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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

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89 days

images naming one

1,506

out of 2,585

publications

271

Telegram and X naming one

with a public record

18

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 89 days before.

#ActorImagesPostsTrendLeadershipMostly seen
1 Israel Defense Forcesarmed forces · Israel 92 57 Eyal Zamir, Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine
2 Houthispolitical movement · Yemen 58 19 Abd al-Malik al-Houthi Yemen
3 Israeli Air Forceair force · Israel 42 4 Tomer Bar Palestine
4 State Emergency Service of Ukrainegovernment agency · Ukraine 41 42 · Kyiv city
5 HamasIslamist movement · Palestine 40 42 Khaled Mashal Palestine
6 Russian Aerospace Forcesair force · Russian Federation 36 18 Vladimir Putin Donetsk Oblast
7 Unmanned Systems Forcesbranch of service · Ukraine 36 15 Robert Brovdi Zaporizhia Oblast
8 Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"Drones · Russian Federation 30 no record Donetsk Oblast
9 Security Service of Ukrainesecurity agency · Ukraine 28 17 Oleksandr Poklad, Yevhenii Khmara Donetsk Oblast
10 Akhmat special forces unitmilitary unit · Russian Federation 27 11 · Kharkiv Oblast
11 Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum"Drones · Ukraine 25 no record Luhansk Oblast
12 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Ronin"Drones · Ukraine 24 no record Zaporizhia Oblast
13 Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukrainemilitary intelligence agency · Ukraine 22 10 Oleh Ivashchenko Donetsk Oblast
14 Sinaloa CartelMexican cartel · Mexico 18 10 Ismael Zambada Sin.
15 Alpha Groupspecial forces · Ukraine 18 Yevhenii Khmara Rostov Oblast
16 UAV Unit "Ivan Franko Group"Drones 18 no record Donetsk Oblast
17 Ukrainian Air Forceair force · Ukraine 17 3 Anatolii Kryvonozhko Donetsk Oblast
18 Ansar AllahOther · Saudi Arabia 17 no record Yemen
19 Government of Yemengovernment · Yemen 17 · Yemen
20 MFOther 17 no record Sin.
21 Azov BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Ukraine 16 11 Denys Prokopenko Donetsk Oblast
22 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the First Winter CampaignBrigades, regiments, battalions 16 no record Donetsk Oblast
23 Unmanned Systems Regiment "Phoenix" / "Фенікс"Drones · Ukraine 16 no record Donetsk Oblast
24 Jalisco New Generation CartelMexican cartel · Mexico 15 6 Juan Carlos Valencia González, Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez Mich.
25 Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigadesmilitary wing · Palestine 15 4 · Palestine
26 24th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 15 no record Donetsk Oblast
27 UAS Company "Hugin"Drones 15 no record Donetsk Oblast
28 245th Motorized Rifle RegimentBrigades, regiments, battalions 14 no record Kharkiv Oblast
29 475th Assault RegimentAssault, airborne 14 no record Kharkiv Oblast
30 58th Motorized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 14 no record Kharkiv Oblast
31 Battalion "Vakha" / "Ваха"Brigades, regiments, battalions · Russian Federation 14 no record Kharkiv Oblast
32 Fire Support Regiment "Dnipro-1"Artillery, strikes 14 no record Donetsk Oblast
33 Yemeni Armed ForcesCorps, armies, forces · Yemen 14 no record Yemen
34 11th Tank BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 13 no record Kharkiv Oblast
35 3rd Army Corps (Ukraine)army corps · Ukraine 13 · Donetsk Oblast
36 "Zapad-Akhmat" battalionBrigades, regiments, battalions 12 no record Kharkiv Oblast
37 20th Operational Brigade "LYUBART"Brigades, regiments, battalions 12 no record Donetsk Oblast
38 Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)Special forces, intelligence 12 no record Kherson Oblast
39 Special Operations Center "East"Special forces, intelligence 12 no record Zaporizhia Oblast
40 UAS Unit "Prymary" / "Примари"Drones 12 no record Ukraine

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

Israel Defense Forces

armed forces · Israel · since 1948 · HQ HaKirya

92images
57 posts

Combined military forces of Israel.

Leadership
Eyal Zamir (Chief of the General Staff)
Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel)
parent organisation
Ministry of Defense
part of
Israeli security forces
allegiance
Israel
branches and subsidiaries
Israeli Air Force, Israeli Navy, Israeli Ground Forces
Appears with
Israeli Air Force (24)
Hamas (23)other side
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (10)other side
Hezbollah (7)other side
Mostly seen
Palestine (45), Lebanon (39) · Aug 8 → Oct 27
Latest images
Oct 27, Zawtar El Charqiyeh (Lebanon)
Oct 27, Zawtar El Charqiyeh (Lebanon)
Oct 27, Zawtar El Charqiyeh (Lebanon)

Sources : Wikidata Q58967 · Wikipédia

02

Houthis

political movement · Yemen · since 1994 · HQ Saada

58images
19 posts

Yemeni Islamist organization.

