies, forces 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
37 3rd Mechanized BattalionBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
38 3rd Motorized Rifle DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
39 3rd Separate Assault Brigademilitary unit · Ukraine 1 ≈ · Kharkiv Oblast
40 3rd Seperate Motorized Battalion "Volya" / "Воля"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast

02Records of the first twenty

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.

01

3rd Special Operations Detachment

Special forces, intelligence

10images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Special Operations Detachment ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment (10)
Special Operations Center "East" (10)
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (10) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Bohdanivka (Ukraine)
02

Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment

Special forces, intelligence

10images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
3rd Special Operations Detachment (10)
Special Operations Center "East" (10)
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (10) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Bohdanivka (Ukraine)
03

Special Operations Center "East"

Special forces, intelligence

10images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Special Operations Center "East" ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations Regiment (10)
3rd Special Operations Detachment (10)
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (10) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Bohdanivka (Ukraine)
12

Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems Brigade

Drones

4images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (4) · Oct 24
Latest images
Oct 24, Lyman (Ukraine)
Oct 24, Lyman (Ukraine)
Oct 24, Ozerne (Ukraine)
14

177th Naval Infantry Regiment

Navy, marines

2images
≈

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 177th Naval Infantry Regiment ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (2) · Oct 27 → Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Myrnohrad (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Dobropillya (Ukraine)
17

Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА"

Brigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation

2images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА" ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with
Akhmat special forces unit (2)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (2) · Oct 27
Latest images
Oct 27, Lyman (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Lyman (Ukraine)
20

"Forpost"

Other

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « "Forpost" ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
34th Marine Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Kherson Oblast (1) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Kardashynka (Ukraine)

03Named together

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 Regiment10
3rd Special Operations Detachment · Special Operations Center "East"10
Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) · Unit "Ghost"5
Akhmat special forces unit · Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА"2
34th Marine Brigade · "Forpost"1
116th Mechanized Brigade · "Sky Riders" of the1
3rd Separate Assault Brigade · (Ukrainian Unit claimed)1
3rd Motorized Rifle Division · (Ukrainian Unit claimed)1
3rd Motorized Rifle Division · 3rd Separate Assault Brigade1