Ruslan Trad
@ruslantrad.bsky.social
Researcher on info ops, narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia.
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
$100 for torching a van; more for planting a bomb or snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap, and effective way to conduct sabotage operations across Europe. They are recruiting Ukrainian children and teens online.
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe
One hundred dollars for torching a van, a few hundred more for planting a bomb or quick cash for snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap – and…
www.france24.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
$100 for torching a van; more for planting a bomb or snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap, and effective way to conduct sabotage operations across Europe. They are recruiting Ukrainian children and teens online.
"Millions of refugees in camps and informal settings around the world will feel the loss of billions in aid funding as winter approaches. Many will be forced to ration and could face death."
Global aid crisis dire as winter nears for millions in need – DW – 11/15/2025
Millions of refugees in camps and informal settings around the world will feel the loss of billions in aid funding as winter approaches. Many will be forced to ration and could face death, insiders to...
p.dw.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Millions of refugees in camps and informal settings around the world will feel the loss of billions in aid funding as winter approaches. Many will be forced to ration and could face death."
Putin just told reporters that Russia is ready to fight till the “last Ukrainian”.
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Putin just told reporters that Russia is ready to fight till the “last Ukrainian”.
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
POV: You're in Crimea, sitting on a deck chair to end the evening:
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
POV: You're in Crimea, sitting on a deck chair to end the evening:
Judging by the "success" of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the situation in DR Congo, or the border between Cambodia and Thailand, Trump is not yet good at negotiating peace agreements.
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Judging by the "success" of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the situation in DR Congo, or the border between Cambodia and Thailand, Trump is not yet good at negotiating peace agreements.
From what we have seen so far, Driscoll is far more incompetent than Witkoff. Moscow believes that Putin will easily convince Driscoll and his team to remove all points from Trump's plan that are embarrassing for Russia.
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
From what we have seen so far, Driscoll is far more incompetent than Witkoff. Moscow believes that Putin will easily convince Driscoll and his team to remove all points from Trump's plan that are embarrassing for Russia.
“Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “be stopped” and “is not looking for more war.” Putin, Trump added, is “taking punishment.”
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November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “be stopped” and “is not looking for more war.” Putin, Trump added, is “taking punishment.”
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Trump said he “wants” Ukraine to accept a sweeping U.S. deal to end the war with Russia by November 27, giving Kyiv less than a week to decide.
Trump Says He Wants Ukraine’s Answer on Peace Plan by Thursday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he faces ‘a very difficult choice’ over the administration’s 28-point plan, which would make major concessions to Russia.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Trump said he “wants” Ukraine to accept a sweeping U.S. deal to end the war with Russia by November 27, giving Kyiv less than a week to decide.
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in its recent 13-month war in Lebanon. Images are the first indication that Israel has used such munitions in nearly 20 years.
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in its recent 13-month war in Lebanon. Images are the first indication that Israel has used such munitions in nearly 20 years.
Summers’ departure from OpenAI’s board followed revelations of his communications with the Jeffrey #Epstein.
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Summers’ departure from OpenAI’s board followed revelations of his communications with the Jeffrey #Epstein.
“In the north of the French capital, migrants have set up a makeshift camp. Many are from Darfur and fled a region torn by fighting between the Khartoum army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries.”
Sudanese refugees fleeing war find shelter under Paris bridge
In the north of the French capital, migrants have set up a makeshift camp. Many are from Darfur and fled a region torn by fighting between the Khartoum army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries...
www.lemonde.fr
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“In the north of the French capital, migrants have set up a makeshift camp. Many are from Darfur and fled a region torn by fighting between the Khartoum army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries.”
A critical report by the ICDS on disinformation and information operations. I believe it will be of interest to anyone interested in the topic. I will share just one fact: Russia is investing $1.8 billion in propaganda in 2024, while the EU is investing around $25 million to counter it.
Beyond Defence: A Proactive Strategy for the West in the Information Domain - International Centre for Defence and Security
The information war is not a future threat—it is the defining battlefield of the present.
icds.ee
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A critical report by the ICDS on disinformation and information operations. I believe it will be of interest to anyone interested in the topic. I will share just one fact: Russia is investing $1.8 billion in propaganda in 2024, while the EU is investing around $25 million to counter it.
An extremely important moment for post-Assad Syria.
‘Unprecedented’: Syria launches first trial over deadly coastal violence
The first trial of hundreds of suspects accused of involvement in killings on Syria’s Alawite-majority coast marks the start of a closely watched and unprecedented accountability process.
syriadirect.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
An extremely important moment for post-Assad Syria.
