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Sources — the channel register

Every Telegram channel this feed reads, with its side, alignment, access and a reliability grade — reviewed monthly.

Russian channels are the object of study; Ukrainian and Western channels are read because the language barrier otherwise hides that information, and as cross-checks. Channels controlled by or close to the Russian state are labelled as such and never presented in the same register as independent reporting.

ChannelSideAlignment · accessGradeSubscribersNoteReviewed
Rybar
@rybar		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC1.5Mlargest RU military-analysis channel; founder is an ex-MoD press officer; receives MoD material early; occasionally criticises MoD (credibility tactic) — adversary-controlled information node2026-08-17
Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad)
@boris_rozhin		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentCColonel Cassad; long-running, well-connected, partisan2026-08-17
barantchik
@barantchik		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineCmilblogger commentary2026-08-17
UAV Development (UAVDEV)
@UAVDEV		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalBUAV developer community; consistent technical detail, teardowns; still partisan2026-08-17
Военный осведомитель (Military Informant)
@milinfolive		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC750KMilitary Informant; tech-heavy digest, pro-Kremlin2026-08-17
Русский инженер (Russian Engineer)
@rusengineer		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalBengineer-minded commentary; technical claims usually specific and checkable2026-08-17
ДРОННИЦА (Dronnitsa)
@dronnitsa		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalBdrone community; hardware and EW specifics2026-08-17
Угроза БПЛА (Drone Threat)
@BPLAnews · paused		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalCdrone threat digest; stale since 2025-102026-08-17
Обозреватель БПЛА (Drone Observer)
@dronesrussia		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalCdrone industry aggregator2026-08-17
Два майора (Two Majors)
@dva_majors		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentCTwo Majors; high-volume, mobilisation-minded milblogger2026-08-17
Victory Drones
@VictoryDrones		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · technicalBUA drone-training/volunteer network; technical, self-interested2026-08-17
Военкор Котенок
@voenkorKotenok		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC315Kwar correspondent; weapons/UAV commentary2026-08-17
Поддубный |Z|O|V| edition
@epoddubny		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC573KVGTRK state correspondent; tech/EW takes on Western systems2026-08-17
Kotsnews (Александр Коц)
@sashakots		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC476KKP war correspondent; frequent Germany/Taurus framing2026-08-17
Операция Z: Военкоры Русской Весны
@RVvoenkor		RU · adversaryaggregator · aggregatorD1.46Mhigh-volume aggregation of strikes/UAV/EW; reposts, little original verification2026-08-17
WarGonzo
@wargonzo		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC749KSemyon Pegov, embedded frontline reporting doubling as recruitment propaganda2026-08-17
Воин DV
@voin_dv		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC147Kunit-level frontline + FPV footage2026-08-17
Romanov Лайт
@romanov_92		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC152Kmilblogger analysis; drone/EW commentary2026-08-17
Сладков+
@Sladkov_plus		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC700Kveteran state-TV war correspondent2026-08-17
Владимир Рогов
@vrogov		RU · adversaryru-state · officialD100Koccupation official; strike/UAV claims are political messaging2026-08-17
Сводки ополчения Новороссии Z.O.V.
