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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 16h

Check out more imagery of Russian energy sites recently struck by Ukraine below viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/ukraine-st...

Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure

Kyiv is launching repeated attacks on fuel and energy infrastructure across Russia

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 16h

Here is a closer look at damage to Russia's Sukhodolnaya oil pumping station after it was struck by Ukraine earlier this month.

Ukraine has stepped up its campaign on Moscow's energy sector recently, targeting sites like this across Russia.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 26d

Check out more imagery of Russia’s drone launch sites below
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Russia's drone launch sites built to attack Ukraine

A Russian air base has new infrastructure for storing and launching one-way attack drones at Ukraine, satellite imagery shows

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 26d

Here is a time-lapse showing Russia’s construction efforts at this site, which was an empty field as recently as July.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 26d

Russia recently built a new drone launch site in Bryansk oblast, just 35 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.

Imagery from Maxar via @skyfi.bsky.social

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Aug 22

A Russian oil refinery struck by Ukraine earlier this week is still burning, satellite imagery shows.

The Novoshakhtinsk refinery is more than 150 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jul 26

New satellite imagery of the Grand Canyon's North Rim shows how the Dragon Bravo Fire has continued to spread.

It has burned 28,773 acres since starting earlier this month.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Check out more satellite imagery and details on efforts to contain this wildfire below viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/firefighte...

Firefighters race to contain Grand Canyon blaze

The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned thousands of acres across the Grand Canyon's North Rim

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here's a look at how the Dragon Bravo Fire spread along the Grand Canyon's North Rim.

Authorities say the blaze has burned more than 13,600 acres of land since it began earlier this month.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 22

Check out more satellite imagery of the Iranian nuclear sites struck by the US here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-satell...

New satellite images: US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

The U.S. joined Israel's strikes on Iran by hitting three Iranian nuclear sites

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 22

Damage to Iran's Fordow fuel enrichment facility after U.S. strikes is visible in new imagery from Maxar.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 17

Damage to Tabriz missile base in western Iran is visible in new satellite imagery following Israeli strikes.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 15

Satellite imagery of Iran's Tabriz air base shows how Israeli strikes cratered taxiways and damaged hangars, stifling Iranian aircraft at the site.

Damage to Tabriz Air Base in Iran. Graphic by Brady Africk. Satellite image © 2025 Satellogic. Delivered by SkyFi®

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 15

New satellite imagery of Iran shows smoke rising from two fuel depots in Tehran following Israeli strikes.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 13

This time-lapse of air traffic over the Middle East shows how civilian planes cleared the airspace after Israel’s operation against Iran began.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 10

The Russian oil depot near Engels air base that was struck by Ukraine last week is still burning, new satellite imagery shows.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 8

Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb destroyed Russian bombers at several air bases last week, despite Moscow's deception efforts.

Read about Russia’s decoys and see more imagery here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/russian-de...

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 7

A Russian oil depot struck by Ukrainian drones yesterday is still burning, new satellite imagery shows.

This depot, which is about 600 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, also supplies fuel to the nearby Engels air base.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · Jun 3

New satellite imagery of Mount Etna in Sicily shows ash billowing into the sky from the volcano's latest eruption.

Sicily’s president said lava flows created by the eruption are contained and pose no danger to the local population.

Read more here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-satell...

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 27

Check out more imagery and details about this construction project below viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/russia-and...

North Korea and Russia's new cross-border construction project

New satellite imagery shows progress on a cross-border road link between Russia and North Korea

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 27

Construction progress on Russia and North Korea's new cross-border roadway is visible in recent satellite imagery.

The new bridge is being built near an existing rail link that has been used to transport North Korean weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 20

You can see more aerial imagery of the aftermath here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-aerial...

New aerial imagery: Kentucky tornado leaves trail of damage

Severe storms left dozens dead and damaged homes across the Midwest and South

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 20

Here is a wider look at this section of the tornado’s path through London, Kentucky.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 20

A deadly tornado that touched down in Kentucky last Friday left a scar of flattened trees and destroyed buildings nearly 30 miles long.

This aerial imagery shows a section of damage done by this storm to homes in the city of London, Kentucky.

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · May 12

Check out the full satellite image and more details below viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-satell...

New Satellite Imagery: India’s Strikes on Pakistan Air Base

Today's view: Nur Khan air base was targeted by India in a series of missile strikes last week.

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