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6 months

⚠️NEW: in recent months, 🇪🇹Ethiopia has been receiving Al Tariq guided bomb systems from the 🇦🇪UAE. This is a kit system that converts unguided Mark 82 bombs into "high-precision long-range munitions". Read all about it by clicking on this link:

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

🇺🇦Ukraine Engineering Flowchart.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

4 fixed-wing aircraft (likely Belarussian) and 91 (!) helicopters at 🇧🇾Machulishchy Air Base in Belarus, yesterday 06 Mar 2022. The amount of helicopters, including 15x Mi-26, vastly exceed the size of the 🇧🇾Belarus Air Force, so they are likely 🇷🇺Russian.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

An Antonov Airlines Antonov An-124 (reg. 🇺🇦UR-82072 as #ADB3174 ) from 🇹🇷Tekirdag Corlu Airport (known for its Bayraktar TB2 delivery flights) is currently landing at 🇵🇱Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in Poland, the likely military hub for 🇺🇦Ukraine, a Bayraktar TB2 operator.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

A more personal update: it all depends on how situations develop, but I am trying to focus on events around 🇪🇹Ethiopia rather than 🇺🇦Ukraine. Hundreds cover 🇺🇦. Nobody covers 🇪🇹 like I do. Looking at 🇪🇹 is of much more added value for people, and gives me more joy personally.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️In the first 3 months following 🇷🇺Russia's invasion of 🇺🇦Ukraine, at least 23 cargo flights from 🇮🇷Iran flew to airports around 🇷🇺Moscow, vastly exceeding their normal frequency. In this blog post, I identify them and provide a detailed overview.👇🏻

The War in Ukraine: Iran's Airlift to Russia

Last updated 29 May 2023. New total: 107 flights. Original total (24 Feb - 24 May 2022) was 23 flights. In the first months of 2022, dozens of western civilian and military cargo aircraft delivered...

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

1 year

JUST IN: Visual confirmation that the 4x ex-Turkish Airlines (red tail and wing tips) Airbus A340-300 from 🇿🇦Johannesburg arrived to 🇮🇷Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran. Confirming identification, Sentinel-2 imagery shows that they were only recently parked here.

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@Gerjon_

1 year

⚠️Super interesting, going on now: 4 ex-Turkish A340s, recently registered in 🇧🇫Burkina Faso as XT-AKK, XT-ALM, XT-AKB and XT-??? currently flying. The first disappeared over 🇮🇷Iran -- known for avoiding aviation sanctions + A340 operator... #MAN3808 #MAN3809 #MAN3810 #MAN3811

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

🇺🇦 In late Mar 2022, two Ukraine International Airlines aircraft returned to service: 🇺🇦UR-PSI and 🇺🇦UR-PSL. Since then, 🇺🇦UR-PSI did *15 FLIGHTS* between 🇸🇩Khartoum and 🇵🇱Rzeszów (🇺🇦Ukraine aid hub), visting the military apron at KRT, and got hidden on tracking sites. [THREAD]

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

At least 8 PzH-2000 self-propelled howitzers and other Dutch Military equipment loaded on a train at 🇳🇱't Harde, Netherlands today. Not sure about their destination, but the Netherlands recently announced they would be donating some to 🇺🇦Ukraine soon. 🎥: @Gerjon_ 's mom

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

9 months

I don't know the background of this video, but I do believe it shows the crash of the Il-76 in Mali back on 23 Sep 2023. It also shows the aircraft from which the photo below was taken, and confirms that the touchdown was very late -- too late. H/t @HelsinkiSpotter

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@Gerjon_

9 months

This picture shows an Ilyushin Il-76 that seems to be landing at 🇲🇱Gao in Mali. I believe it may show the incident aircraft seconds before the recent crash, which is said to be registered TZ-98T or TZ98. I think the image has since been removed from its original source page.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

8 months

I bought a book! Just as I hoped, it's terrible. Highly recommended 😅 @TerribleMaps

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

A Rossiya - Special Flight Squadron Ilyushin Il-96 was allowed into 🇳🇱Netherlands and 🇧🇪Belgium airspace to pick up expelled 🇷🇺Russian diplomats from 🇧🇪Brussels this morning: 🇷🇺RA-96014 #RSD086 . The flight had to go all the way around the North Cape to get here.

Up in the Sky✈

@UpintheSkyNL

2 years

Bij hoge uitzondering..

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

According to 🇺🇲US intel, 🇷🇺Russia is (in the process of) using 🇮🇷Iranian drones in 🇺🇦Ukraine. In recent months, I have monitored air traffic from 🇮🇷Iran to 🇷🇺Russia closely, and noticed many flights (at least 30 now) by 2 sanctioned cargo airlines. 👇🏻

The War in Ukraine: Iran's Airlift to Russia

Last updated 29 May 2023. New total: 107 flights. Original total (24 Feb - 24 May 2022) was 23 flights. In the first months of 2022, dozens of western civilian and military cargo aircraft delivered...

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

@TerribleMaps Are these general respondents or American respondents?

