Patreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-07 05:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostDrone video and satellite photos show that Russian troops did dig extensive trenches and other defensive positions in the red forest at Chernobyl.
The surface soil remains highly contaminated with Caesium 137 (Cesium 137 USA) and Strontium 90 and is considered a "no go" zone by employees of the plant.
Digging the trenches would have increased the amount of radioactivity. If the dead...
2022-04-06 18:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostA number of events are happening today.
ASSESSMENT: The biggest news is coming out of Izyum, where there is more evidence that Russia is (finally) adapting its tactics after weeks of crippling losses.
For the last six weeks, reconnaissance units were sent forward and frequently attacked in ambushes. Russian fo...
2022-04-06 17:35:34 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-06 06:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostUkrainian forces and a handful of journalists have made their way into Borodyanka, a suburb to the west of Kyiv. The town was considered strategic for Russian and Chechen forces to maintain supply lines from the Belarus border to Irpin. It was supposed to be a supply hub for the invasion of Kyiv.
I continue to operate on "I know things," which, since there are a lot of new people, m...
2022-04-05 20:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostA know a lot of people found our organization through TikTok - welcome.
One of the first videos we made for TikTok to go viral was an opinion piece (we were trying to find our voice/place on the platform, and not convinced it was the right platform for us).
In that TikTok, I suggested that World War III had started in 2012. That the Russian military was at best a nuclear-armed regio...
2022-04-05 19:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostWe're evaluating which social media channels to focus on because some are very neglected right now, and trying to understand where our patrons are finding us.
2022-04-05 15:33:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe got some information out of Mariupol. Russian state media released a couple of videos through Russia Today showing fighting in the city. In one of the videos you can hear intense fighting nearby, with near constant artillery and gun fire coming from two directions.
It's day 35 of the siege of Mariupol.
2022-04-05 14:58:25 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-05 04:49:27 +0000 UTC View PostWe have seen a video of 267 Ukrainian soldiers allegedly taken prison in Mariupol. This would be the largest documented capture of Ukrainian prisoners since the start of the war if accurate.
We are working on geolocation to confirm. We do have some doubts on the authenticity because the weather is clear and cool/cold in the video.
Weather in Mariupol on Sunday and Monday was cloudy/...
2022-04-04 19:29:19 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Denis Pushilin, a puppet leader in the Donbas. He is awarding Lt. Colonel Timur Kuriklin with a medal for destroying 250 Ukrainian "Nazis" in battle. This is ironic, as Lt. Colonel Kuriklin is proudly wearing two Nazi patches on his uniform.
STRONG OPINION: My military experience extends only to the Civil Air Patrol in the United States, and being rejected at MEPS when a previousl...
2022-04-04 17:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-04 04:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The Russian Ministry of Defense is claiming the evidence of war crimes in Bucha are fake. They claim that Russian troops left Bucha on March 30 and the evidence of war crimes wasn't revealed until April 2.
If you are a Patreon and read out daily Situation Reports, you know that neither of these claims are true.
We were one of the first news organizations to verify the videos that we...
2022-04-03 22:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-03 03:26:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe attempt by the Red Cross, United Nations, Russia, and Ukrainian forces to enter Mariupol failed again on Saturday.
Russia is blaming the Red Cross for leaving too late in the day. The Red Cross announced the convoy of buses and relief workers is camping for the night on the route and will attempt to enter the city again on Sunday.
2022-04-02 19:25:52 +0000 UTC
View Post
The Kyiv Oblast is liberated.
There continues to be pockets of Russian forces in the Oblast, mostly northwest of Kyiv and moving toward Belarus, but Russian and Chechen troops do not control any settlements, towns, or cities.
There are numerous videos of abandoned equipment, and several videos we are trying to geolocate showing obliterated Russian convoys.
Post office se...
2022-04-02 19:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-02 06:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostSent from my phone, forgive typos.