Leadership
Abd al-Malik al-Houthi (since 2004)
Founded by
Hussein al-Houthi (died 2004)
affiliation
Axis of Resistance
Designated terrorist by
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, United States, Canada, Israel
Appears with
Government of Yemen (13)
Ansar Allah (8)other side
Yemeni Armed Forces (3)
Saudi Air Force (2)other side
Mostly seen
Yemen (47), Saudi Arabia (8) · Aug 9 → Oct 25
Latest images
Oct 25, Abha Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q3042087 · Wikipédia

03

Israeli Air Force

air force · Israel · since 1948 · HQ HaKirya

42images
4 posts

Aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces.

Leadership
Tomer Bar (commanded by)
parent organisation
Israel Defense Forces
part of
Israel Defense Forces
Appears with
Israel Defense Forces (24)
Hamas (23)other side
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (15)other side
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (5)other side
Mostly seen
Palestine (29), Lebanon (8) · Aug 12 → Oct 23
Latest images
Oct 23, Mazraat Aazzeh (Lebanon)
Oct 20, Seddiqine (Lebanon)
Oct 19, Gaza (Palestine)

Sources : Wikidata Q462211 · Wikipédia

04

State Emergency Service of Ukraine

government agency · Ukraine · since 1991 · HQ Kyiv

41images
42 posts

Emergency response organization in Ukraine.

parent organisation
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
branches and subsidiaries
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center
Appears with
shelling (1)
UAV (1)
245th Motorized Rifle Regiment (1)
Security Service of Ukraine (1)
Mostly seen
Kyiv city (14), Kharkiv Oblast (5) · Aug 12 → Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Komyshuvakha (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Kyiv (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Kyiv (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q1711627 · Wikipédia

05

Hamas

Islamist movement · Palestine · since 1987 · HQ Gaza City

40images
42 posts

Palestinian Islamist political and military organization.

Leadership
Khaled Mashal (since 2024)
Founded by
Ahmad Yasin (died 2004), Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi (died 2004), Mahmoud al-Zahar, Mohammad Taha (died 2014), Imad al-Alami (died 2018), Abdul Fatah Dukhan (died 2023), Hassan Yousef
affiliation
Axis of Resistance
Designated terrorist by
United States, Israel, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Australia, Japan, Paraguay, Argentina
Appears with
Israeli Air Force (23)other side
Israel Defense Forces (23)other side
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (15)
Free Homeland Forces (6)
Mostly seen
Palestine (39), Israel (1) · Aug 12 → Nov 3
Latest images
Nov 3, Palestine
Nov 3, Palestine
Nov 3, Palestine

Sources : Wikidata Q38799 · Wikipédia

06

Russian Aerospace Forces

air force · Russian Federation · since 2015 · HQ Moscow

36images
18 posts

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

Leadership
Vladimir Putin · Wikipédia
part of
Russian Armed Forces
Appears with
65th Mechanized Brigade (4)other side
42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division (3)
158th Mechanized Brigade (2)
15th Operation Brigade "Kara-Dag" (2)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (16), Zaporizhia Oblast (7) · Aug 11 → Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Koren'ok (Ukraine)
Oct 25, Oskil (Ukraine)
Oct 23, Ukraine

Sources : Wikidata Q21042210 · Wikipédia

07

Unmanned Systems Forces

branch of service · Ukraine

36images
15 posts

Branch of service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Leadership
Robert Brovdi · Wikipédia
parent organisation
Armed Forces of Ukraine
part of
Armed Forces of Ukraine
allegiance
Ukraine
Appears with
1st Seperate SBS Center (10)
9th Long-Range Strike Battalion "Kairos" (8)
413th Unmanned Systems Regiment "RAID" "РЕЙД" (3)
Security Service of Ukraine (3)
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (9), Ukraine (7) · Aug 14 → Oct 17
Latest images
Oct 17, Kyrylivka (Ukraine)
Oct 14, Kolodyazi (Ukraine)
Oct 12, Dobropasove (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q124471195 · Wikipédia

08

Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"

Drones · Russian Federation

30images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon" ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with
Russian Aerospace Forces (2)
245th Motorized Rifle Regiment (1)
Akhmat special forces unit (1)
Battalion "Vakha" / "Ваха" (1)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (12), Kharkiv Oblast (7) · Aug 8 → Oct 27
Latest images
Oct 27, Kozacha Lopan' (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Vesele (Ukraine)
Oct 24, Ivanopillya (Ukraine)
09

Security Service of Ukraine

security agency · Ukraine · since 1991 · HQ Kyiv

28images
17 posts

National intelligence and law enforcement agency of Ukraine.