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️Yes, there is an uncommon amount of Ethiopian Airlines charter flights (ET8xxx) from 🇪🇹Addis Ababa flying to Northern Ethiopia. Today alone, two of their 737s 🇪🇹ET-AQP and 🇪🇹ET-ALK did a total of six flights to N Ethiopia, all departing out of sight, from the cargo apron.[1/6]

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@KassaHMariam

2 years

In violation of the intern’l aviation law, the Ethiopian govt is using Ethiopian Airlines to transport soldiers & weapons. This week, the airline fully engaged in transporting soldiers & weapons from Addis Ababa to Semera, Lalibella & Dessie 1/3 @JosepBorrellF @nimaelbagir @icao

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

9 months

Interesting picture of what looks like a white-tailed Il-76, which apparently crashed in Mali. White tails are fairly common on Il-76s, so I cannot identify her yet. Potential candidates include Wagner-linked Il-76s like 🇨🇫TL-KPA.

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@sergedanielinfo

9 months

#Mali -crash Avion-Nord/ D'après mes informations, un aéronef probablement Lliouchine 76 a raté ce 23/9/ 2023 son atterrissage à Gao ( nord du Mali) et pris feu en bout de piste .

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

3 years

During rumoured 🇦🇪UAE (UAVs?) and 🇪🇷 #Eritrea involvement in #Tigray , multiple C-17A and Il-76 (4+) heavy freighters visited UAE #Assab Air Base in Eritrea,🛰️images show. The C-17As seem to stay on ground for days. I tracked down 1 Il-76: UAE-based 🇰🇬🇺🇦Fly Sky Airlines EX-76003.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

6 months

Hi all, Over the years, I have had several doxxing/privacy scares. Staying anonymous is important to me. After a recent incident I no longer feel safe, and this means that I will stop using and monitoring on the @Gerjon_ Twitter and Substack pages, and stop doing OSINT.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 reg. 🇯🇵18-1214 up over the Red Sea: #JF421 . I'm not entirely sure about the hows and whys but recent JASDF visits to Europe provided supplies to 🇺🇦Ukraine via 🇵🇱Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport.

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@Gerjon_

3 years

The weird thing about Tigray and Ethiopia Twitter is that especially pro-government folks don't seem to realize that I'm not here to be in favour of either side, but just to monitor air traffic in the region, and only one side in their civil war happens to fly aircraft.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

1 year

🫤Twitter just suspended @BoardingPassRO , the Twitter page of my friend's website . This is complete nonsense, all he does is post about recent aviation news! #BringBackBoardingPassRO

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

Unconfirmed reports that "Meridian Air Cargo" Antonov An-12BK 🇺🇦UR-CIC crashed in northern 🇬🇷Greece tonight. Last tracked at 350 ft, not lining up with a runway nearby. Kavala-Amigdhaleon AB is nearby, but not lining up. This is 1 of the aircraft regularly flying for 🇺🇦Ukraine.

Εγώ ο Απαισιότατος

@egwapaisiotatos

2 years

#καβαλα #Φωτια_τωρα

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

7 Antonovs An-124, the world's largest commercial cargo aircraft, at 🇩🇪Leipzig-Halle Airport, 27 Mar 2022. 4 are Ukrainian and fly. 3 are Russian and don't fly. Antonov Airlines: 🇺🇦UR-82007,🇺🇦UR-82027,🇺🇦UR-82029,🇺🇦UR-82072 Volga-Dnepr Airlines: 🇷🇺RA-82043, 🇷🇺RA-82045, 🇷🇺RA-82046

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@AlexLuck9

2 years

ICYMI (I did duh), three Volga Dnepr (ie Russian owned) An-124 are grounded at Leipzig Airport, Germany since start of current Russian invasion in February. Dont know how reparations will ever be sorted for Kyiv, but seizing these should IMO be part of it.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

Updated list of military cargo flights to 🇺🇦Ukraine since 15 Jan 2022: I identified 43 flights in total. New to the list are two flights by NATO SAC C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft from 🇱🇹Siauliai, Lithuania to 🇺🇦Kyiv Boryspil in Ukraine. [THREAD 1/4]

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

Friends in Addis Ababa - in the upcoming 10 minutes, you will see a big white 747-200 coming in to land. Pictures in DM will be greatly appreciated!

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️🛰️Sentinel-2 imagery taken this morning 08:36 UTC shows at least nine Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo aircraft departing🇷🇺Taganrog-Central Air Base near Taganrog in Russia, located on the shores of the Sea of Azov, 40 km from 🇺🇦Ukraine (DPR). Three of them airborne, six taxiing.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

It looks like 🇵🇱Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in Poland (the likely hub for military cargo for 🇺🇦Ukraine) is very busy. Not surprising given the lare amount of arrivals. So busy, in fact, that some aircraft seem to be diverting to 🇭🇷Zagreb in Croatia when there is not enough space.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️New blog post!👇🏻 One day after 🇷🇺Russia's invasion of 🇺🇦Ukraine, seven Ukraine Air Force Il-76 transport aircraft evacuated to 🇵🇱Dęblin Air Base. This article describes how this evacuation happened and shows that the aircraft likely never flew since.

