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DIU organises international hackathon for OSINT investigators
14.05.2025
To the first anniversary of the War&Sanctions portal, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine is holding an open hackathon for OSINT investigators from around the world.
Ukrainian and foreign research teams, as well as independent OSINT investigators will prepare analytical materials for the existing sections of the portal, propose new thematic areas and conduct investigations based on the portal data, as part of the hackathon
The format is mixed (online and offline). Participants will complete tasks remotely within a certain timeframe.
Representatives of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, heads of central executive authorities and state bodies of Ukraine will evaluate the works and determine the winners.
The awards will be personally presented to the winners by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov during the ceremony. For participants from abroad, an online format is provided
To participate in the hackathon, fill out the form here till 8 p.m. on 21 May and wait for the task to be sent to the email address you provided during registration.
OPEN SOURCES. CLOSED TARGETS.
#diu_hackathon
Ukrainian and foreign research teams, as well as independent OSINT investigators will prepare analytical materials for the existing sections of the portal, propose new thematic areas and conduct investigations based on the portal data, as part of the hackathon
The format is mixed (online and offline). Participants will complete tasks remotely within a certain timeframe.
Representatives of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, heads of central executive authorities and state bodies of Ukraine will evaluate the works and determine the winners.
The awards will be personally presented to the winners by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov during the ceremony. For participants from abroad, an online format is provided
To participate in the hackathon, fill out the form here till 8 p.m. on 21 May and wait for the task to be sent to the email address you provided during registration.
OPEN SOURCES. CLOSED TARGETS.
#diu_hackathon
Components and a schematic representation of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, as well as the enterprises involved in its production, have been published
12.05.2025
COMPONENTS IN WEAPONS
24 components of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, 26 enterprises involved in the production of the missile, its components and subcomponents, as well as the import and supply of foreign components were published.
In addition, a schematic representation of the missile with the main components and blocks, as well as its tactical and technical characteristics, was published.
24 components of the S8000 Banderol cruise missile, 26 enterprises involved in the production of the missile, its components and subcomponents, as well as the import and supply of foreign components were published.
In addition, a schematic representation of the missile with the main components and blocks, as well as its tactical and technical characteristics, was published.
In cooperation with the Centre for Countering Disinformation, the sections "Kremlin's Mouthpieces" and "Champions of Terror" have been updated
30.04.2025
KREMLIN`S MOUTHPIECES
16 russian war correspondents and propagandists were published. Among them:
Valentin Gvozdev - a military correspondent for Channel One, reporting directly from the combat positions of the russian military, author of propaganda documentaries, speaker at the "School of the Young War Correspondents"
Oleksandr Talipov - a former Ukrainian border guard who defected to russia in 2014, owner of the "Crimean SMERSH" Telegram channel, which collects and publishes personal data of people who have anti-war and pro-Ukrainian views on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Zhyvov is a military volunteer-propagandist who covers the activities and collects aid for the russian "Espanyola" unit
Oleksandr Malkevich - one of the organisers of broadcasting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, founder of the Foundation for the Protection of National Values (FPVN), which acted in the interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin and supported the operations of the Wagner PMC in Africa
Mikhail Zvinchuk is a former employee of the press service of the ministry of defence of the russian federation, founder and administrator of the Telegram channel "Rybar"
CHAMPIONS OF TEROR
The data of the former Ukrainian athlete Nikita Krylov, who has repeatedly declared his support for the so-called "dpr" and "lpr", trained in moscow since 2015 and in 2025 publicly performed under the russian flag, having received russian citizenship, has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
22 pieces of equipment used by russia's largest tank and armoured vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod were published.
16 russian war correspondents and propagandists were published. Among them:
Valentin Gvozdev - a military correspondent for Channel One, reporting directly from the combat positions of the russian military, author of propaganda documentaries, speaker at the "School of the Young War Correspondents"
Oleksandr Talipov - a former Ukrainian border guard who defected to russia in 2014, owner of the "Crimean SMERSH" Telegram channel, which collects and publishes personal data of people who have anti-war and pro-Ukrainian views on the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Zhyvov is a military volunteer-propagandist who covers the activities and collects aid for the russian "Espanyola" unit
Oleksandr Malkevich - one of the organisers of broadcasting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, founder of the Foundation for the Protection of National Values (FPVN), which acted in the interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin and supported the operations of the Wagner PMC in Africa
Mikhail Zvinchuk is a former employee of the press service of the ministry of defence of the russian federation, founder and administrator of the Telegram channel "Rybar"
CHAMPIONS OF TEROR
The data of the former Ukrainian athlete Nikita Krylov, who has repeatedly declared his support for the so-called "dpr" and "lpr", trained in moscow since 2015 and in 2025 publicly performed under the russian flag, having received russian citizenship, has been published.