@swodki		RU · adversaryaggregator · aggregatorD223Krapid situational aggregation; unverified2026-08-17
Повёрнутые на войне
@Voenacher		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC668Kweapons/tech-minded war channel2026-08-17
Мир сегодня с Юрий Подоляка
@yurasumy		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC2.68Mlargest RU milblogger analyst; strategic commentary incl. Europe2026-08-17
Хроника оператора БпЛА
@xronikabpla		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalB55Kdrone-operator POV; FPV/EW tradecraft; specific2026-08-17
FPV_выZOV
@FPV_vyZOV		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · frontlineC66KRU FPV units; drone builds; EW2026-08-17
Беспилотники (дроны, БПЛА, UAV)
@uav_tech		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalB18KUAV technology, avionics, payloads, counter-UAS incl. Western systems — best technical channel2026-08-17
Intel Slava
@intelslava		RU · adversaryaggregator · aggregatorD395KEnglish-facing pro-RU aggregation; reposts2026-08-17
Rybar in English
@rybar_in_english		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC80KRybar's English arm — same provenance as rybar2026-08-17
Fighterbomber
@bomber_fighter		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mod-adjacentC518Kretired VKS pilot; earliest and most reliable RU source on aircraft losses and airfield strikes; heavily cited in Western reporting2026-08-26
Беспилот (Bespilot — UAV, drones, robots)
@bes_pilot		RU · adversaryru-industry · technicalB43.5KRU unmanned-systems trade channel; covers the national BAS programme, named manufacturers and robotics rather than frontline claims2026-08-26
Старше Эдды (Older than Edda)
@vysokygovorit		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC489Kmilitary-political commentary; hardware appears inside strategic narrative, rarely as technical detail2026-08-26
МИГ России (MIG Rossii)
@mig41		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC474KKremlin-politics commentary; military events read through a political lens2026-08-26
Александр Ходаковский (Aleksandr Khodakovsky)
@aleksandr_skif		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC317KDNR commander turned commentator; long-form political and strategic essays2026-08-26
ANNA NEWS
@anna_news		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC237Klong-running pro-war news desk; operational reports and official lines2026-08-26
Захар Прилепин (Zakhar Prilepin)
@zakharprilepin		RU · adversaryru-milblogger · mediaC226Kwriter-politician; cultural and political commentary, little technical content2026-08-26
СИЛОВИКИ (Siloviki)
@SIL0VIKI		RU · adversaryaggregator · aggregatorD185Ksecurity-sector aggregator; republishes strike footage and defence-industry items, so origins must be traced back2026-08-26
Readovka
@readovkanews		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD2.0Mmass-market state-aligned news2026-08-17
СОЛОВЬЁВ
@SolovievLive		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD1.1Mstate propaganda talk-show feed; rhetoric, not reporting2026-08-17
Zvezdanews «Звезда»
@zvezdanews		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD125KMoD-owned broadcaster2026-08-17
Русская Весна Z
@rusvesnasu		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD132Kpartisan war newswire2026-08-17
Минобороны России
@mod_russia		RU · adversaryru-state · officialD638KRussian MoD briefings; claims routinely unverifiable2026-08-17
МИД России
@MID_Russia		RU · adversaryru-state · officialD140KMFA statements; diplomatic messaging2026-08-17
Russische Botschaft in Deutschland
@RusBotschaft		RU · adversaryru-state · officialD20KRussian embassy Berlin — Germany-specific state messaging2026-08-17
Ростех (Rostec)
@rostecru		RU · adversaryru-state · officialD42.8Kstate defence conglomerate's own channel; first-party production and new-system announcements — promotional, but authoritative on what Rostec claims to be building2026-08-26
ASTRA
@astrapress		Otherthird-party · mediaB340Kexiled Russian newsroom; fastest reliable reporting on strikes inside Russia and on defence-industry incidents2026-08-26
Агентство. Новости (Agentstvo)
@agentstvonews		Otherthird-party · mediaB102Kexiled Russian investigative desk; defence procurement, sanctions evasion and component supply chains2026-08-26
МАДЯР (Robert Brovdi)
@Robert_Magyar		UA · friendlyua-state · commanderC600Kcommander Unmanned Systems Forces; operational, self-interested2026-08-17
STERNENKO
@ssternenko		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · communityC895Kmass FPV fundraiser; strike footage; advocacy2026-08-17
DeepState
@DeepStateUA		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · technicalB766Kfrontline mapping; conservative, multi-source before moving lines2026-08-17
Бутусов Плюс
@ButusovPlus		UA · friendlyua-media · mediaC348Kcritical mil journalism; procurement politics2026-08-17
Ескадрон (Escadrone)
