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Open Source Intelligence Monitor focused on Europe and Conflicts across the World. RT ≠ Endorsement. Want to Support my Work? https://ko-fi.com/osintdefender
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Channel The Defender Dome (@defenderdome) in the English language segment is an active participant. Currently, the community unites 21 754 subscribers, ranking 2 712 in the Politics category and 1 827 in the USA region.
📊 Audience metrics and dynamics
Since its creation on невідомо, the project has demonstrated rapid growth, gathering an audience of 21 754 subscribers.
According to the latest data from 06 July, 2026, the channel demonstrates stable activity. Although there has been a change in the number of participants by -343 over the last 30 days and by -14 over the last 24 hours, overall reach remains high.
- Verification status: Not verified
- Engagement rate (ER): The average audience engagement rate is 15.38%. Within the first 24 hours after publication, content typically collects 12.29% reactions from the total number of subscribers.
- Post reach: On average, each post receives 3 346 views. Within the first day, a publication typically gains 2 675 views.
- Reactions and interaction: The audience actively supports content: the average number of reactions per post is 50.
- Thematic interests: Content is focused on key topics such as u.s, iran, donald, dinner, defense.
📝 Description and content policy
The author describes the resource as a platform for expressing subjective opinions:
“Open Source Intelligence Monitor focused on Europe and Conflicts across the World. RT ≠ Endorsement. Want to Support my Work? https://ko-fi.com/osintdefender”
Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 07 July, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the Politics category.
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Channel Posts
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has deplaned from Air Force One in Ankara, being personally met by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a large delegation of military personnel, before being walked to The Beast, part of the Presidential Motorcade.
| 2 |  The Boeing VC-25B Bridge, Air Force One, carrying President Donald J. Trump has landed in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of this week’s NATO Summit. | 425 |
| 3 |  Several explosive devices detonated this morning in the Syrian capital of Damascus, close to the Four Season Hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is currently staying, resulting in injuries to at least 18 people though no fatalities, according to Syria’s Interior Ministry. Macron was not present at the hotel when the blasts occurred, instead being at the Presidential Palace for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. | 659 |
| 4 |  The U.S. Men’s Soccer National Team is now out of the World Cup after losing to Belgium 1-4. | 1 703 |
| 5 |  U.S. President Donald J. Trump boarded Air Force One just earlier to leave for Ankara, Turkey for the much anticipated NATO summit. In the weeks and days working up to the summit, European leaders, have been keen to highlight new defense commitments and financing frameworks, as President Trump has long pushed the NATO alliance to increase burdensharing and defense spending. Most recently, today, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, and Poland announced a new Multilateral Defense Mechanism that is meant to “accelerate defense investment, stimulate joint procurement, and aggregate demand in critical defence capabilities, with the ultimate objective of meeting the military needs of like-minded allies.” | 1 648 |
| 6 |  +6U.S. Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, conduct mechanized-infantry operations alongside Australian and Japanese Forces, as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo at the Townsville Field Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 2, 2026. | 1 678 |
| 7 |  The U.S. State Department has published a statement responding to yesterday’s test launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile towards the Southern Pacific Ocean by China, with the statement reading:
“The United States monitored China’s test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the Southern Pacific Ocean. At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite. Beijing’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world. We continue to urge China to engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches consistent with commitments made by all other P5 members. The United States remains steadfast in our defense commitments to our allies and partners.” | 2 044 |
| 8 |  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired at least two missiles earlier at a pair of commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with both ships being hit and suffered significant damages, but no casualties, according to Axios’ Barak Ravid. | 1 922 |
| 9 |  According to a report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre, a vessel 8nm east of Limah, Oman was struck by an unknown projectile as it traveled southbound away from the Strait of Hormuz. No casualties have been reported at this time. @_MartinKelly_ reported earlier that the vessel, a Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited tanker, which was loaded, reported being struck in the engine room.
