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Ukrainian FP-1 drones hit ELOU-AVT-7, TANECO’s largest crude unit in Nizhnekamsk, which processes about 9.2 million tons per year and accounts for roughly 52% of the refinery’s capacity; the strike follows previous hits in the same cluster as Moscow relies on imports to cover fuel shortfalls.
Anthropic says Iranian actors used its Claude AI to create targeting handbooks, identify naval positions from open-source data, and gather sensitive details on U.S. service members and ship vulnerabilities in the Middle East. After detection, Anthropic banned the account, added safeguards, and alerted government agencies; the report also notes other misuses (including Yemeni groups developing missile-targeting software) and ethics concerns within the industry as Pentagon ties with Anthropic ended over surveillance and autonomous-weapons terms.
OSINT analysts say Wildberries tried to mislead Ukrainian drone operators by altering map geolocations of its logistics hubs to mirror rivals like Ozon, but Ukrainian forces continued strikes on Wildberries facilities—about 20 hit, 15 burned—with the Aleksandrovka hub near Voronezh highlighted as a large complex (152,900 m², over 90 million items capacity, ~11 billion rubles invested).
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian surface-to-air missile system in central Belgorod overnight, triggering a powerful explosion and fire, with outages and water service interruptions reported as authorities investigated; Russian officials have not confirmed the target. Ukraine's HUR also claimed strikes on elements of the S-400 system in temporarily occupied Crimea, supported by released video footage.
OSINT trackers circulated videos that reportedly show F-22 Raptors landing at RAF Lakenheath in England amid rising tensions with Iran. The U.S. government has not publicly confirmed the movement, and experts note such deployments can be part of pre‑operational deception as Washington weighs potential strikes on Iran.
BBC Verify is investigating a deadly incident at an aid distribution center in Gaza, with conflicting reports from the ICRC, Hamas, and Israel, using open-source intelligence to verify videos and claims amid restricted access for journalists.
Ukrainian company Molfar is using social media and open source technology to locate and target Russian-backed military forces in Ukraine. By analyzing online posts and using satellite imagery, Molfar was able to locate a military base and pass the information to Ukrainian intelligence, resulting in a successful strike. This technique, known as OSINT, has been reverse-engineered to target enemy forces and destroy enemy hardware.