So many poor people live on Earth that Bezos and Co. don’t feel comfortable making decisions for the common good and are looking to space more and more often. Poor planets.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
So many poor people live on Earth that Bezos and Co. don’t feel comfortable making decisions for the common good and are looking to space more and more often. Poor planets.
The important question here is - what's next? Evidence suggests the Russian secret services appear to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend, a Polish government spokesman said.
Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
Polish officials say Russian secret services appear to have ordered the sabotage of a railway line in Poland.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The important question here is - what's next? Evidence suggests the Russian secret services appear to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend, a Polish government spokesman said.
Inside the building of Suspilne (National Public Radio and Television Company of Ukraine) in Dnipro, following the nighttime attack. Russian forces attacked the city with 35 Shahed drones.
As a result of the strike, the branches of Suspilne Dnipro and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro were damaged.
As a result of the strike, the branches of Suspilne Dnipro and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro were damaged.
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Inside the building of Suspilne (National Public Radio and Television Company of Ukraine) in Dnipro, following the nighttime attack. Russian forces attacked the city with 35 Shahed drones.
As a result of the strike, the branches of Suspilne Dnipro and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro were damaged.
As a result of the strike, the branches of Suspilne Dnipro and Ukrainian Radio Dnipro were damaged.
Ahmed Ghorab, a Gazan computer scientist who once taught artificial intelligence at UCAS, escaped the war to Slovakia through a student foundation — but his wife and four children remain trapped in Gaza.
Stuck Between Gaza’s War and Slovakia’s Bureaucracy: A Father’s Battle for His Family - VSquare.org
Ahmed Ghorab is a computer scientist who, thanks to a student foundation, managed to leave war-torn Gaza. However, his family remained there. He promised to bring them to Europe. Instead, he encounter...
vsquare.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ahmed Ghorab, a Gazan computer scientist who once taught artificial intelligence at UCAS, escaped the war to Slovakia through a student foundation — but his wife and four children remain trapped in Gaza.
Forged media, impersonated journalists, and coordinated online networks drove a nuclear hoax targeting Armenia
@dfrlab.bsky.social
@dfrlab.bsky.social
How a forged France 24 report fueled a radioactive lie concerning France-Armenia relations
Forged media, impersonated reporters, and coordinated online networks drove a nuclear hoax targeting Armenia.
dfrlab.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Forged media, impersonated journalists, and coordinated online networks drove a nuclear hoax targeting Armenia
@dfrlab.bsky.social
@dfrlab.bsky.social
As Brussels praises Albania’s “unprecedented progress” toward pending EU membership, investigators warn that the Albanian mafia now controls major ports, launders hundreds of millions through shell companies, and rivals the power of Italy’s ’Ndrangheta.
Brussels turns blind eye as Albania’s drug empire threatens Europe
Under Prime Minister Edi Rama, Albania has become a narco-state over the past 10 years. Albanian criminal networks are increasingly active in Europe. Yet, the EU continues to support Rama’s efforts to...
www.ftm.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As Brussels praises Albania’s “unprecedented progress” toward pending EU membership, investigators warn that the Albanian mafia now controls major ports, launders hundreds of millions through shell companies, and rivals the power of Italy’s ’Ndrangheta.
Somali authorities and the international community have repeatedly failed to protect thousands of people from drought-affected communities in southern Somalia.
Authorities in Somalia and the International Community are failing climate-displaced individuals – new report
This has exposed them to violations of their rights to food, water, family, health and life.
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Somali authorities and the international community have repeatedly failed to protect thousands of people from drought-affected communities in southern Somalia.
The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
Water rises and land sinks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
'Our planet at +1.5°C' (5/6) The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta at ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
Reposted by Ruslan Trad
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Colombia’s booming webcam industry, now worth approximately €1.73 billion a year, fuels a global market hosted by platforms in the U.S. and Europe. Behind the screens, women in cities like Cúcuta are being raped and forced to perform on camera to repay debts or hand over wages to studio owners.
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
A Sunday Times investigation finds that women have been raped, imprisoned and forced into degrading acts at 24-hour streaming factories in Colombia
www.thetimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Colombia’s booming webcam industry, now worth approximately €1.73 billion a year, fuels a global market hosted by platforms in the U.S. and Europe. Behind the screens, women in cities like Cúcuta are being raped and forced to perform on camera to repay debts or hand over wages to studio owners.
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions of people. Approximately 75% of Malawians live below the World Bank's poverty line of $ 1.90 per day.
Malawi's hunger crisis demands urgent solutions – DW – 11/07/2025
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions. The president and outside experts say the country must invest in resilient food systems rather than rely on aid to break the cycle.
www.dw.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions of people. Approximately 75% of Malawians live below the World Bank's poverty line of $ 1.90 per day.