South Front

SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence is a public analytical project which states to be non-profit. It was launched in the summer of 2015. They maintain that it is regulated by an independent team of volunteers and experts from 13 countries. The project provides analysis of battles in conflicts, evaluation of the major world power militaries, and study of tensions between countries and nations. In July 2016, they made a detailed analysis on the capabilities in a hypothetical South China Sea conflict with the United States.
Funding
The stated objective of the project is to be an independent news source without any government or corporate support. They mention that it is supported by crowdfunding and individual donations.
Reception
Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro criticized South Front in for not publishing content critical of the Russian government. She further stated that " portrays itself as being a crowdsourced project, but it looks more like a professional info-war project run or backed by the Russian military."
 
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