diff --git a/backend/services/liveuamap_parser.py b/backend/services/liveuamap_parser.py
index fc4f97a..fd03729 100644
--- a/backend/services/liveuamap_parser.py
+++ b/backend/services/liveuamap_parser.py
@@ -113,14 +113,9 @@ def _collect(
             out.append(marker)
         return
 
-    # Common wrapper shapes returned by APIs or page-side serialization.
-    for key in _WRAPPER_KEYS:
-        if key in value and isinstance(value[key], (dict, list, str)):
-            _collect(value[key], out, depth=depth + 1, inherited_id=None)
-            return
-
-    # A direct marker is accepted even if coordinates are absent here; the
-    # provider formatter performs the final coordinate/range validation.
+    # Coordinate-bearing objects are markers even if they also contain a field
+    # named `data`/`events`. Check them before generic wrapper traversal so a
+    # legitimate marker cannot be swallowed by wrapper heuristics.
     if _looks_like_marker(value):
         marker = dict(value)
         if inherited_id and not marker.get("id"):
@@ -128,6 +123,12 @@ def _collect(
         out.append(marker)
         return
 
+    # Common wrapper shapes returned by APIs or page-side serialization.
+    for key in _WRAPPER_KEYS:
+        if key in value and isinstance(value[key], (dict, list, str)):
+            _collect(value[key], out, depth=depth + 1, inherited_id=None)
+            return
+
     # Some versions expose a dictionary keyed by marker ID. Traverse mapping
     # values while preserving the key as a fallback identifier.
     traversable = [
diff --git a/backend/services/liveuamap_scraper.py b/backend/services/liveuamap_scraper.py
index 8b57823..a1bac05 100644
--- a/backend/services/liveuamap_scraper.py
+++ b/backend/services/liveuamap_scraper.py
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ def _fetch_liveuamap_browser() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
                         page.wait_for_timeout(5_000)
                         html = page.content()
 
-                        # Try the useful payload before classifying the page as
-                        # a challenge. Normal pages may legitimately load a
-                        # Turnstile asset; valid marker data should win.
+                        # Try useful marker state before classifying the page as
+                        # a challenge. Normal pages may load Turnstile assets;
+                        # valid marker data should win over that heuristic.
                         payload = _read_page_payload(page, html)
                         if payload is None:
                             if _looks_like_challenge(html):
@@ -341,6 +341,26 @@ def _fetch_liveuamap_browser() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     return []
 
 
+def _normalize_marker_link(raw: Any, base_url: str) -> str:
+    """Resolve only HTTP(S) marker links; reject active/non-web URL schemes."""
+    text = _as_text(raw).strip()
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    try:
+        parsed = urlparse(text)
+    except ValueError:
+        return ""
+    if parsed.scheme:
+        return text if parsed.scheme.lower() in {"http", "https"} else ""
+
+    try:
+        resolved = urljoin(base_url.rstrip("/") + "/", text)
+        resolved_scheme = urlparse(resolved).scheme.lower()
+    except ValueError:
+        return ""
+    return resolved if resolved_scheme in {"http", "https"} else ""
+
+
 def _format_markers(
     candidates: list[dict[str, Any]],
     *,
@@ -374,9 +394,7 @@ def _format_markers(
         image = _as_text(marker.get("img") or marker.get("image") or marker.get("photo") or "").strip()
         source = _as_text(marker.get("source") or marker.get("src") or "").strip()
         event_time = marker.get("time", marker.get("t", marker.get("timestamp", "")))
-        link = _as_text(marker.get("link") or marker.get("url") or "").strip()
-        if link and not urlparse(link).scheme:
-            link = urljoin(base_url.rstrip("/") + "/", link.lstrip("/"))
+        link = _normalize_marker_link(marker.get("link") or marker.get("url") or "", base_url)
 
         raw_id = marker.get("id", marker.get("event_id"))
         marker_id = _as_text(raw_id).strip() if raw_id is not None else ""
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_parser.py b/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_parser.py
index 7474e0c..7924636 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_parser.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_parser.py
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ def test_common_wrapper_shape():
     assert _ids(payload) == ["wrapped"]
 
 
+def test_coordinate_marker_wins_over_wrapper_named_field():
+    payload = {
+        "id": "direct",
+        "lat": 10,
+        "lng": 20,
+        "data": {"diagnostic": "metadata, not a marker wrapper"},
+    }
+    markers = normalize_liveuamap_payload(payload)
+    assert len(markers) == 1
+    assert markers[0]["id"] == "direct"
+    assert markers[0]["lat"] == 10
+
+
 def test_legacy_urlencoded_base64_json():
     raw = json.dumps([{"id": "legacy", "lat": 1, "lng": 2}]).encode()
     payload = quote(base64.b64encode(raw).decode())
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_provider.py b/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_provider.py
index 0bd031c..94c3d91 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_provider.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_liveuamap_provider.py
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ def test_api_query_token_is_not_exposed_as_marker_fallback(monkeypatch):
     assert "super-secret" not in repr(markers)
 
 
+def test_non_http_marker_link_is_rejected():
+    markers = scraper._format_markers(
+        [{"id": "evt", "lat": 10, "lng": 20, "link": "javascript:alert(1)"}],
+        region="Ukraine",
+        base_url="https://liveuamap.com",
+        provider="browser",
+    )
+    assert markers[0]["link"] == "https://liveuamap.com"
+    assert "javascript:" not in repr(markers)
+
+
 def test_api_redirect_is_refused_before_following_credentials(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("LIVEUAMAP_API_URL", "https://api.example.test/events")
     monkeypatch.setattr(