🧵 InformNapalm Morning #OSINTBrief | September 25
Several developments from the past 24 hours caught our attention — not simply as news, but as potential leads for further #OSINT research.
Here is what we are watching 👇
Sep 25, 2026 · 6:16 AM UTC
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1/ Ulyanovsk: a Russian defense-industry lead
Regional authorities confirmed damage to industrial infrastructure following an overnight drone attack.
OSINT sources point to the possible targeting of NPP Zavod Iskra, an electronics manufacturer linked to Russia’s Almaz-Antey defense-industrial ecosystem.
Ukraine’s War&Sanctions database already documents Iskra’s involvement in supply chains connected to Russian military systems, including components associated with the Kh-59M2/M2A missile and Pantsir-S1 air-defense system.
This one deserves a deeper look.
war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/…
t.me/worldmilitares/44142
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2/ #Perm and #Voronezh: more industrial targets
In Perm, regional authorities confirmed an attack on an industrial facility. Preliminary OSINT reporting points to LUKOIL-Permnefteorgsintez, one of #Russia’s major oil-refining complexes.
Reports also emerged of an attack on Voronezhsintezkauchuk, a major producer of synthetic rubber and thermoplastic elastomers.
We are waiting for additional imagery and evidence before drawing conclusions about the damage.
t.me/worldmilitares/44139
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3/ Occupied #Luhansk: another #OSINT lead
An overnight strike hit the Stroytsentr hypermarket at 124 Andrii Liniov Street — the building that housed Ukraine’s Epicentr before the Russian occupation.
Monitoring sources suggest the facility may have been used as a Russian military logistics hub.
That claim still needs verification.
The OSINT question: what activity can be documented at this site over the past several years — military vehicles, personnel, logistics or other indicators of military use?
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4/ Moldova: a Russian Gerbera drone with a camera
Debris from a UAV displaying characteristics of the Russian Gerbera was discovered in Moldova’s Florești district following the September 24 Russian attack.
One particularly interesting detail: the drone reportedly carried an onboard camera.
If sufficiently detailed imagery of the electronics becomes available, identifying the camera, modem, antennas and other components could provide useful clues about its mission and communications architecture.
cotidianul.md/39252/foto-noi…
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5/ #Moldova: an information operation before the drones arrived?
Before the Russian UAV incursion, pro-Russian Telegram channels circulated claims that an aircraft had delivered drones for Ukraine to Chișinău airport.
Moldovan fact-checkers found that the aircraft presented as part of the “evidence” had not landed in Chișinău that day.
Hours later, Russian UAVs actually entered Moldovan airspace.
A useful OSINT task would be to reconstruct the timeline: original source — amplification network — coordinated Telegram distribution — subsequent real-world event.
ipn.md/en/how-the-telegram-c…
stopfals.md/ru/article/falsu…
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6/ #Poland: suspected sabotage involving #Starlink infrastructure
Poland is investigating a fire at Starlink ground infrastructure.
Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski raised the possibility of deliberate sabotage. Polish authorities have not established Russian responsibility, and a technical failure remains among the possible explanations.
The case is worth watching in the broader context of suspected sabotage targeting European infrastructure connected to support for #Ukraine.
warszawa.tvp.pl/95565822/spl…
reutersconnect.com/item/an-a…
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7/ Another research lead: Russia’s Rassvet #satellite network
#Russia’s Rassvet LEO communications constellation, developed by Bureau 1440, is moving from experimentation toward practical deployment.
Ukrainian specialists have raised the possibility that such satellite connectivity could eventually support long-range UAV communications and in-flight route correction.
There is currently no confirmed evidence that Russian long-range strike drones are already being controlled through Rassvet.
But the chain is worth investigating:
Bureau 1440 — satellites — ground/user terminals — electronics suppliers — foreign components — potential UAV integration.
Not every lead becomes an investigation.
But OSINT investigations often begin with exactly these small anomalies, connections and unanswered questions.
Follow @InformNapalm — we’ll keep digging. 🔥
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