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More OSINT on display. The Ukraine Conflict. Thanks to the Internet web site of H. I. Sutton "Covert Shores". All images additionally as extracted from the H. I. Sutton web site.

1. "New A.I. Tools Help OSINT Analysis Of Ukraine War"

As part of its invasion of Ukraine in late February, Russia closed general access to the Kerch Straight. This narrow waterway, with a bridge across it acting as a barrier, is the only way between the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Several critical Ukrainian cities and ports, not least Mariupol, are in the Sea of Azov. This impacted maritime traffic, but by how much?

"CLICK to enlarge. Left is raw, right is with clustering." Clustering image more indicative of the true number of ships entering/leaving the Sea of Azov before Feb 2022 and the commencement of hostilities.

"Open source intelligence (OSINT) is nothing new. But has been transformed by the Information Age. And the Ukraine Invasion has brought it to a much wider audience. News outlets and social media have been awash with people analyzing photos, videos and satellite imagery."

2. "OSINT Suggests Around Half Of Moskva's Crew Killed Or Injured"

By H I Sutton 16 April 2022.

"The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing a parade of the Moskva's crew. This follows the loss of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet flagship, reportedly to Ukrainian missiles, on April 13/14. It makes sober watching."

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"Analysis of the footage suggests that approximately 240 crew members were present. This is out of a crew of around 510."

"The video, shared on Facebook and Twitter, says that the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolay Evmenov, met the crew. Also present at the meeting in Sevastopol was the new 'command of the Black Sea Fleet'. I [H.I. Sutton] have geolocated the event to a parade ground at 44.564798°, 33.416280°."

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