INSTRUMENTS OF WAR
22 pieces of equipment used by russia's largest tank and armoured vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod were published.
The companies that are part of three holdings of the russian state corporation Rostec have been published
28.04.2025
The data of 243 enterprises that are part of the three most dangerous holdings of the russian state corporation Rostec has been published:
- HIGH-PRECISION SYSTEMS, whose enterprises are developers and manufacturers of the Iskander-M, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, Pantsir-S air defense systems, Krasnopol corrected munition, armoured vehicles, and much more;
- UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, which includes all major russian aircraft manufacturing companies and design bureaus, produces, upgrades, maintains and repairs Su and MiG multi-purpose fighters, Tu strategic bombers, Il military transport aircraft and others;
- UNITED ENGINE CORPORATION - unites 78 enterprises engaged in the development, production, repair and maintenance of engines for missile weapons, combat, military transport, strategic, civil aviation, helicopters, space programmes, the navy, etc.
The new Rostec tab in the section ‘Aggressor's military-industrial complex’ contains a list, identification data, place in Rostec's structure and a description of the companies activities, links to open sources of information, information on sanctions, equipment used, as well as a scheme of connections and subordination.
The publication of the three holdings is only the beginning.
- HIGH-PRECISION SYSTEMS, whose enterprises are developers and manufacturers of the Iskander-M, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, Pantsir-S air defense systems, Krasnopol corrected munition, armoured vehicles, and much more;
- UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, which includes all major russian aircraft manufacturing companies and design bureaus, produces, upgrades, maintains and repairs Su and MiG multi-purpose fighters, Tu strategic bombers, Il military transport aircraft and others;
- UNITED ENGINE CORPORATION - unites 78 enterprises engaged in the development, production, repair and maintenance of engines for missile weapons, combat, military transport, strategic, civil aviation, helicopters, space programmes, the navy, etc.
The new Rostec tab in the section ‘Aggressor's military-industrial complex’ contains a list, identification data, place in Rostec's structure and a description of the companies activities, links to open sources of information, information on sanctions, equipment used, as well as a scheme of connections and subordination.
The publication of the three holdings is only the beginning.
Stolen heritage: in cooperation with the Ukrainian State Archive, data of those involved in the theft of archives from the TOT of Ukraine published
24.04.2025
The data of eight individuals and six legal entities involved in the illegal export of Ukrainian archives from the temporarily occupied territories and their integration into the russian archival infrastructure has been published.
Child kidnappers, the shadow fleet, UAV manufacturers and a museum director. Portal sections have been updated.
09.04.2025
CHILD KIDNAPPERS
the russian military-patriotic club "Phoenix", which hosted a "military-patriotic program" for children from the temporarily occupied Makiivka last December, the director of the club Dmitry Lipovsky and russian "comedian" Dmitry Khrustalev, who accompanied the children to a tank range, taught them to shoot and "salute" as part of the event.
MARINE VESSELS
- 11 vessels involved in the export of stolen grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine;
- 24 tankers of the so-called "shadow fleet of the russian federation", which provides financing for russian aggression.
UAV MANUFACTURERS
Three russian companies that produce unmanned aerial vehicles for russian troops in Ukraine and localize the production of components for them in russia.
STOLEN HERITAGE
Natalia Nikolayenko, director of the Museum of the Order of Friendship of Peoples "Young Guard", which implements federal cultural and educational projects aimed at legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
the russian military-patriotic club "Phoenix", which hosted a "military-patriotic program" for children from the temporarily occupied Makiivka last December, the director of the club Dmitry Lipovsky and russian "comedian" Dmitry Khrustalev, who accompanied the children to a tank range, taught them to shoot and "salute" as part of the event.
MARINE VESSELS
- 11 vessels involved in the export of stolen grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine;
- 24 tankers of the so-called "shadow fleet of the russian federation", which provides financing for russian aggression.
UAV MANUFACTURERS
Three russian companies that produce unmanned aerial vehicles for russian troops in Ukraine and localize the production of components for them in russia.
STOLEN HERITAGE
Natalia Nikolayenko, director of the Museum of the Order of Friendship of Peoples "Young Guard", which implements federal cultural and educational projects aimed at legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
