Conflict
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Russian War Report: Russia retaliates against anti-war celebrities as social platforms crack down on Russian media
Meta, Patreon, and Twitter are taking action against Russian accounts, while Russian celebrities are facing pushback for their views, according to the Council's open-source researchers.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Geolocating Russia’s indiscriminate shelling of Kharkiv
February 28 shelling from Russia into Kharkiv resulted in at least eleven deaths in three separate neighborhoods.
Sun, Feb 27, 2022
Kremlin media used claims of Ukraine creating a dirty bomb to justify invasion
The narrative was amplified by various Russian outlets and circulated on multiple social media platforms prior to Putin invading Ukraine.
Sat, Feb 26, 2022
Polish social media accounts revive anti-Ukrainian sentiments
Poland expects to host around one million Ukrainian refugees amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Russian War Report: Evacuations begin in Ukrainian breakaway regions
The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab tracks Kremlin allegations of mass graves in Donbas, troop movements, and more.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Feb 17, 2022
Local support for Russia increased on Facebook before Burkina Faso military coup
Pro-Russian support increased in the Sahel, with residents of Burkina Faso holding Russian flags while celebrating recent coup.
by Tessa Knight and Allan Cheboi
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
Russian War Report: Military camps close in on border as Kremlin accelerates false-flag narratives
While the Kremlin announced that some units have begun loading equipment onto trains to return to their bases, the DFRLab continues to observe other units positioning themselves closer to Ukraine's northeast border with Russia.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Belarus threatens to arm firefighters as military exercises kick off
The Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab tracks the latest Russian troop movements and Kremlin-pushed narratives around NATO, Germany, and more.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Russian War Report: Will Moscow provide weapons and passports to breakaway Ukrainian regions?
The Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest on Russia moving blood and food supplies to the front, narratives in Kremlin-tied media, and more.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Russian War Report: Kremlin pushes claims about Ukrainian offensive, ‘junk’ weapons from West
The Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab is tracking the latest from Russian troop movements to social media conspiracy theories to Duma debates.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Russian equipment flows into Belarus
Russia continues to move tanks and other materiel into Belarus along Ukraine’s northern border, as far west as Brest.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Russian War Report: Troops arrive in Belarus as propaganda narratives heat up
The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s global team presents the first installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