Ukraine’s Inactive Heavy Transport Fleet

Following the invasion of Ukraine and attacks on Melitopol Air Base, seven Ukraine Air Force Il-76 heavy transport aircraft were evacuated to Poland. They have not been seen flying ever since,...

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@Gerjon_

2 years

Urgent call on all friends around 🇪🇹Addis Ababa: it would be helpful if you spot the white and large 🇮🇷Iranian cargo aircraft currently on approach to the airport 👇🏻

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

8 months

A major loss for the community - @oryxspioenkop stopped working on OSINT stuff a month ago, and has now unfortunately removed his account. It was great working with him on various topics, especially involving the Ethiopian military around the Tigray War - he'll be missed.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

I'm working on an interesting blog about the alleged shootdown of an Antonov An-26 in 🇪🇹Ethiopia's Tigray region, which I'll be publishing later today, and my assessment of these Ethiopian Air Force claims. I'm pretty excited about how it's turning out!

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@Gerjon_

3 years

Read my latest Substack blog post: The 🇦🇪UAE-🇪🇹Ethiopia Airlift: Fly Sky Airlines - From 🇱🇾Libya to 🇪🇹Ethiopia: a history of 🇺🇦Ukrainian, 🇰🇬Kyrgyz and 🇰🇿Kazakh operators, war transport and losing Air Operator Certificates.

The UAE-Ethiopia Airlift: Fly Sky Airlines

From Libya to Ethiopia: a history of Ukrainian, Kyrgyz and Kazakh operators, war transport and losing Air Operator Certificates.

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

2 years

Some of today's military cargo flights to 🇵🇱Rzeszów in Poland earlier today, the likely hub for military cargo destined for 🇺🇦Ukraine: Turkish Air Force 🇹🇷17-0080 #TUAF612 Belgian Air Force 🇧🇪CT-01 #BAF637 NATO SAC 🇭🇺01 #BRK32

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@Gerjon_

2 years

Looks like Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD reg. 🇷🇺RA-78816 may have visited 🇮🇷Iran today. She did the same on 21+23 Sep 2022, earlier this week. 🇷🇺Russia is now operating 🇮🇷Iran-made Mohajer-6 UAVs. Are these delivery flights? The aircraft visited Crimea after both visits👇🏻

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@Osinttechnical

2 years

Ukrainian forces recover a downed Iranian-produced, Russian-operated Mohajer-6 UAV

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

3 years

⚠️Over the past 53 days, I identified 51 suspicious cargo flights to 🇪🇹Ethiopia: 1⃣ 45 came from the 🇦🇪UAE; 2⃣ 6 came from 🇮🇷Iran; 3⃣ Most are 🇰🇬🇺🇦"Fly Sky Airlines"; 4⃣ Most go to 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport near Bishoftu or Debre Zeit; 5⃣ 48 flights by Il-76, 3 by 747-200.

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@Gerjon_

3 years

Why do 🇦🇪UAE-based "Fly Sky Airlines" Il-76TD cargo aircraft keep visiting 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport, Ethiopia, the main Ethiopian Air Force Base? There are usually about 2 per day - today they were 🇺🇦UR-FSA/ #FSU4811 and 🇺🇦UR-FSD/ #FSU4813 , as seen on 🛰️Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

What's going on at 🇪🇹Bahir Dar Airport, Ethiopia? 4 737-800 sized? aircraft at the civil, and 1 L-100-30 sized aircraft at the military apron today. Bahir Dar hasn't had this many large aircraft on 2021 🛰️Sentinel-2 images -is Ethiopian Airlines moving inventory away from Addis?

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@Gerjon_

2 years

Two 🇳🇱KLM flights to destinations in 🇷🇺Russia have turned around and seem to be returning home. What's going on, @KLM ? Cc. @Liveuamap

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2 years

@flightradar24 KLM flights towards Russia are turning, are NL planes banned from RU airspace? cc @Gerjon_

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@Gerjon_

3 years

For any followers interested in 🇪🇹Ethiopia and UAVs: I am going to be posting something very interesting later tonight.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️🛰️Satellite imagery taken yesterday shows two 🇷🇺Russian Beriev A-50U radar aircraft at 🇧🇾Baranovichy Air Base, Belarus. Also 14 Su-35s "Flanker-E" (est.), a Su-34 "Fullback" (est.) and an Il-18 variant can be seen, all most likely 🇷🇺Russian. Thanks to @rubenhofs for his help!

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@Gerjon_

2 years

. @MotolkoHelp reported that two Russian Beriev A-50U "Mainstay" radar aircraft (🇷🇺RF-93966 and 🇷🇺RF-94268) were seen operating out of 🇧🇾Baranovichi Air Base in Belarus over the past week. Indeed today's 🛰️Sentinel-2 satellite image shows two A-50 sized aircraft at the Air Base.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

Most of the Russian Special Detachment (RSD) flights from 🇷🇺Moscow are now landing at various destinations in 🇷🇺Russia, including 🇷🇺Omsk, 🇷🇺Ufa, 🇷🇺Novosibirsk and 🇷🇺Tyumen.

