Tracking a Venezuelan-affiliated Vessel Reportedly Pursued by American Maritime Authorities
Yi Ma
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A uniquely yellow-fronted residential building in the background helped us locate the video.
Our team is analyzing video footage and photographs posted earlier today that show the aftermath of a alleged vehicle-borne explosive explosion that Russian officials say killed a senior soldier in Moscow.
Officials in Russia confirmed that Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was inside the vehicle that exploded and that he later died to his injuries. A probe is under way.
The initial step to verify the location from which the pictures were from was based on posts indicating the blast occurred on Yasenevaya Street in the southern part of the capital city of Russia.
We used street-view imagery on Google Maps and the local mapping service Yandex Maps to match the unique yellow colour of a nearby apartment building captured in the footage.
Identifying additional structures, lamp-posts and the street layout verified the exact location the pictures were taken.
We also checked that the video clips were recent and that the images had not undergone manipulated.
