Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @TheStudyofWar
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
4,338
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
The Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) is reporting that Russia is deliberately exaggerating claims of their strength in order to deter support for Ukraine. Russian military units are deploying to the Bakhmut area with covert tactics and the systemic poor training of personnel has led to tactical failures. Meanwhile, information campaigns attempt to undermine the Russian Ministry of Defense and shift blame. Data and visualizations are being used to track the advances of both Russian and Ukrainian forces as authorities struggle to keep up with Russia's re-invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, there has been protest activity in Iran which is being studied by the aforementioned organization.
Topic Modeling
- Russia's military tactics and strategy - deployment of elite units, urban infiltration, media campaigns to exaggerate Russian strength
- Ukrainian forces - advances and limitations of Ukrainian forces, political defiance of the Iranian people
- Western media and analysis - reports from POLITICO Europe, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and news outlets
- Military bloggers and bloggers' responses - reactions and criticisms from Russian military bloggers
- Maps and infographics - visualizations of day-by-day advances from The Study of War and Critical Threats
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from pleased and optimistic to angry and frustrated. The Study of War report is seen as a positive sign that understanding of the situation is spreading, but there is also anger towards the Russian military command for their mistakes and lack of progress. There is also a sense of frustration that the West's support for Ukraine is being hindered by Russian propaganda. Finally, there is a strong sense of hope and determination from the Iranian people to protest against the regime.
Trend Analysis
- Russian information campaigns
- Russian military activities
- Russian military command tactics
- Military competence of Russian soldiers
- Western aid to Ukraine
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
879
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of Original tweets
193
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
4,336
Percentage of total tweets
99%
Number of tweets that were Replies
3,183
Percentage of total tweets
73%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
285
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
804
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 1586 |
| Twitter for Android | 1453 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 1014 |
| Twitter for iPad | 179 |
| IFTTT | 54 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| TheStudyofWar | ISW | The Institute for the Study of War is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. | press@understandingwar.org | 585,919 |
| MarkHertling | MarkHertling | Retired soldier. Loves family, dedicated to nation. Student of leadership, nat’l security & healthcare. | 464,656 |
| EuromaidanPress | Euromaidan Press | News and views from Ukraine. Support our independent grassroots media outlet here: https://t.co/02IG5AcqvC | 317,676 |
| WarintheFuture | Mick Ryan, AM | Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Futura Doctrina substack | @CSIS Adjunct Fellow | @LowyInstitute fellow | @azcende | #BannedInRussia | 313,093 |
| ukraine_world | UkraineWorld | Ukraine in English: news, analysis, podcasts, videos. Run by @InternewsUA. Support us: https://t.co/urry5n8aCn | 274,449 |
| sentdefender | OSINTdefender | Open Source Intelligence Monitor currently focused on Eastern Europe and the ongoing Crisis in Ukraine, Geospatial Analyst. RT ≠ Endorsement/Agreement | 252,933 |
| biannagolodryga | Bianna Golodryga | @CNN Senior Global Affairs analyst, journalist, wife, mother, proud immigrant, ❤️ Houston, TX 🤘 | 239,196 |
| PhillipsPOBrien | Phillips P. OBrien | Professor of Strategic Studies, @univofstandrews, Author: How the War was Won, and Second Most Powerful Man in the World. Editor in Chief, War in History | 176,668 |
| WarNewsPL1 | WarNewsPL | Bieżące informacje dotyczące światowych konfliktów. 📡 Kanał YouTube 👇 https://t.co/218Pc1V39V Spotify WarNewsPL - podcast Kontakt: warnewspl@gmail.com | 121,392 |
| ClaudMajor | Claudia Major | Head @SWP_IntSecurity; Security & Defense, NATO, Europe,🇫🇷&🇩🇪; via: @CSS_Zurich @sciencepo @EU_ISS @unibirmingham; mom of 3, knight, here in pers. capacity | 69,668 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| STabbytosavit | Sandra Tabbytosavit 🆘 🥁 | Mother of 4 Grandma of 5 #ProudResister 🌊Blue Wave 🥁 #BidenHarris2020 🥁 GO @Dodgers "I was locked out of this acct. Now I'm back. 🗣️NO DM'S | 42,435 |
| mog7546 | Michael O'Grady | 💚💚💚💚💚 Anti-Trump, Anti-Racist, Anti-homophobic, Anti Alt-White #BlueWave #BLM, RESIST 💚💚💚💚💚 #BetoForGovernor 🎸 🎸 🎸 #Ukraine #CANADA | 38,428 |