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@Gerjon_

1 year

⚠️Super interesting, going on now: 4 ex-Turkish A340s, recently registered in 🇧🇫Burkina Faso as XT-AKK, XT-ALM, XT-AKB and XT-??? currently flying. The first disappeared over 🇮🇷Iran -- known for avoiding aviation sanctions + A340 operator... #MAN3808 #MAN3809 #MAN3810 #MAN3811

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@Gerjon_

3 years

A follower near Harar Meda Airport (main 🇪🇹Air Base, receiving >100 cargo flights from China, Iran, UAE, Turkey) shared videos of what looks like a UAV. One video, dated 08 Nov 2021, suggests an inverted V tail like a Bayraktar TB2 (but there are other options, like Mohajer-6)

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@Gerjon_

1 year

Wtf? Now also my friend and investigative journalist (including aviation) @marcelvandenber is suspended.

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@Gerjon_

2 years

When you exhale and it's cold outside:

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@Gerjon_

2 years

⚠️New blog post! 🇪🇹Ethiopian Air Force (EtAF) published a whiteboard map of the alleged An-26 shootdown: 1) EtAF story is incomplete; 2) Map seems very realistic; 3) An-26 picture made by Bayraktar TB2, likely in Tigray; 4) further evidence still needed👇🏻

Shot down or not shot down? Assessing Ethiopian Air Force claims.

On Wednesday 24 Aug 2022, Ethiopian leaders first claimed the shootdown of an Antonov An-26 transport aircraft. In this blog post, I will analyze the data published by the Ethiopian Air Force in a...

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@Gerjon_

3 years

I converted a video posted earlier today by @no_itsmyturn , showing craters in a street in 🇵🇸 #Gaza reportedly struck by 🇮🇱 #Israel air strikes, into a 3D model. I found a total of 9 craters in a row. This is what it looks like.

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@no_itsmyturn

3 years

Earlier today / Al Maghazi, after 15 airstrikes on the area #Gaza

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@Gerjon_

1 year

Earlier today, a Ukraine - Ministry of Emergency Antonov An-32P (32 Black #50FF3C ) flew from 🇺🇦Ukraine to 🇩🇪Bremen and back to pick up figherfighting supplies 👇🏻 Pictures by aviationmedia_fabianluehrs and niclashco on Instagram:

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1 year

An absolutely stunning aircraft: 🇨🇩9T-TCR, a Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force Boeing 727-200F in a great color and carrying familiar looking roundels. Date: 08 Feb 2023 Location: Goma, DRC Photographer: 🇺🇦Eduard Onyshchenko Source:

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At the same time, a Motor Sich Airlines Antonov An-12 (🇺🇦UR-11316 #MSI6547 ) is arriving to 🇵🇱Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport from 🇪🇪Amäri Air Base in Estonia. Also, two Canadian Lockheed CC-130Js are returning after delivering their cargo: 🇨🇦130617/ #CFC4220 and 🇨🇦130614/ #CFC4221 .

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@Marnjam1 @WorldBank @SecBlinken @antonioguterres @AP @MarksSimon @nytimes @AFP Tekeze Dam seems fine so far, the only changes I see are related to solar illumination (I think). Next image coming in next Thursday, this will provide us with more information.

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Are these the same '88-'89 DDR Air Force MiG-29s sold by 🇩🇪Germany to 🇵🇱Poland back in '03, for €1 each? From the DDR to 🇵🇱Poland to 🇺🇦Ukraine - they would sure be interesting pieces of geopolitical history!

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BREAKING: At a press conference in Moldova, Secretary Blinken confirms that the U.S. is now actively working with Poland to provide Poland’s 28 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇺🇦

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End of the year update for the Iran/UAE airlift to Ethiopia: Since Aug 2021, there have been a total of 119 Il-76 cargo flights from the 🇦🇪UAE and 15 Il-76 and 747-200 cargo flights from 🇮🇷Iran to 🇪🇹Ethiopia (Addis Ababa Bole and Harar Meda Military Airport).

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🇷🇺Russia claims to have shot down a 🇺🇦Ukraine military cargo aircraft carrying western-made weaponry. I have browsed through Flightradar24, generally the best source given their local MLAT coverage, and I have found *no* candidates.

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ВС России сби��и украинский самолет с крупной партией западного оружия

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Following my request, a follower located near 🇪🇹Addis Ababa, Ethiopia sent me this picture (taken today 28 Dec 2021 around 4 PM local time, cropped by me) of 🇺🇸OFAC-sanctioned "Qeshm Fars Air" Boeing 747-200 reg.🇮🇷EP-FAA #QFZ9965 , returning to 🇮🇷Tehran, Iran, just after take-off.

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Minutes ago, another "Qeshm Fars Air" Boeing 747-200 cargo aircraft from 🇮🇷Imam Khomeini Airport, Tehran, Iran landed at 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport, Ethiopia. This marks the 15th Iranian flight to Ethiopia I identified since Aug 2021, and the second this week. 🇮🇷EP-FAA #QFZ9966

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3⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ Look who reached 30k followers! 🎉🥳

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Geolocation of the reported Turkish Bayraktar TB2 observing Greek Army movements on 🇬🇷Lesbos, 18 Sep 2022 16:51 UTC, also tracked on Mode-S: Mytilini on Lesbos, around 39.1040624, 26.5635061

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Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs observed the moments Greek Army deploying armored vehicles to the Islands of Non-Military Status in the Aegean, ignoring international law. Greek landing ships delivered 23 armored vehicles to Lesbos and 18 armored vehicles to Samos.

