Def Mon (Twitter)
Time.
I have less time to follow Ukraine. I usually spent about 3-4 hours a day to just make my daily threads and going through all the information channels. To be able to keep the information reliable, I have to put in 6-10h per day. I dont have that kind of time anymore.
Time.
I have less time to follow Ukraine. I usually spent about 3-4 hours a day to just make my daily threads and going through all the information channels. To be able to keep the information reliable, I have to put in 6-10h per day. I dont have that kind of time anymore.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Redundancy
I dont feel like my information is needed anymore, I think cooperations like @GeoConfirmed, @Deepstate_UA, @Black_BirdGroup and @UAControlMap among others are doing an excellent job at tracking units and the frontline.
Redundancy
I dont feel like my information is needed anymore, I think cooperations like @GeoConfirmed, @Deepstate_UA, @Black_BirdGroup and @UAControlMap among others are doing an excellent job at tracking units and the frontline.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Interest
I consider the frontline movement quite uninteresting at the moment. I also find it quite predictable and I dont think it will change anytime soon.
I mean no disrespect to the people fighting at the frontline btw.
Interest
I consider the frontline movement quite uninteresting at the moment. I also find it quite predictable and I dont think it will change anytime soon.
I mean no disrespect to the people fighting at the frontline btw.
Def Mon (Twitter)
I had my doubts regarding a UA summer offensive in the south, and everything after that has been pretty predictable. I also think the next year is pretty predictable. I think RU will exhaust their offensive potential taking Avdiivka over the winter.
I had my doubts regarding a UA summer offensive in the south, and everything after that has been pretty predictable. I also think the next year is pretty predictable. I think RU will exhaust their offensive potential taking Avdiivka over the winter.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Motivation.
I started doing the twitter thing a few months before the war broke out as a way to connect to people and share information about RU troop movement. I geolocated and identified RU troops.
Motivation.
I started doing the twitter thing a few months before the war broke out as a way to connect to people and share information about RU troop movement. I geolocated and identified RU troops.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
To do this effectively, it helped a lot to know in what area to look for a specific unit and later on to know where the frontline was. (There were not real frontlines until RU pulled back from Kyiv)
To do this effectively, it helped a lot to know in what area to look for a specific unit and later on to know where the frontline was. (There were not real frontlines until RU pulled back from Kyiv)
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Def Mon (Twitter)
The early war was a time where information was sketchy at best, and often we didn't even know which town people were talking about since there are always 5 with the same name. A lot of people were unfamiliar with the Ukrainian geography.
The early war was a time where information was sketchy at best, and often we didn't even know which town people were talking about since there are always 5 with the same name. A lot of people were unfamiliar with the Ukrainian geography.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
So my idea was to try to be transparent, I wanted to post "confirmable" information instead of rumors based on "private source" which for the most time meant some ukrainian/russian telegram channel. Most westerners did not read telegram at that point.
So my idea was to try to be transparent, I wanted to post "confirmable" information instead of rumors based on "private source" which for the most time meant some ukrainian/russian telegram channel. Most westerners did not read telegram at that point.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
That being said, this entire time, I have done a lot of work which I have never posted publicly and everything has always been about trying to help Ukraine defeat the Russians. Making a map which people considered to be reliable was also helpful when debunking RU lies.
That being said, this entire time, I have done a lot of work which I have never posted publicly and everything has always been about trying to help Ukraine defeat the Russians. Making a map which people considered to be reliable was also helpful when debunking RU lies.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
That about covers my personal reasons for not being as publicly active as I've been before.
There are a few more things I would like to say.
That about covers my personal reasons for not being as publicly active as I've been before.
There are a few more things I would like to say.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
1. Dont hate on people trying to tell the truth. Over the last few years, Pro-UA people have over and over been attacked by other Pro-UA people for trying to tell the truth about the state of the UA military/government. Accept that they have issues, this is how we fix the problem
1. Dont hate on people trying to tell the truth. Over the last few years, Pro-UA people have over and over been attacked by other Pro-UA people for trying to tell the truth about the state of the UA military/government. Accept that they have issues, this is how we fix the problem
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Plenty of good analyst/osint accounts have been accused of being Pro-RU just because they post things like they are. People like @Tatarigami_UA and @RALee85 among others.
Plenty of good analyst/osint accounts have been accused of being Pro-RU just because they post things like they are. People like @Tatarigami_UA and @RALee85 among others.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
Rob also received threats for trying to provide the best information he could.
This is not OK. This does not help Ukraine.
Rob also received threats for trying to provide the best information he could.
This is not OK. This does not help Ukraine.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
2. 👀SCUMINT accounts get way too much attention. Be critical. Don't trust accounts unwilling to name their sources. (It's OK in rare occasions)
Transparency
2. 👀SCUMINT accounts get way too much attention. Be critical. Don't trust accounts unwilling to name their sources. (It's OK in rare occasions)
Transparency
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Def Mon (Twitter)
3.
OSINT should be cooperation, not competition.
Cooperate, share your sources, share your data. This is the best way to beat Russia. If you feel you dont want to share your source because someone else might use it, you are probably doing it wrong.
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OSINT should be cooperation, not competition.
Cooperate, share your sources, share your data. This is the best way to beat Russia. If you feel you dont want to share your source because someone else might use it, you are probably doing it wrong.
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Def Mon (Twitter)
4.
I would like to thank everyone who supports Ukraine, with money, by spreading awareness or in other ways shown support.
I would also like to thank those I've interacted with on a regular basis. No one named, no one shamed.
4.
I would like to thank everyone who supports Ukraine, with money, by spreading awareness or in other ways shown support.
I would also like to thank those I've interacted with on a regular basis. No one named, no one shamed.
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