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Russian Troops Traced To Ukrainian Battlefields Through Social Media
Last edited Wed Jun 17, 2015, 05:12 PM - Edit history (1)
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/06/17/1552224/russian-troops-traced-to-ukrainian-battlefields-through-social-mediaNew submitter wienerschnizzel writes:
Vice News has released a report on how they were able to trace a member of the regular Russian army from his base near the Ukrainian border toward the battlefields in the contested territory in eastern Ukraine, then back to his home in Siberia using the pictures he uploaded on his social media profile.
The methodology used is based on a report by the Atlantic Council think tank released earlier this year, which asserts that information on the movement and operations of the regular Russian troops can be easily gathered from publicly available sources (such as the social media). The Russian government still denies any involvement of Russian troops in the fights in Ukraine.
I'm finding the linked video to be well worth my time. It's fascinating how this tracking gets done. Go to the middle of it for pretty clear proof. They even have a selfie of a Russian officer posing inside Ukraine and they go to spot he posed at. Amazing detective work and a great story.
Edit: Here's a direct link to the page with the video. It's informative and engaging, better than a TV detective series, imo.
https://news.vice.com/video/selfie-soldiers-russia-checks-in-to-ukraine
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It's amazing video journalism, imo. They take you right into the war torn towns in Ukraine and document that Russian troops had been there. It shows detective work worthy of TV series sleuths.
It's amazing video journalism, imo. They take you right into the war torn towns in Ukraine and document that Russian troops had been there. It shows detective work worthy of TV series sleuths.
Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine
June 16, 2015 | 12:00 pm
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, so too does Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of any Russian involvement. But a recent report from think tank the Atlantic Council used open source information and social media to find evidence of Russian troops across the border.
Using the Atlantic Council's methodology, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky follows the digital and literal footprints of one Russian soldier, tracking him from eastern Ukraine to Siberia, to prove that Russian soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