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@bellingcat I think @oryxspioenkop , @wammezz and me would definitely appreciate an image (as recent as possible) from 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport, Ethiopia, suspected to be home to newly arrived UAVs, and receiving cargo aircraft from the UAE, Iran, (Turkey,) and China. That's 8.7163, 39.0059

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⚠️New blog post! The Ilyushin Il-76TD that disappeared after flying from 🇷🇺Moscow into 🇱🇾Libya on 12 Mar 2021 is now likely flying for Russian Paramilitary organizations in 🇱🇾Libya and the 🇨🇫Central African Republic as 🇨🇫TL-KMZ. Read and subscribe here👇🏻

From Russia to Libya and the Central African Republic: Russia's Paramilitary Ilyushin Fleet

In the summer of 2021, two old Russian-made aircraft, rumoured to be operated by or for Russian Paramilitary organizations, first arrived to Bangui M’Poko Airport, the International Airport of the...

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My Ethiopian birdy was reporting a flight #ETH8313 from Ethiopia's capital 🇪🇹Addis Ababa to 🇪🇷Asmara, Eritrea, earlier today, carrying an unidentified VIP, by a small Dash 8 (🇪🇹ET-ANV) The aircraft has since returned to Addis Ababa. No position data due to Mode-S tracking.

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@Gerjon_

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. @flyethiopian Airlines' airlift towards northern 🇪🇹Ethiopia continues today. Today's verified charter flights (ET8xxx) include this list of 8: 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8120 🇪🇹ET-AQP #ET8126 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8142 🇪🇹ET-AQP #ET8144 🇪🇹ET-ALK #ET8152 🇪🇹ET-ANZ #ET8158 🇪🇹ET-AXP #ET8164 🇪🇹ET-APK #ET8186

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@Gerjon_

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⚠️Yes, there is an uncommon amount of Ethiopian Airlines charter flights (ET8xxx) from 🇪🇹Addis Ababa flying to Northern Ethiopia. Today alone, two of their 737s 🇪🇹ET-AQP and 🇪🇹ET-ALK did a total of six flights to N Ethiopia, all departing out of sight, from the cargo apron.[1/6]

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Photos showing soldiers waiting to board an Ethiopian Airlines Dash 8 turboprop seem to have been taken at 🇪🇹 #AddisAbaba Bole Int'l Airport, around stands N5, N6 and N7. 🇺🇳United Nations Boeing 767 🇪🇹ET-ALJ (parked at N4) can be seen on the background.

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. @flyethiopian has continued transporting logistics & military personal to the war fronts in #Tigray unabated. These pics are from today’s in Bole inter’l airport. This’s against the inter’l aviation law. Revoke its @staralliance membership #BoycottEthiopianAirLines

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C.2 cargo aircraft (🇯🇵08-1212) arrived to Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in 🇵🇱Poland this morning, flying via🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, 🇮🇳Mumbai and 🇹🇷Izmir: #JF431 . RZE is the likely hub for aid for 🇺🇦Ukraine.

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This report suggests that the likely Wagner-operated Ilyushin Il-18 🇨🇫TL-KBR burned to ground at 🇱🇾Al-Khadim Air Base in Libya on the night of 27 Jan 2023 - big if true. It is one of the two CAR-registered aircraft that I suspect might carry Russian mercenaries within Africa.

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an aircraft burned in al Khadim airbase during the night of 27 Jan 2023 there are claims i could not confirm the aircraft was il 18 TL-KBR 31.996807, 21.202042 h/t @JMJalel_H

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@Gerjon_

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Pro tip for journalists: When you DM an OSINTer here, also care about the conversation after you have what you need. Being friendly+courteous is a great way of keeping OSINTers willing to look into your stuff in future. Don't forget about us. We volunteers enable your salary.

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New to me video footage of the 🇳🇱🟠Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed F-35A Lightning II fighter jets deployed for NATO Air Policing to the 🇧🇬3rd Air Base (Graf Ignatievo) in Bulgaria, also showing a 🇧🇬Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29. 📹Radio Plovdiv

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@Gerjon_

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Qeshm Fars Air is back in 🇪🇹Ethiopia! Their 🇮🇷EP-FAA flew 🇮🇷Tehran, Iran - 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole, Ethiopia, as #QFZ9966 , landing in the past hour. Curiously, they were not using full ADS-B but just positionless Mode-S, so no route visualisation available. Anybody got a picture?

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MORE: Last night, 🇮🇷Iran's Qeshm Fars Air 🇮🇷EP-FAB (subject to 🇺🇸U.S. sanctions for supporting Iran Revolutionary Guard - Quds Force) landed at 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport, Ethiopia.

