Smoke rising from the Russian Black Sea port of Taman is visible following overnight Ukrainian drone strikes. Russian shipping through the nearby Kerch Strait has been ​halted due to drone attacks since July 10.

New satellite imagery from @vantortech.bsky.social offers a closer look at Russia's Avitek plant, hit last week by a Ukrainian missile as part of Kyiv's growing campaign against the facilities supplying the Russian military. viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/ukraine-wi...

Ukraine widens aim at Russia's war economy

Ukraine has stepped up strikes on the Russian factories that make military components and commercial warehouses that move equipment.

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Russia is building new hardened aircraft shelters at Lipetsk air base, satellite imagery from @vantortech.bsky.social shows. This kind of construction has been seen in recent years at more than a dozen bases involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine is teaching Russia brutal lessons in Crimea. U.S. defense planners should take notes before we pay the same price in a future conflict. My latest in the Washington Post wapo.st/4vEgQX2

Opinion | Ukraine is teaching Russia a lesson. The U.S. should take notes.

Ukrainian drones and rockets have punished underprotected Russian assets on Crimea.

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New satellite imagery shows a huge smoke plume coming from the Russian city of Elektrostal following Ukrainian drone strikes.

A ship burning in the Sea of Azov, near Russian-occupied Crimea, is visible in new satellite imagery. Ukraine has recently targeted several Russian ships near the Kerch Strait.

Damage to the Voronezh Semiconductor Plant in Russia is visible in new satellite imagery from @vantortech.bsky.social. This facility was one of several industrial sites targeted by Ukraine in recent weeks as part of a growing strike campaign.

Russia is expanding launch sites for attack drones at an air base near southern Ukraine, satellite images show. The new launch rails at the base are longer, a sign they are built to accommodate Russia's heavier jet-powered drones. viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/russia-exp...

Russia expands drone launch sites used to attack Ukraine

Satellite images show longer launch rails built for Russia's newest jet-powered drones

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The first road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea is visible in new satellite imagery. It is the latest example of cooperation between the countries, which have grown closer since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-russia...

New Russia–North Korea bridge underscores deepening alliance

The first road link between the two countries will offer a new route for trade and military cooperation

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Smoke rising from Russia's Tuapse oil refinery is visible in new satellite imagery. This refinery and port have been targeted by Ukraine multiple times in the years since Russia's full-scale invasion.

New satellite imagery shows that a Russian oil depot in Primorsk is still burning after it was struck by Ukraine a few days ago. This site is more than 900km from the border with Ukraine.

New satellite imagery of Iran shows damage to a Tehran oil depot from Israeli strikes.

Here is a close up look at how strikes cratered runways and taxiways at Iran’s Hamadan air base, rendering them inoperable.

Misinformation ramps up during major world events, and satellite imagery is not immune. AI has made it easier than ever to create fake images, so follow trusted sources for updates and double-check what you see in your feed.

I put together some of the sharpest satellite images from the weekend's strikes on Iran, and Tehran's retaliation across the Middle East in today's Views From Above newsletter. I also warn of a growing risk: fake satellite images. Read below. viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/the-latest...

The latest satellite images of strikes on Iran

US and Israeli strikes targeted sites across Iran, taking out the country’s top leadership and damaging military sites.

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China is expanding an air base deep in the desert, where some of the country's newest aircraft have been spotted undergoing testing. Check out more satellite imagery and a time lapse of the growing base here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/china-expa...

Iran has worked to repair its air bases after they were damaged by Israeli strikes last year, recent satellite imagery shows.

Here is a look at how China has expanded Yuchi Naval Base over the last year. The base is built to support Chinese aircraft carriers, alongside other naval vessels.

Harrowing NOAA imagery of damage to Black River, Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Explore the full imagery here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melis...

A look into the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it made landfall in Jamaica See more satellite images of the storm and its aftermath here: viewsfromabove.bradyafrick.com/p/new-satell...

You open your feed to see a startling satellite image: a military base on fire. But is it real? It's become harder to tell. I warn of the risks posed by fake satellite imagery in this piece for TIME. time.com/7328281/disi...

The Threat Posed by Deepfake Satellite Images

AI has made it easier than ever to generate fakes that undermine satellite imagery's traditional role as a source of irrefutable truth.

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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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