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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

172

30 days

images naming one

278

out of 601

publications

41

Telegram and X naming one

with a public record

10

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 30 days before.

#ActorImagesPostsTrendLeadershipMostly seen
1 State Emergency Service of Ukrainegovernment agency · Ukraine 18 20 ≈ · Kyiv city
2 3rd Special Operations DetachmentSpecial forces, intelligence 11 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
3 Russian Aerospace Forcesair force · Russian Federation 10 8 +43 % Vladimir Putin Zaporizhia Oblast
4 Battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems "Signum"Drones · Ukraine 10 +233 % no record Luhansk Oblast
5 Hornets of the 3rd Special Operations RegimentSpecial forces, intelligence 10 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
6 Special Operations Center "East"Special forces, intelligence 10 +900 % no record Zaporizhia Oblast
7 UAV Company "Cursed Empire"Drones 10 new no record Donetsk Oblast
8 International Atomic Energy Agencyorganization established by the United Nations 9 1 new Rafael Grossi Zaporizhia Oblast
9 Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)Special forces, intelligence 8 +167 % no record Kherson Oblast
10 UAS Company "Hugin"Drones 7 new no record Donetsk Oblast
11 65th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Ukraine 6 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
12 Unit "Ghost"Other 5 new no record Kherson Oblast
13 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Ronin"Drones · Ukraine 5 ≈ no record Zaporizhia Oblast
14 Akhmat special forces unitmilitary unit · Russian Federation 4 2 ≈ · Donetsk Oblast
15 125th Separate Heavy Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 4 +300 % no record Donetsk Oblast
16 177th Naval Infantry RegimentNavy, marines 4 +100 % no record Donetsk Oblast
17 43rd Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 4 new no record Kharkiv Oblast
18 6th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "Hyperion"Drones 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
19 Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"Drones · Russian Federation 4 +300 % no record Donetsk Oblast
20 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Argos"Drones 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
21 Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rassvet" of the 38th Unmanned Systems BrigadeDrones 4 new no record Donetsk Oblast
22 Unmanned Systems Battalion "STRIX" / "СТРІКС"Drones · Ukraine 4 new no record Belgorod Oblast
23 Security Service of Ukrainesecurity agency · Ukraine 3 3 −62 % Oleksandr Poklad, Yevhenii Khmara Kyiv city
24 Unmanned Systems Forcesbranch of service · Ukraine 3 2 −86 % Robert Brovdi Zaporizhia Oblast
25 Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukrainemilitary intelligence agency · Ukraine 3 1 −75 % Oleh Ivashchenko Kherson Oblast
26 20th Guards ArmySoviet Field Army · Russian Federation 3 −40 % Oleg Mityaev Donetsk Oblast
27 41st Separate Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 3 +50 % no record Kharkiv Oblast
28 423rd Battalion of Unmanned Systems “Scythian Griffins”Drones · Ukraine 3 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
29 50th Self-Propelled Artillery RegimentArtillery, strikes 3 new no record Zaporizhia Oblast
30 Separate Special Forces Unit "Lasar's Group"Special forces, intelligence 3 new no record Kherson Oblast
31 UAS Battalion "Flash"Drones · Ukraine 3 +200 % no record Donetsk Oblast
32 UAS Unit "Prymary" / "Примари"Drones 3 −50 % no record Ukraine
33 115th Mechanized BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions 2 new no record Russian Federation
34 118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)mechanized infantry brigade · Ukraine 2 new · Zaporizhia Oblast
35 18th Combined Arms Armymilitary unit · Russian Federation 2 −60 % · Kherson Oblast
36 1st Presidential Operational Brigade "Bureva"Brigades, regiments, battalions 2 ≈ no record Donetsk Oblast
37 1st Special Purpose Detachment "Omega 1"Special forces, intelligence 2 +100 % no record Donetsk Oblast
38 204th Special Purpose Regiment “Akhmat”Special forces, intelligence 2 new no record Donetsk Oblast
39 20th Operational Brigade "LYUBART"Brigades, regiments, battalions 2 −80 % no record Donetsk Oblast
40 225th Assault RegimentAssault, airborne · Ukraine 2 +100 % no record Zaporizhia 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

