How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

In order to confirm that the voices speaking were Russian troops, we linked radio exchanges and eyewitness accounts with visuals we geolocated.

This transmission is about a battle in Motyzhyn, southeast of Makariv, in which call sign YUG-95 reports his unit pulled out of the battle.

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

We matched YUG-95’s report with a Telegram post from Makariv’s mayor:

“our guys are mowing down enemy column near Motyzhyn”

We also tracked down videos showing Russian vehicles entering the village that day — as well as footage from later showing some that were destroyed.

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

Soon, we heard Russian troops on the radio giving battlefield updates — and openly disclosing attack plans for anyone to hear.

Here, they’re claiming that they shot down a Ukrainian helicopter.

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

Residents in Makariv and surrounding villages told us Russian forces fired into their houses.

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

Russian troops in Makariv were met with fierce resistance and took significant losses.

This transmission captures a frantic dispatch of a unit under attack. The speaker is in clear distress.

How We Verified Russian Radio Chatter

Christiaan Triebert and Robin Stein📍Reporting for Visual Investigations

Radio chatter is full of Russian troops who lack critical supplies, too. Here are a few exchanges:

“I urgently need refueling, water, and food.”

“Vehicles stalling in the road. Urgently need fuel.”