Based on position of the strike, it’s fair to assess that the vessel was traveling in the proposed Oman-International Maritime Organization (IMO) transit lanes and not the lanes proposed by Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA). This may have induced an Iranian strike, as Iran continues to maintain that their PGSA transit routes are the only viable option for commercial maritime traffic. | 1 991 |
| 10 |  Cuba's humanitarian and energy crisis continues to worsen after the near total collapse of the island's national electrical grid today, leaving much of the country without power. Cuban authorities are gradually restoring service, but this is the eighth major nationwide blackout since October 2025 and the third this year, highlighting the deteriorating state of the country's energy infrastructure. | 1 510 |
| 11 |  During remarks this morning, President Donald J. Trump said the new White House helipad will be funded by Sikorsky, the manufacturer of the VH-92A "Patriot" helicopter that is replacing the aging VH-3D in the "Marine One" role.
According to the President, the project will cost approximately $5–6 million, and the new helipad will feature the Seal of the White House in granite. | 1 514 |
| 12 |  Independent journalist Desiree Townsend is reporting that 84-year-old Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was mysteriously hospitalized last month after suffering an apparent episode of “cardiac arrest” and has been not been publicly seen since at least June 14, is on life support and “brain dead,” though nothing has been officially confirmed by the family or office of the Kentucky Senator. | 1 542 |
| 13 |  An Mi-17 “Hip” Attack/Transport Helicopter operated by Russia’s Africa Corps flies at low-altitude over the desert of Northern Mali, near the besieged Russian and Malian military barracks in Anefis, which has been under constant air and ground assault over the last several days by elements of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). Yesterday, militants of the FLA successfully downed a Russian Mi-24 Hind that was attempting to support besieged forces in Anefis. | 1 629 |
| 14 |  Today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the preferred bidder for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project will be Germany’s TKMS over South Korea’s Hanwa Ocean. In a procurement effort expected to cost up to $100 billion in its totality, Canada’s biggest such effort, Canada will procure up to 12 Type 212CD diesel-powered submarines in a joint effort with Norway. Additionally, Prime Minister Carney said that TKMS had agreed to shift existing production slots for Norwegian and German orders to prioritize Canada to ensure that they can field 4 of the new submarines by 2034. | 1 725 |
| 15 |  In addition to the Belgorod Thermal Power Station, Ukrainian missile strikes tonight also targeted Belgorod International Airport, setting several fuel tanks at the airport ablaze, tanks which are used for attack and transport helicopters operated by the Russian Armed Forces. | 1 787 |
| 16 |  Videos posted online by residents show fires burning at the Belgorod Thermal Power Station, following strikes tonight against energy infrastructure in the Belgorod Oblast of Western Russia by Ukraine. | 1 864 |
| 17 |  Power outages are being reported across the Belgorod Oblast of Western Russia this evening, as several explosions have occurred and large fires burn at the Belgorod Thermal Power Station, following multiple missile strikes from Ukrainian M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). | 2 115 |
| 18 |  Per reporting from @KyivIndependent, Ukraine has effectively exhausted its supply of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors, leaving Kyiv with little ability to defend against Russia's ballistic missile attacks.
During Russia's latest large-scale strike, Ukrainian officials say 23 ballistic missiles and six 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles reached their targets, while air defenses were still able to intercept 37 cruise missiles and 326 drones. Ukrainian officials attribute the disparity to a shortage of PAC-3 interceptors, which remain one of the few systems capable of defeating ballistic missiles.
The shortage comes as global demand for Patriot interceptors has surged, with U.S. inventories strained by commitments in the Middle East and elsewhere. As a result, Russia appears to be placing increasing emphasis on ballistic missile strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. | 2 124 |
| 19 |  Despite the separate Chinese NOTAMs being issued for today’s SLBM test that landed in the Pacific’s nuclear-weapon-free zone, Taiwanese Secretary General of the National Security Council Joseph Wu said that the trajectory of the test launched passed just north of the Philippines’ Luzon Island, calling the move a “provocation.” In addition to the statement, Japan’s Kyodo News has said that the missile did not fly over Japan’s exclusive economic zone or its airspace, which lends some credence to Secretary Wu’s claims that the launch originated in the South China Sea, passing Luzon, and not the Bohai Sea. This post will be updated should additional information come out. | 2 067 |
| 20 |  Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced Monday that several thousand U.S. Soldiers will arrive in Poland within the coming weeks, as the United States has committed to resuming its rotation of combat forces on NATO’s Eastern Front. This announcement comes amid reports that Russia is preparing to carry out “armed provocations” against Poland and other countries in Eastern Europe, in an effort to test NATO’s resolve on the defense of its allies and support for Ukraine. | 2 109 |