Bucha, Vozel, Hostomel, Makariv, Ivankiv, and Borodyanka have been liberated by Ukrainian forces.
All except Ivankiv were liberated without a fight. Ukrainian troops are at Antonov Airbase in Hostomel. The M07 highway is reopened.
Russian troops retreating to Belarus are now forced to use a pontoon bridge near Orane, at the edge of the Che...
News and journalism has lost its way in the quest for profits. The 1976 movie Network, boldly predicted the world we live in today. News is not journalism, but a spectacle to enrage, incite, and push opinions as fact in the name of advertisers dollars.
That's a cynical view I realize, but that is the reality and not just an American reality.
Journalism should defend other journalist...
2022-04-01 16:26:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Before dawn over Belgorod, Russia, two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters, flying at treetop level to avoid radar, struck the fuel depot in an industrial area, located just across the Ukrainian border. The attack has been confirmed by the regional government and western media. There are multiple videos and pictures of the attack.
Eight of 16 storage tanks were destroyed with the fire still burni...
2022-04-01 08:15:58 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-04-01 05:21:36 +0000 UTC View Post
The map is from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense for March 31, 2022.
This is a catastrophe for Russia and is already out of date.
* Ukraine controls Chernobyl
* Ukraine controls Trostenyets and the Poltava highway to Sumy
* Territory east of Sumy is disputed to the Russian border
* The breakthrough south of Chernihiv likely goes further south than the map sho...
2022-03-31 22:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostThere are a lot of reports from trusted sources and drone photos indicating the bulk of Russian forces have evacuated Antonov Air Base in Hostomel.
ASSESSMENT: If this is true, it appears that the Ukrainian General Staff has elected to allow the Russian forces to evacuate.
OPINION: Humanity is humanity - this was a staggering waste of life for nothing if it is true.
2022-03-31 20:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere is a lot of information coming out of Ukraine and I'm dealing with a lot of "real world" work today, so I don't have a lot of time to read the intel the team has gathered - but I can give you my quick analysis.
We're getting a lot of confusing information near and in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Yesterday the Ukrainian General Staff and analysts we work with reported that Ivankiv h...
2022-03-31 20:44:38 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Silver or higher Patreon, you have access to Ask Me Anything (AMA) with David, a senior staff member, or a group. We've had A LOT of new Patreons so this is your reminder. Tonight 3/31/22 at 18:30 PDT (6:30 PM, Pacific Time (Seattle/San Francisco/Los Angeles).
This is a community event where you can ask our Chief Content Officer, David -- anything (well within reason).
Hope you...
2022-03-31 20:16:55 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-03-31 06:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been extremely hard to get validated information out of Ukraine today. There is very little data coming through the channels we monitor and the most disinformation we've seen to date.
We are able to glean a few things this morning.
Chernihiv went through some of the worst artillery strikes overnight since the start of the war. This happened less than 24 hours after the ...
2022-03-30 18:58:44 +0000 UTC View PostPatreons at Bronze Level or high now have access to our Situational Report [SITREP] for Russia and Ukraine, with annotation and links to supporting source(s).
The report is the foundation of our updates on TikTok, and at times will contain additional information that was not shared in our videos due to time restrictions or a need to be concise.
Malcontent News creates one to two SI...
2022-03-30 01:58:45 +0000 UTC View PostUkraine attacked Russia, and the reports are confirmed by Russian state media.
Ukrainian forces shelled a Russian military camp southwest of Belgorod - Russian state media is reporting four people were injured.
A large ammunition dump in Belgorod exploded around the same time. There are multiple videos of a massive explosion with multiple secondary blasts.
Russia state media i...
2022-03-29 20:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostRussian General of the Army and Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu announced that phase one of the invasion of Ukraine is complete, and as a gesture of goodwill, Russia will make significant troop withdrawals from around Kyiv and Chernihiv.
That's a strange way of saying we've been defeated in phase one, and we're going to regroup after these talks go nowhere.
When Russia invaded Ukr...
2022-03-29 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post