unfortunately, yes. while i have no idea whether they are intentionally partisan or not, their analyses so far have been highly damaging to russian interests,

unfortunately, yes. while i have no idea whether they are intentionally partisan or not, their analyses so far have been highly damaging to russian interests, going all the way back to when they found the russian proxy group in ukraine that shot down that airliner. they're also stepping on russia's toes in their analyses on the syrian war. the thing that worries me is that bellingcat reports on strategically relevant tactical-level things. if they just reported on everyday tactical stuff -- which they do too -- it might disrupt russian narratives regarding their involvement in certain conflicts or whatever, but that wouldn't ever be a problem for bellingcat itself. russia couldn't give a damn if bellingcat ruins their narratives regarding who is fighting where because they can maintain deniability, but if it's ruining their operational capabilities i assume they take it more seriously.