State Emergency Service of Ukraine

government agency · Ukraine · since 1991 · HQ Kyiv

18images
20 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)
Mostly seen
Kyiv city (7), Zaporizhia Oblast (1) · Oct 7 → Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Komyshuvakha (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Kyiv (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Kyiv (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q1711627 · Wikipédia

02

3rd Special Operations Detachment

Special forces, intelligence

11images
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)
Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (1)
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (10), Donetsk Oblast (1) · Oct 8 → Nov 2
Latest images
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Azovske (Ukraine)
Nov 2, Bohdanivka (Ukraine)
03

Russian Aerospace Forces

air force · Russian Federation · since 2015 · HQ Moscow

10images
8 posts
+43 %

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
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (4), Donetsk Oblast (3) · Oct 11 → Nov 1
Latest images
Nov 1, Koren'ok (Ukraine)
Oct 25, Oskil (Ukraine)
Oct 23, Ukraine

Sources : Wikidata Q21042210 · Wikipédia

05

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)
06

Special Operations Center "East"

Special forces, intelligence

10images
+900 %

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)
08

International Atomic Energy Agency

organization established by the United Nations · since 1957 · HQ Vienna

9images
1 posts
new

International organisation.

Leadership
Rafael Grossi (since 2019)
parent organisation
United Nations
member of
Digital Preservation Coalition, International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers
branches and subsidiaries
International Nuclear Library Network, International Atomic Energy Agency - Trieste
Mostly seen
Zaporizhia Oblast (9) · Oct 15
Latest images
Oct 15, Enerhodar (Ukraine)
Oct 15, Enerhodar (Ukraine)
Oct 15, Enerhodar (Ukraine)

Sources : Wikidata Q41984 · Wikipédia

09

Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)

Special forces, intelligence

8images
+167 %

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
Unit "Ghost" (5)
Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (3)
Mostly seen
Kherson Oblast (6), Ukraine (1) · Oct 9 → Oct 28
Latest images
Oct 28, Ukraine
Oct 28, Askaniya-Nova (Ukraine)
Oct 28, Askaniya-Nova (Ukraine)
15

125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions

4images
+300 %

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
21st Unmanned Systems Regiment "KRAKEN 1654" (1)
60th Mechanized Brigade (1)
3rd Separate Assault Brigade (1)
20th Unmanned Systems Brigade "K-2" (1)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (4) · Oct 6 → Oct 14
Latest images
Oct 14, Kolodyazi (Ukraine)
Oct 13, Shandryholove (Ukraine)
Oct 6, Shandryholove (Ukraine)
18

6th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "Hyperion"

Drones

4images
new

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 6th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "Hyperion" ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with
11th Tank Brigade (1)
Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (4) · Oct 8 → Oct 25
Latest images
Oct 25, Ozerne (Ukraine)
Oct 8, Zarichne (Ukraine)
Oct 8, Zarichne (Ukraine)
19

Center for Advanced Unmanned Aerial Technologies "Rubicon"

Drones · Russian Federation

4images
+300 %

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

Mostly seen
Donetsk Oblast (3), Kharkiv Oblast (1) · Oct 24 → Oct 27
Latest images
Oct 27, Kozacha Lopan' (Ukraine)
Oct 27, Vesele (Ukraine)
Oct 24, Ivanopillya (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
65th Mechanized Brigade · Russian Aerospace Forcesopposing sides4
Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine · Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR)3
41st Separate Mechanized Brigade · UAV "Pryvid" of the 2nd mechanized battalion2
Akhmat special forces unit · Battalion "Shrama" / "ШРАМА"2
204th Special Purpose Regiment “Akhmat” · Akhmat special forces unit2
2nd Marine Battalion 36th Marine Brigade · 2nd Marine Battalion2