Johann de Graaf

Dutch Journalist @ AD en Regionale Dagbladen | Research/OSINT | International Security | Geopolitics | Defense

[Steve Herman @newsguyusa]

Two crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters, according to Central Command. https://t.co/HSBN5Vp4zb
https://t.co/OHAlbi3nnO

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

1-1. Oezbekistan op karakter langszij tegen oranje.

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

De bal rolt over het veld #neduzb

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

Zelfs de mussen zijn inmiddels stil #neduzb

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

Opvallend: Letland waarschuwt voor gevaar in het luchtruim, NAVO-vliegtuigen gealarmeerd. Onduidelijk wat er het luchtruim binnendringt, grote kans dat het gaat om een drone

[NBS @Latvijas_armija]

❗️IESPĒJAMS APDRAUDĒJUMS GAISA TELPĀ LUDZAS, BALVU UN ALŪKSNES NOVADOS

ESI GATAVS! Informējam, ka ir iespējams apdraudējums Latvijas gaisa telpā.
Papildu rīcība šobrīd nav nepieciešama. Ja situācija mainīsies, saņemsi šūnu apraides paziņojumu par nepieciešamo rīcību.

The Nacional Armed Forces of Latvia inform of possible airthreats in Latvian airspace. No  further action ir required at thistime.  If situation escalates, you will be informed by a notification.

#dzeltenaisbrīdinājums

[AirNav Radar @AirNavRadar]

BREAKING Iran and Iraq close airspace following missile strikes on Israel via @airlivenet

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

Powerful explosion hit near Romania’s Constanta port, with nearby areas cordoned off and people evacuated, local media reported. The blast came as Russia attacked Ukraine’s Odesa region across the Black Sea. #Romania

[WarshipCam @WarshipCam]

Russian Navy Project 11356R Grigorovich-class frigate RFS Admiral Grigorovich (494) northbound in the North Sea - June 4, 2026 SRC: X-@pegge49

[DroneBomber @DrnBmbr]

🇺🇦20:15 | 02/06

Approximate flight routes of our UAVs:

🔴 Red arrows — directions of strike UAV movement;

🔵 Blue arrows — directions of jet-powered UAV movement;

According to Russian sources, around 310 drones were claimed, though these estimates and the displayed routes remain highly approximate.

[Russia Maritime Watch @RFNOSBlog]

The Russian Navy Amur-class repair ship PM-82 was reported hove to at position 51.8N 02.1E on 21 May at 1805 UTC, after remaining in the same general area since at least the morning of 20 May, approximately 35–45 nautical miles off the Dutch coast in the southern North Sea.
By 22 May at 0608 UTC, the vessel was reported at 52.8N 03.2E on a northerly heading. Based on the estimated 72 NM transit, PM-82 likely resumed movement around 2300 UTC on 21 May at an average speed close to 10 knots. (@te3ej ).
Estimated transit timing suggests the vessel could reach the Danish Straits between late 23 May and early 24 May UTC, assuming a steady speed of around 10 knots and no further delays.

[Status-6 (War & Military News) @Archer83Able]

US President Trump announced the United States will be deploying 5,000 additional troops to Poland based on his relationship with Polish President Nawrocki.

This follows the recent Washington's decision to halt the rotational deployment of a Brigade Combat Team (over 4,000 soldiers) to Poland, connected with what the US called the reduction of troops in Europe.

So the question is: did Trump simply announce the re-re-deployment of this BCT to Poland or are talking about different type of arrangement here?

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

@klaasm67 Het is universeel.

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

De 24 uur op de Nürburgring is absoluut een goed alternatief voor het Songfestival.

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

@jelteliemburg Knap dat je ze daadwerkelijk allemaal bezoekt. Welke onverwachtse parels hebben tot dusver de grootste indruk gemaakt?

[Thorsten Benner @thorstenbenner]

Basing rights for Middle East & Africa ops are "primary reason" why NATO is good for America.
Refreshing honesty. It means that for the likes Rubio NATO is pretty much dead for it has nothing to do with🇪🇺security against 🇷🇺.
Bases you can get bilaterally. You don't need NATO.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Horror in Kyiv: An entire section of an apartment building collapsed after a russian attack. In the middle of the night while people were sleeping at home‼️

[Wladimir van Wilgenburg @vvanwilgenburg]

President Trump: "I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.” I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!"

[Kyle Glen @KyleJGlen]

Utterly, utterly shameless. The US didn't "innovate" this, neither did the Russians, the Iranians or, the Israelis. It all comes from a German design in the 1980s.

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

Spoiler: het gaat heel langzaam :-)

[Reuters @Reuters]

Strait of Hormuz traffic tracker https://t.co/1cKuAC8A9h

[Johann de Graaf @JCdeGraaf]

Opdat we niet vergeten. Jacob de Graaf diende in het Friese verzet in de nadagen van de oorlog en kwam een vrachtwagen zwaar gewapende Duitse soldaten tegen. Tegen dat overtal kon hij niet op en overleefde de oorlog dus ook niet.
https://t.co/WRfjH1Ml2x