Oryx (website)
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Type of site | Investigative journalism |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Founder(s) | Stijn Mitzer, Joost Oliemans |
| URL | oryxspioenkop.com |
Oryxspioenkop, or Oryx, is a Dutch open-source intelligence defence analysis website,[1] and warfare research group.[2] It is run by Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans.[3] Both have previously worked for Netherlands-based Bellingcat.[4][5] Oliemans also worked for Janes Information Services, a British open-source military intelligence company.[5]
Oryx was started in 2013, and initially focused on Syria.[6] Mitzer and Oliemans have also written two books on the Korean People's Army.[6]
The blog gained international prominence through its work during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, counting and keeping track of material losses based on visual evidence and open-source intelligence (OSINT) from social media.[7][8][9] It has been regularly cited in major media, including Reuters,[10] BBC News,[11] The Guardian,[12] The Economist,[13] Newsweek,[14] CNN,[8] and CBS News.[15] Forbes has called Oryx "the most reliable source in the conflict so far", calling its services "outstanding".[16][17][18] Because it reports only visually confirmed losses, Oryx's tallies of equipment losses have formed absolute minimum baselines for loss estimates.[1][16]
References
- ^ a b Peck, Michael (5 April 2022). "Russia Is Exaggerating Ukraine's Military Losses". Forbes. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Malyasov, Dylan (14 April 2022). "Russia loses dozens of unmanned aircraft in Ukraine". Defence Blog. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Adam (20 August 2021). "The Taliban is flaunting captured U.S. weapons that may be worth billions". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Stijn Mitzer". Archived from the original on 2022-05-08.
- ^ a b "Joost Oliemans". Archived from the original on 2022-05-08.
- ^ a b Maddaluno, Amedeo (16 December 2020). "Observing the battlefields of the world with "Oryx Blog"". osservatorioglobalizzazione.it/. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Wasielewski, Philip. "Appraising the War in Ukraine and Likely Outcomes". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b Lendon, Brad (29 April 2022). "Russia's tanks in Ukraine have a 'jack-in-the-box' design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war". CNN. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "'Russia is failing in its war aims' in Ukraine: US". Al Jazeera. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Fact Check-No evidence photo shows a Ukrainian soldier who 'blew up 52 Russian tanks'". Reuters. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
Oryx, a closely watched military blog which tallies both sides' losses based on verifiable visual evidence
- ^ "Ukraine conflict: Why is Russia losing so many tanks?". BBC News. 11 April 2022.
- ^ Sabbagh, Dan (6 April 2022). "As Ukraine war enters new phase, can western arms turn the tide?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "How Ukraine is winning the drone-jamming war". The Economist.
- ^ Carbonaro, Giulia (27 April 2022). "Russia Unable To Fight Another War After Catastrophic Military Losses". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 May 2022.; Carbonaro, Giulia (28 April 2022). "Russia's Colossal Tank Losses in Ukraine Are Due to This Fatal Design Flaw". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 May 2022.; Cole, Brendan (6 April 2022). "Russian Tanks Already Rusting in Ukraine, Photo Shows". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Why Russia keeps losing so many armored vehicles in Ukraine: "It's finders keepers for these farmers"". CBS News. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b Hambling, David (26 April 2022). "How Heavy Are Russian Losses, And What Does It Mean For Their Offensive?". Forbes. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Axe, David (30 April 2022). "The 'Ghost Of Kyiv,' Who Was Never Real, Just Got Killed In The Press". Forbes. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine is Knocking Increasing Numbers of Russian Drones Out of the Sky — with Help from Russian Corruption". Forbes.