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⚠️🕵🏻‍♂️In Mar 2022, "Pallas Aviation" LM-100J aircraft (civilian C-130J-30 Super Hercules) 🇺🇸N67AU +🇺🇸N71KM flew 🇩🇪🇺🇸Ramstein Air Base (ETAR)>🇵🇱Nowe Miasto Nad Pilica Airport (EPNM) 39 times. White unmarked C-130s are often linked to CIA/3-letter agency operations. 📸 @Airbus_Freak

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On 02 Mar 2022, "Pallas Aviation" 🕵🏻‍♂️🇺🇸N71KM #WDE24 #A97AA1 arrived from 🇯🇴Amman Marka, Jordan. On 03 Mar 2022 at 10:47 UTC, she can be seen on Ramp 1 at 🇩🇪🇺🇸Ramstein Air Base. On 05 Mar 2022 at 10:37 UTC, she can also be seen at RMS, taxiing over Twy K minutes before take-off.

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@Gerjon_

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One of my tweets and one of my blog posts made it into a @nytimes article! 😁👇🏻

Declan Walsh

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Foreign Drones Tip the Balance in Ethiopia’s Civil War - today’s story

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New blog post! Caught in the act? An 🇪🇹Ethiopian Cargo aircraft spotted loading in 🇹🇷Turkey. Featuring earlier work by @oryxspioenkop , @wammezz , @YorukIsik , Reuters and CNN. Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-F reg. 🇪🇹ET-AVQ as #ETH3545 on 20 Aug 2021.

Caught in the act? An Ethiopian Cargo aircraft spotted loading in Turkey.

Multiple articles have recently shown that Ethiopia is in a process of building up a UAV arsenal, including Iranian Mohajer-6 and Chinese Wing Loong I UAVs. This is for example shown by Oryxspioenk...

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A Russian Air Force (223rd Flight Unit State Airline) Ilyushin Il-76MD (military spec Il-76TD) flight was tracked heading into 🇮🇷Iran tonight, after an intermediate stop in 🇦🇲Armenia. Perhaps these are the flights that bring 🇮🇷Iranian UAVs into 🇷🇺Russia? 🇷🇺RA-78847 #RFF8717

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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 14 September 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

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L-39 jets were delivered to 🇨🇫Bangui, Central African Republic by a Russian Air Force Antonov An-124 (🇷🇺RA-82030) via 🇷🇺🇸🇾Khmeimim Air Base on 13 May, satellite imagery confirms. They had to reposition on ground to make space for unrelated Ukrainian Antonov An-124 🇺🇦UR-82027!

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Wagner oversees the delivery of six L-39s jets to the Central African Republic “in response to violations of CAR’s airspace.” Interested to see their registrations and who will be piloting them.

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This is big: Flightradar24 just confirmed my suspicions that the flight track showing as Iranian 🇮🇷EP-PUS from Simferopol, Crimea was not real.

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@Gerjon_ Following up on this, it was data uploaded by a software sharer. We’ve disabled the source and continue to implement additional measures to prevent any inauthentic data.

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@Gerjon_

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Recently acquired Google Earth 🌍🛰️📸 imagery (01 Feb 2021) as well as Sentinel-2 imagery confirm that the "Zenith" factory in #Shire / #IndaSelassie , #Tigray region (14.113111°, 38.271283°) was heavily damaged between 12 and 22 Nov 2020.

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@Gerjon_

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You may have noticed I've been quite silent over the weekend: I've been working on a project that is taking a bit longer. Of course it's about cargo operations around the UAE. But this time no civil wars or humanitarian aid. It's gonna be very interesting - stay tuned!

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New blog post! Have you lost track of the flights from 🇮🇷Iran to 🇪🇹Ethiopia? Good news - I have not. This post summarizes the 14 flights to Ethiopian destinations by Iranian aircraft, and provides a short introduction to the two airlines.

The Iran–Ethiopia airlift: Pouya Air and Qeshm Fars Air

Over the past six months, I have frequently written about cargo aircraft from Turkey and especially the United Arab Emirates visiting Ethiopia’s largest and international airport, Addis Ababa Bole...

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@Gerjon_

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In Oct 2021, CNN journalists uncovered a set of military equipment shipments by Ethiopian Cargo from 🇪🇹Addis Ababa to 🇪🇷Asmara, taking place in Nov 2020. I found 3 similar flights in Dec 2021: the same aircraft type, same callsigns #ETH3312 / #ETH3313 and similar route segments.

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We compared these documents and testimonies with Flightradar24 and saw several flights appeared but the routes disappeared when they approached the Ethiopian border.

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@Gerjon_

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Earlier today, a Belgian Air Force Airbus A400M (reg. CT-04 as #BAF662 ) flew from 🇧🇪Brussels to 🇷🇺Moscow, possibly picking up 12 🇧🇪Belgian and 15 🇳🇱Dutch diplomats, returning now. They were given 2 weeks to leave the country, expiring in a few days.