| frielingbailey | B. Frieling-Bailey | Dipl.-Psych. Barbara Frieling-Bailey [MSc] 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 #StandWithIsrael 🇮🇱 #SpeakFreely! Sapere aude! Parteilos. | 24,601 |
| cwindley | Chris Windley Cyber Evangelist | Chairman Cyber Security Association.Cyber Essentials.OSINT. LuJam. Royal Navy Veteran. Mechyslav Sword of Glory. #FreetheLeopards #FreetheFalcons #FreetheATACMS | 14,751 |
| 17frosted | Karen (Biden/Harris Alaskan Democrat) 🆘🌊🌊🌊 | 🌊🌊🌊 #IVotedBidenHarris2020 Somewhat left of center. It's a new day, America! We won! Not looking for romance. NO DMs. #NAFO | 13,698 |
| Tony_Porras2050 | #SaveTheBees | He/Him/His LGBTQIA+Ally #HumanityFirst 🚫MAGAts 🚫NRA #BLM #VetsResist #M4A #ClimateEmergency #ScottSantens #GretaThunberg #RenewableEnergy #UBI #WomensRights | 13,587 |
| 1feralkat | FeralKats~Vote Blue, Save America | “She had some horses she loved; she had some horses she hated. These were the same horses"~Harjo Daughter of NM Desert. #DemCast #DemCastOR #tuffcat #resist | 13,173 |
| RetroPuppy | Terminal Precedents | The GQP is a clear and present danger to the USA. Left-leaning Independent. Veteran, Dad, Dog Lover. Anti-Trump and anti-GOP. Occasionally, I hunt trolls 👊🌊👊 | 13,043 |
| Pathfinder1001 | Gregory A. Gagarin ☮️ | Mechanical Engineer, pilot, and Part of the #Resistance. Democracy demands Commitment. I Follow Back. Mask Up ! #BidenHarris #wtpBLUE #OneV1 OV-#26 | 12,895 |
| Robert_Mills | Robert Mills | Father-of-three, twin parent, mentally ill, former reporter who likes pizza, history, sunsets, and speaking up for first responders. | 11,952 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| ciancart | Artist and/or Musician | 86 |
| dirtydeeds100 | - | 71 |
| 2little2lateBB | Retweeting for illustration and awareness, not endorsement... | 61 |
| William12032134 | fuuuu | 57 |
| PartisanJP | 対中露朝に核共有・先制的自衛権・9条改正・国防軍創設を！徴兵制・銃刀法撤廃で家庭に銃・弾薬・装備の備蓄を！各学校にCRBN対応大規模地下シェルター建設を！常時監視衛星整備を！鉄道道路輸送網維持を！サイバー空間反撃能力を！国防法人税導入と国防技術研究開発の産官学連携を！NATO加盟を！核融合・水素シフト・食料自給を！ | 55 |
| MrGeopolitical | Welcome to the Profile of MrGeopolitical. Our goal is to shed light on the Geopolitical reality of the modern world that we live in. (Adding me to list = block) | 50 |
| BlogUkraine | My country was under full-scale attack by Russia on 24 Feb 2022 This blog is about our war with the Russian occupiers! We will definitely win! We are Ukraine! | 47 |
| TaskinKS | ДНЕВНИК событий и ЛИЧНО МОИХ МНЕНИЙ «ничему не учу Вас, только держу фонарь, чтобы Вам было лучше видно, а захотите ли Вы увидеть- ваше дело» Джидду Кришнамурти | 40 |
| Skeptical_S | Skeptic, no bullshit, Resolution 2023, moins de politique, plus de technique | 39 |
| TheStudyofWar | The Institute for the Study of War is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. | press@understandingwar.org | 39 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625110988000198656 | Really pleased to see that this understanding is spreading. @TheStudyofWar report claims that Russia is spreading stories exaggerating Russian strength deliberately to inhibit support for Ukraine. https://t.co/v8ylSULANo | 293 |
| 1625563075968483328 | Using data from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats, this @AFP infographic neatly visualizes the day-by-day advances by #Russian and #Ukrainian forces since the start of #Russia's full-scale re-invasion of #Ukraine on February 24, 2022 (scale: km² per day). https://t.co/tyWvAufYcm | 166 |
| 1625204407171420160 | "@TheStudyofWar reported that recent footage of failed Russian assaults near #Vuhledar has pushed some Russian military bloggers to call for public trials against the high-ranking officers as they continue to repeat the same mistakes." @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/7SkI1NUikD | 143 |
| 1624766968115896321 | The Russian military command is deploying its most elite units to the Bakhmut area in smaller formations using urban infiltration tactics, according to the limited footage of Russian tactics in the area that @TheStudyofWar has observed. 🧵 (1 of 10) https://t.co/WJDzTrSbOd | 110 |
| 1627005022381953025 | ".@TheStudyofWar said Mr. #Prigozhin’s complaints about a lack of ammunition are part of an 'informational counteroffensive' in which he seeks to undermine the Russian Ministry of Defense and shift blame for #Wagner’s heavy losses." @WSJ: https://t.co/E8vTz9G8SA | 97 |
| 1625127665777664001 | Russian information campaigns have throughout the war supported a continuous strategic objective of deterring or slowing the West’s provision of material support to #Ukraine. Summary and key takeaways from last night’s report for @TheStudyofWar in 🧵 form. https://t.co/vfldEPU5Yh https://t.co/f4GP13MMSi | 90 |
| 1626064899968303104 | 5/ Wallace’s observations also suggest that Russia does not have untapped combat-ready reserves capable of executing a large-scale offensive, which is also @TheStudyofWar's assessment. https://t.co/cdq3IMnltD | 88 |
