Latest Research
June 2023
Russian War Report: Satellite imagery analysis captures flood threat after dam’s destruction
Satellite imagery of the Nova Kakhovka dam’s collapse reveals the extent of the damage caused by extreme flooding in Kherson Oblast.
June 2023
A snapshot of Turkey’s information environment prior to the presidential election
Rumors, misinformation, and unsupported allegations swirled ahead of the first round of voting
June 2023
Russian War Report: Moscow is on edge after the latest drone attack
Drone strikes in Moscow have the Kremlin on high alert. In Georgia, the pro-Russia Prime Minister blamed NATO for Russian invasion of Ukraine.
June 2023
Coordinated Telegram channels aggregate anti-Ukrainian news from around the globe
Network promotes anti-Ukrainian news from multiple countries while heavily amplifying content from a Telegram channel allegedly affiliated with Yevgeny Prigozhin’s RIA FAN news agency
May 2023
Pro-government Twitter accounts push hashtag promoting Egypt’s support for human rights
Twitter accounts identified as part of a network promoting pro-government content initiated a hashtag in support of government actions
May 2023
Russian War Report: Belgorod incursion brings deluge of online mockery of Russia’s defenses
After an anti-Putin Russian volunteer military unit attacked Belgorod, trolls and bloggers online viciously ridiculed Russian defenses.
June 2023
Russian War Report: Satellite imagery analysis captures flood threat after dam’s destruction
Satellite imagery of the Nova Kakhovka dam’s collapse reveals the extent of the damage caused by extreme flooding in Kherson Oblast.
June 2023
Russian War Report: Moscow is on edge after the latest drone attack
Drone strikes in Moscow have the Kremlin on high alert. In Georgia, the pro-Russia Prime Minister blamed NATO for Russian invasion of Ukraine.
May 2023
Russian War Report: Belgorod incursion brings deluge of online mockery of Russia’s defenses
After an anti-Putin Russian volunteer military unit attacked Belgorod, trolls and bloggers online viciously ridiculed Russian defenses.
May 2023
Russian War Report: Russia fires barrage at Kyiv while UK promises ‘kamikaze’ drones
A series of Russian missile strikes directed at Kyiv were largely intercepted while the UK promises hundreds of drones. In Poland, a missile “cover up” controversy.
May 2023
Russian War Report: Russia wages an invisible war with radar waves and Russian music across borders
Russian surveillance has increased on Ukraine’s border. Meanwhile a museum in Estonia hung a large poster depicting Putin as a war criminal.
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May 2023
Russian War Report: Prigozhin threatens Wagner withdrawal from Bakhmut
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened to withdraw forces from Bakhmut following conflict with Russian military leadership over resources.
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