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@Gerjon_

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Since this is really just a hobby to me, physical assault is a risk I am just not willing to take. This three-year adventure has been a lot of fun, but it's not fun anymore. I wish all of you the best for your future. Regards, Gerjon

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A graphical overview of the video reportedly showing the shootdown of an 🇪🇹 #Ethiopia Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules over N Ethiopia yesterday. After an explosion, part of the left wing can be seen falling to the ground, and the aircraft comes spiralling down in a nosedive.

Kindeya Gebrehiwot, PhD, Prof

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When the C-130 Hercules #Ethiopia destined to Alula-abanega Int Airport #Mekelle was shot down by #TDF 's anti-aircraft unit at Seharti district as part of the ongoing "operation Alula-abanega"! #TigrayGenocide #Tigrayisprevailing

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⚠️👀 I came across an image of UAE Air Force C-17A (🇦🇪1229) loading a Wing Loong II UAV Control System in 🇨🇳Chengdu, China, 02 Jun 2020. Chengdu is home to the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG), manufacturer of Wing Loong UAVs, used in the War in 🇱🇾Libya in 2020. [1/5]

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Moments ago, a large Iranian Boeing 747-200 cargo aircraft, Qeshm Fars Air 🇮🇷EP-FAA as flight #QFZ9966 , landed at 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport in Ethiopia. She was tracked taking off in 🇮🇷Tehran, Iran last night 👇🏻

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@Gerjon_

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Urgent call on all friends around 🇪🇹Addis Ababa: it would be helpful if you spot the white and large 🇮🇷Iranian cargo aircraft currently on approach to the airport 👇🏻

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Quick question for @flyethiopian : Why did your 🇪🇹 cargo aircraft (un)load at the military apron of 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport, UAE [also known as Abu Dhabi Air Base and Rif Military Airport] *at least 3 times* during the ongoing civil war, 06-08 Nov 2021 (UTC)? #ETH3603 #ETH3623

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@Gerjon_

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If anybody knows why a Belarussian aircraft may be flying between Sudan and Nepal, please do let me know. My DMs are open!

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For my followers in 🇸🇩Sudan: Flightradar24 says this Belarussian Ruby Star Il-76 🇧🇾EW-567TH #RSB7627 came from 🇸🇩El Obeid. The aircraft seems to have regularly flown between 🇸🇩Sudan and 🇳🇵Nepal (!) recently. Sure enough, earlier 🛰️Sentinel-2 imagery shows an Il-76 on ground.

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"Turkoflot" Airbus A350. Aircraft was built and painted for Aeroflot, then sanctions came, and delivery was cancelled - so Turkish Airlines got her instead. Geopolitics in 2022, visualized.

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@cliper31

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Two new Airbus #A350 delivered to #TurkishAirlines today TC-LGK and TC-LGL #Airbus #AvGeek @A350_Production @TLSWatch #planespotting 🇹🇷

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Looks like "Antonov Airlines" 🇺🇦UR-82027 #ADB3326 delivered Turkish military exports (looks like Nurol Ejder 6x6) from 🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey to 🇹🇳Tunis, Tunisia today. H/t @oryxspioenkop for the identification!

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Aircraft departing 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport are currently doing a 360 turn over the city, climbing to greater altitude before leaving the region. This reminds me of corkscrew take-offs sometimes seen in war zones, e.g. 🇮🇶Baghdad, Iraq, where it is used to lower shootdown risk.

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Earlier today,"Moalem Aviation" Airbus A300 reg. 🇰🇬EX-30003 flew from 🇦🇪Sharjah, UAE to 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport, Ethiopia: #AMA4953 . First time I see this 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan airline operate a flight to 🇪🇹Ethiopia. Whether this is related to the ongoing Civil War remains to be seen.

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⚠️VERY odd: ≥6 @flyethiopian charter flights flew 🇪🇹Addis to N 🇪🇹Ethiopia today (flight plans: likely 🇪🇹Lalibela again). 5 of them seem to have continued into 🇪🇷Eritrea! 🇪🇹ET-AQM #ET8120 🇪🇹ET-AOB #ET8124 🇪🇹ET-AQQ #ET8130 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8151 🇪🇹ET-AQN #ET8170 🇪🇹ET-APO #ET8160

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@Gerjon_

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⚠️Yes, there is an uncommon amount of Ethiopian Airlines charter flights (ET8xxx) from 🇪🇹Addis Ababa flying to Northern Ethiopia. Today alone, two of their 737s 🇪🇹ET-AQP and 🇪🇹ET-ALK did a total of six flights to N Ethiopia, all departing out of sight, from the cargo apron.[1/6]

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Indeed it seems like the Il-76 flights from the 🇦🇪 UAE to 🇪🇹 Ethiopia are now mostly back up to normal. On a typical Wednesday evening, the flight count would sum to 6 flights -- this week we're at 5 (total: 119). Also in: one flight from 🇮🇷 Iran earlier today (total: 11).

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Could the cause of the lack of Il-76 flights to both 🇪🇹Ethiopia and 🇸🇩Sudan last week just be national holidays in the 🇦🇪UAE (Wed-Fri)?

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⚠️I had a go at listing all recent military cargo flights to 🇺🇦Ukraine over the past 2.5 weeks that I could find. I found 18 so far. I'm confident of 16. 10 flights are from the 🇬🇧United Kingdom. 6 are from the 🇺🇸United States of America. 1 is from 🇵🇱Poland. 1 is from 🇹🇷Turkey.