| 1624409941837479937 | “The @TheStudyofWar said the incident near Vuhledar testified to incompetence among Russian soldiers mobilized in the 1st wave. ‘The systemic poor training of Russian mobilized personnel will likely continue to result in similar tactical failures’” https://t.co/5qv1kEIaVQ | 82 |
| 1625262061541330944 | Here are today's control-of-terrain maps for #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats Click here to see our interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/tXBburiWEN https://t.co/OtdmiHLAQS | 74 |
| 1625991345348149253 | Here are today's control-of-terrain maps for #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats Click here to see our interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/tXBburiWEN https://t.co/fva0iwssbS | 69 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625110988000198656 | Really pleased to see that this understanding is spreading. @TheStudyofWar report claims that Russia is spreading stories exaggerating Russian strength deliberately to inhibit support for Ukraine. https://t.co/v8ylSULANo | 956 |
| 1625204407171420160 | "@TheStudyofWar reported that recent footage of failed Russian assaults near #Vuhledar has pushed some Russian military bloggers to call for public trials against the high-ranking officers as they continue to repeat the same mistakes." @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/7SkI1NUikD | 831 |
| 1624766968115896321 | The Russian military command is deploying its most elite units to the Bakhmut area in smaller formations using urban infiltration tactics, according to the limited footage of Russian tactics in the area that @TheStudyofWar has observed. 🧵 (1 of 10) https://t.co/WJDzTrSbOd | 616 |
| 1624409941837479937 | “The @TheStudyofWar said the incident near Vuhledar testified to incompetence among Russian soldiers mobilized in the 1st wave. ‘The systemic poor training of Russian mobilized personnel will likely continue to result in similar tactical failures’” https://t.co/5qv1kEIaVQ | 613 |
| 1627005022381953025 | ".@TheStudyofWar said Mr. #Prigozhin’s complaints about a lack of ammunition are part of an 'informational counteroffensive' in which he seeks to undermine the Russian Ministry of Defense and shift blame for #Wagner’s heavy losses." @WSJ: https://t.co/E8vTz9G8SA | 611 |
| 1625563075968483328 | Using data from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats, this @AFP infographic neatly visualizes the day-by-day advances by #Russian and #Ukrainian forces since the start of #Russia's full-scale re-invasion of #Ukraine on February 24, 2022 (scale: km² per day). https://t.co/tyWvAufYcm | 588 |
| 1626064899968303104 | 5/ Wallace’s observations also suggest that Russia does not have untapped combat-ready reserves capable of executing a large-scale offensive, which is also @TheStudyofWar's assessment. https://t.co/cdq3IMnltD | 569 |
| 1626974828216389634 | "Experts at @TheStudyofWar also said that [Russian prison] recruitment is likely to continue, though in a more limited capacity." @washingtonpost reports on #Wagner losses: https://t.co/JoqxeO52rC | 452 |
| 1627767547595575303 | A much-anticipated major Russian offensive in #Ukraine’s eastern #Luhansk region is underway, according to @TheStudyofWar, but Moscow is unlikely to have enough reservists to “dramatically increase the scale or intensity of the offensive this winter.” https://t.co/zJ7k94Nsc0 | 382 |
| 1624668415444283392 | A good update from @TheStudyofWar & @criticalthreats on the current situation in #Ukraine, including what appear to be preliminary (and largely unsuccessful) Russian attacks to inform their larger offensive operations. https://t.co/TYqwNbaxeU | 348 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #ukraine | 291 |
| #bakhmut | 105 |
| #russia | 103 |
| #ukrainerussiawar | 97 |
| #ukrainewar | 91 |
| #russiaisaterroriststate | 88 |
| #wagner | 69 |
| #stoprussianow | 66 |
| #donetsk | 62 |
| #russian | 55 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thestudyofwar | 4385 |
| @criticalthreats | 269 |
| @warnewspl1 | 113 |
| @ciancart | 100 |
| @william12032134 | 98 |
| @adamjkrejci | 87 |
| @andrewbartlett | 82 |
| @washingtonpost | 79 |
| @dirtydeeds100 | 78 |
| @torontostar | 70 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
26
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 | 140 | Russia |
| 😂 | 140 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 125 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🇺🇦 | 99 | Ukraine |
| ⚡ | 89 | high_voltage |
| 🧵 | 39 | thread |
| 🤡 | 29 | clown_face |
| 🚀 | 26 | rocket |
| 👍 | 22 | thumbs_up |
| 🤔 | 21 | thinking_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 485 |
| Flags | 292 |
| Travel & Places | 134 |
| People & Body | 127 |
| Activities | 43 |
| Symbols | 33 |
| Objects | 31 |
| Animals & Nature | 20 |
| Food & Drink | 5 |