@escadrone		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · technicalC25KUkrainian FPV maker; industry perspective2026-08-17
Сили безпілотних систем ЗСУ
@usf_army		UA · friendlyua-state · officialC34KUnmanned Systems Forces official2026-08-17
ГУР МО України
@DIUkraine		UA · friendlyua-state · officialC226Kmilitary intelligence; deep-strike/UAV ops claims2026-08-17
Служба безпеки України
@SBUkr		UA · friendlyua-state · officialC299KSBU official; Sea Baby / deep-strike ops claims2026-08-17
TERRA Розвідка Інфо
@TerraOps		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · frontlineC105Krecon/strike unit channel2026-08-17
Оперативний ЗСУ
@operativnoZSU		UA · friendlyaggregator · aggregatorD370Khigh-volume UA war feed; reposts2026-08-17
ЦАПЛІЄНКО_UKRAINE FIGHTS
@tsaplienko		UA · friendlyua-media · mediaC323Kwar reporter2026-08-17
U_G_M
@Ukr_G_M		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · communityC78KUA analytical channel2026-08-17
InformNapalm
@informnapalm		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · technicalB132Kvolunteer OSINT community; documented investigations2026-08-17
Ukraine NOW
@UkraineNow		UA · friendlyua-media · mediaD417Kmass UA news aggregator2026-08-17
УНИАН
@uniannet		UA · friendlyua-media · mediaC711KUA news agency (Russian-language)2026-08-17
Frontelligence Insight (Tatarigami)
@Tatarigami_UA		UA · friendlyua-volunteer · technicalB2.4KFrontelligence Insight; analytic reports; European aid math2026-08-17
WarTranslated
@WarTranslated		West · friendlythird-party · aggregatorB17Ktranslates RU/UA posts faithfully; direct window into RU channel claims2026-08-17
OSINTdefender
@osintdefender		West · friendlythird-party · aggregatorB6KWestern OSINT feed; NATO/DE/NL announcements2026-08-17
Global News Monitor
@WarMonitors		West · friendlyaggregator · aggregatorC155Kfast conflict aggregation2026-08-17
Clash Report
@clashreport		West · friendlythird-party · mediaC110Kconflict video/news desk2026-08-17
Soldaten & Reservisten
@Soldaten_und_Reservisten		West · friendlythird-party · communityD9.7KGerman soldiers/reservists community; sentiment, not reporting2026-08-17
ГРАНИЦА.ПУНКТЫ ПРОПУСКА (Rosgranstroy)
@fgku_rosgranstroy		RU · adversaryru-state · officialC4.17KFGKU Rosgranstroy — the agency that operates Russia's border checkpoints. Primary source for its OWN measures: a closure it announces is a closure. Graded above the other ru-state channels for that reason, and no higher, because it publishes selectively and never gives a reason2026-09-21
NARVA-IVANGOROD
@esti_narva		Otherthird-party · communityD2.81Klocal bulletin on both sides of the Narva crossing; daily crossing status and how restrictions land in practice. Community reporting, not journalism — useful as ground truth on enforcement, weak on why2026-09-21
Faytuks Network
@Faytuks_Network		West · friendlythird-party · aggregatorB1.68Kfast conflict/OSINT wire; NATO and Baltic incidents usually break here early2026-09-21
Liveuamap
@liveuamap		West · friendlyaggregator · aggregatorB6.47Kgeolocated incident wire; each item carries a place, which is what makes border movement legible2026-09-21
Pan-Baltic News Network
@BalticNewsNetwork		West · friendlythird-party · mediaC557small English-language Baltic news feed; provenance of individual items not established, so it counter-checks rather than corroborates2026-09-21
BALTNEWS
@baltnews		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD24.5Klargest Russian-language channel covering the Baltics; an arm of Rossiya Segodnya, the state media conglomerate. Read for the narrative, never for the fact2026-09-21
Балтийский мост (Baltic Bridge)
@BalticBridge		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD6.54Kidentified by OSINT researchers as a node in Kremlin-funded influence networks targeting Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltics2026-09-21
Антифашисты Прибалтики (The Baltic Antifascists)
@antifalivland		RU · adversaryru-state · mediaD19.3Ksame network as Baltic Bridge; 'antifascist' framing is the standard Kremlin register for Baltic governments2026-09-21
Baltic Signal Monitor
@baltic_signal_monitor		Otheraggregator · aggregatorD14automated republisher: posts machine-written 'Baltic Signal Digest' alerts assembled from other publishers' feeds, 14 subscribers. Carries no reporting of its own, so it can restate a claim that is already in this list and look like a second origin — graded D and marked aggregator so it cannot corroborate anything by itself. Kept for its early-warning timing, not its content2026-09-21

Grade = Admiralty source-reliability grade for the channel (A completely reliable … F cannot be judged), judged per channel and reviewed monthly. It is separate from the information-credibility grade (1–6) shown on each finding, which comes from how many independent origins support that finding. Reposts of the same origin count once.