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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

28

7 days

images naming one

32

out of 69

publications

7

Telegram and X naming one

with a public record

3

of the 28 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 7 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 4th Guards Tank DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation 2 new record to read Kharkiv Oblast
5 Unmanned Systems Battalion "STRIX" / "СТРІКС"Drones · Ukraine 2 new no record Belgorod Oblast
6 State Emergency Service of Ukrainegovernment agency · Ukraine 1 5 −75 % · Zaporizhia Oblast
7 Russian Aerospace Forcesair force · Russian Federation 1 2 −75 % Vladimir Putin Sumy Oblast
8 "Forpost"Other 1 new no record Kherson Oblast
9 "Sky Riders" of theOther 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
10 (Ukrainian Unit claimed)Other · Ukraine 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
11 116th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
12 177th Naval Infantry RegimentNavy, marines 1 ≈ no record Donetsk Oblast
13 1st Presidential Operational Brigade "Bureva"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
14 34th Marine BrigadeNavy, marines · Ukraine 1 new no record Kherson Oblast
15 39th Coastal Defense BrigadeNavy, marines 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
16 3rd Guards Combined Arms ArmyCorps, armies, forces 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
17 3rd Mechanized BattalionBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
18 3rd Motorized Rifle DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
19 3rd Separate Assault Brigademilitary unit · Ukraine 1 new · Kharkiv Oblast
20 41st Separate Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
21 7th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade "Chistyakovskaya"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
22 82nd Air Assault BrigadeAssault, airborne · Russian Federation 1 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
23 82nd Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment of theDrones 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
24 93rd Mechanized Brigade "ХОЛОДНИЙ ЯР" / "KHOLODNYYAR"Brigades, regiments, battalions 1 new no record Donetsk Oblast
25 Drone Unit "Svarog Team"Drones 1 new no record Kursk Oblast
26 Special Purpose Police Brigade "Khyzhak" / "Predator"Guard, police, border 1 new no record Kursk Oblast
27 Strike Wing Platoon "SKYFOM"Other 1 new no record Luhansk Oblast
28 UAV Unit "Cuckoos Nest" / "Гнездо Кукушки"Drones 1 new no record Donetsk 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)
06

State Emergency Service of Ukraine

government agency · Ukraine · since 1991 · HQ Kyiv

1images
5 posts
−75 %

Emergency response organization in Ukraine.

parent organisation
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
branches and subsidiaries
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (1) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Komyshuvakha (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q1711627 · Wikipédia

07

Russian Aerospace Forces

air force · Russian Federation · since 2015 · HQ Moscow

1images
2 posts
−75 %

Aero-Cosmic Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Leadership
Vladimir Putin · Wikipédia
part of
Russian Armed Forces
Mostly seen
Sumy Oblast (1) · Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Koren'ok (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q21042210 · Wikipédia

08

"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)
09

"Sky Riders" of the

Other

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « "Sky Riders" of the ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
116th Mechanized Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 31
Latest images
Oct 31, Kup'yans'k-Vuzlovyi (Ukraine)
10

(Ukrainian Unit claimed)

Other · Ukraine

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « (Ukrainian Unit claimed) ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with
3rd Motorized Rifle Division (1)
3rd Separate Assault Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Druzhelyubivka (Ukraine)
11

116th Mechanized Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 116th Mechanized Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
"Sky Riders" of the (1)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 31
Latest images
Oct 31, Kup'yans'k-Vuzlovyi (Ukraine)
12

177th Naval Infantry Regiment

Navy, marines

1images
≈

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

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Myrnohrad (Ukraine)
13

1st Presidential Operational Brigade "Bureva"

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 1st Presidential Operational Brigade "Bureva" ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Malynivka (Ukraine)
14

34th Marine Brigade

Navy, marines · Ukraine

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 34th Marine Brigade ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with
"Forpost" (1)
Mostly seen
Kherson Oblast (1) · Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Kardashynka (Ukraine)
15

39th Coastal Defense Brigade

Navy, marines

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 39th Coastal Defense Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Kup'yans'k (Ukraine)
16

3rd Guards Combined Arms Army

Corps, armies, forces

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
82nd Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment of the (1)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Slovyansk (Ukraine)
17

3rd Mechanized Battalion

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Mechanized Battalion ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (1) · Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Yablunivka (Ukraine)
18

3rd Motorized Rifle Division

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Motorized Rifle Division ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
(Ukrainian Unit claimed) (1)
3rd Separate Assault Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Druzhelyubivka (Ukraine)
19

3rd Separate Assault Brigade

military unit · Ukraine · since 2022

1images
new

Ukrainian military unit.

part of
Ukrainian Ground Forces, 3rd Army Corps (Ukraine)
Appears with
(Ukrainian Unit claimed) (1)
3rd Motorized Rifle Division (1)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Druzhelyubivka (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q111792511 · Wikipédia

20

41st Separate Mechanized Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.

Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Kup'yans'k (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
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
3rd Guards Combined Arms Army · 82nd Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment of the1