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⚠️I've got two updates on the 🇪🇹Ethiopian Air Force coming up in the next hours.

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⚠️New blog post! Today's 🛰️satellite imagery and @fanatelevision news reports confirm the arrival of at least 32 🇨🇳Chinese-made SH-15 (PCL-181) self-propelled howitzers to 🇪🇹Ethiopia. I have been unable to find any earlier reports about their delivery.

Chinese SH-15 howitzers for Ethiopia

A recent Ethiopian state media FBC report describes a visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to ENDF facilities. Pictures included in the Facebook version of the FBC report show 32 Chines...

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

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A comparison between recent @AP @planet imagery and the new video showing a 🇷🇺helicopter exploding on 🇺🇦Snake Island, Ukraine. The helicopter landed on the SE corner of the island, around: 📍45.253367° 30.204208° 🗺️

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Snake Island, a Ukrainian TB-2 hits a Russian Mi-8 as troops are unloading

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New blog post! I previously uncovered cargo flights from 🇮🇷Iran to 🇪🇹Ethiopia. However, evidence for "Pouya Air" 🇮🇷EP-PUS' flights to 🇪🇹Harar Meda Airport remained sparse. This blog presents additional evidence: a VHR satellite image taken 05 Nov 2021.

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27 Feb 2022: 🇸🇪Sweden announces military aid to 🇺🇦Ukraine. 01-05 Mar 2022: NATO SAC C-17As fly from 🇸🇪Såtenäs Air Base to 🇵🇱Rzeszów Jasionka Airport in Poland (likely 🇺🇦Ukraine military cargo hub) **8** times. This is remarkable: neither Sweden nor Ukraine is a NATO member.

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Sweden will send military aid to Ukraine 🇺🇦. It includes 5,000 anti-tank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000 body shields and 135,000 field rations. It also includes 500 million SEK to the Ukrainian Armed Forces🇺🇦. The total support is almost 1,4 billion SEK.

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Minutes ago, another "Qeshm Fars Air" Boeing 747-200 cargo aircraft from 🇮🇷Imam Khomeini Airport, Tehran, Iran landed at 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport, Ethiopia. This marks the 15th Iranian flight to Ethiopia I identified since Aug 2021, and the second this week. 🇮🇷EP-FAA #QFZ9966

Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

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New blog post! Have you lost track of the flights from 🇮🇷Iran to 🇪🇹Ethiopia? Good news - I have not. This post summarizes the 14 flights to Ethiopian destinations by Iranian aircraft, and provides a short introduction to the two airlines.

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Looking at how the Antonov 225 appears to be part of Ukrainian pride, and especially with that nickname, I'm starting to think 'Mriya' wasn't just an innocent bystander hit by accident, but rather one of the targets.

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The biggest plane in the world "Mriya" (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupants on an airfield near Kyiv. We will rebuild the plane. We will fulfill our dream of a strong, free, and democratic Ukraine.

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@Gerjon_

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Five Russian Government aircraft heading east out of 🇷🇺Moscow currently: Tupolev Tu-214PU 🇷🇺RA-65432 #RSD078 Tupolev Tu-214SR 🇷🇺RA-64516 #RSD079 Airbus A319CJ 🇷🇺RA-73025 #RSD072 Tupolev Tu-204-300 🇷🇺RA-64058 #RSD003 Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B 🇷🇺RA-85039 #RSD071

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Today early in the morning (06:40 AM local time): 3 more 🇪🇹Ethiopian Airlines charter flights from the cargo apron heading into Northern Ethiopia. Again this is just a selection, the real number of flights is larger. 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8120 🇪🇹ET-AYF #ET8130 🇪🇹ET-AQO #ET8158

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. @flyethiopian Airlines' airlift towards northern 🇪🇹Ethiopia continues today. Today's verified charter flights (ET8xxx) include this list of 8: 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8120 🇪🇹ET-AQP #ET8126 🇪🇹ET-ASJ #ET8142 🇪🇹ET-AQP #ET8144 🇪🇹ET-ALK #ET8152 🇪🇹ET-ANZ #ET8158 🇪🇹ET-AXP #ET8164 🇪🇹ET-APK #ET8186

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Gerjon | חריון | غريون | ኼርዮን (Deactivated)

@Gerjon_

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⚠️Announcement📣 Tonight, I will be revealing the identity of a previously unidentified aircraft, now associated with the 🇪🇹Ethiopia Military.

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⚠️Four months after my previous update, here's a new update to my 🇮🇷Iran-🇷🇺Russia cargo flight list. Following the 🇺🇦Ukraine invasion, 🇷🇺Russia received ≥92 cargo flights from Iran in total, a clear increase compared to pre-invasion times. Cc. @COUPSURE

The War in Ukraine: Iran's Airlift to Russia

Last updated 29 May 2023. New total: 107 flights. Original total (24 Feb - 24 May 2022) was 23 flights. In the first months of 2022, dozens of western civilian and military cargo aircraft delivered...

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