Leadership
Oleksandr Poklad (Head of the Security Service of Ukraine)
Yevhenii Khmara (since 2026)
Founded by
Verkhovna Rada
Appears with
UAV Unit "Ivan Franko Group" (9)
Alpha Group (8)
Unmanned Systems Forces (3)
State Emergency Service of Ukraine (1)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (10), Rostov Oblast (5) · Aug 8 → Oct 21
Latest images
Oct 21, Kyiv (Ukraine)
Oct 18, Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Oct 16, Rivne (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q615811 · Wikipédia

10

Akhmat special forces unit

military unit · Russian Federation

27images
11 posts

A military organization in Chechnya.

part of
National Guard of Russia
Appears with
Battalion "Vakha" / "Ваха" (14)
245th Motorized Rifle Regiment (13)
58th Motorized Brigade (12)
475th Assault Regiment (12)
Mostly seen
Kharkiv Oblast (17), Donetsk Oblast (10) · Aug 10 → Oct 27
Latest images
Oct 27, Lyman (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Lyman (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Lyman (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q114032940

13

Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

military intelligence agency · Ukraine · since 1992 · HQ Elektrykiv Street

22images
10 posts

Ukrainian Military Intelligence Agency.

Leadership
Oleh Ivashchenko
parent organisation
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Appears with
3rd Army Corps (Ukraine) (7)
Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) (4)
Group 13 (4)
UAS Unit "Prymary" / "Примари" (2)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (7), Zaporizhia Oblast (5) · Aug 10 → Oct 9
Latest images
Oct 9, Veletnivka (Ukraine)
Oct 9, Veletnivka (Ukraine)
Oct 9, Veletnivka (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q2497240 · Wikipédia

14

Sinaloa Cartel

Mexican cartel · Mexico · since 1987

18images
10 posts

Mexican drug cartel and terrorist organization.

Leadership
Ismael Zambada (since 2016)
Founded by
Héctor Luis Palma Salaza, Ismael Zambada, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (died 2014), Luciano Reynosa Pérez (died 2008)
Opponents
Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Los Zetas, Gulf Cartel, La Línea, Juárez Cartel, Los Mazatlecos, Cártel de Tijuana, Logan Heights Gang
Appears with
MF (6)
Cabreras - MF (2)
Mayito Flaco (2)
Jalisco New Generation Cartel (2)
Mostly seen
Sin. (9), Sinaloa (4) · Aug 9 → Nov 3
Latest images
Nov 3, Kubinka-60 (Russian Federation)
Oct 9, La Sábila (Mexico)
Oct 8, El Palmito (Mexico)

Sources : Wikidata Q1586503 · Wikipédia

15

Alpha Group

special forces · Ukraine · since 1974 · HQ Kyiv

18images

Leadership
Yevhenii Khmara · Wikipédia
Appears with
Security Service of Ukraine (8)
Ukrainian Navy (8)
21st Unmanned Systems Regiment "KRAKEN 1654" (1)
125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Rostov Oblast (12), Krasnodar Krai (3) · Aug 12 → Oct 14
Latest images
Oct 14, Kolodyazi (Ukraine)
Sep 28, Staronizhesteblievskaya (Russian Federation)
Sep 26, Azov (Russian Federation)

Sources : Wikidata Q12077877 · Wikipédia

17

Ukrainian Air Force

air force · Ukraine · since 1992 · HQ Vinnytsia

17images
3 posts

Aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces.

Leadership
Anatolii Kryvonozhko · Wikipédia
part of
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Appears with
128th Motorized Rifle Brigade (3)
Drone Company "Falcon Squad" (2)
83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment (1)other side
(claimed position of Russian) (1)other side
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (6), Belgorod Oblast (4) · Aug 13 → Oct 20
Latest images
Oct 20, Terebreno (Russian Federation)
Oct 12, Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Oct 3, Shebekino (Russian Federation)

Sources : Wikidata Q648653 · Wikipédia

18

Ansar Allah

Other · Saudi Arabia

17images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Ansar Allah ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with
Houthis (8)other side
Southern Giants Brigade (4)other side
22nd Infantry Brigade (3)
Yemeni Armed Forces (3)other side
Mostly seen
Yemen (15), Saudi Arabia (2) · Oct 19 → Oct 30
Latest images
Oct 30, Yemen
Oct 27, Yemen
Oct 27, Murad (Yemen)

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.

Israeli Air Force · Israel Defense Forces24
Hamas · Israeli Air Forceopposing sides23
Hamas · Israel Defense Forcesopposing sides23
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades · Israeli Air Forceopposing sides15
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades · Hamas15
Akhmat special forces unit · Battalion "Vakha" / "Ваха"14
Government of Yemen · Houthis13
245th Motorized Rifle Regiment · Akhmat special forces unit13
245th Motorized Rifle Regiment · Battalion "Vakha" / "Ваха"13
Akhmat special forces unit · "Zapad-Akhmat" battalion12