Military Exercises

Wed, Jul 19, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Russian Airborne By Baltics

Russia continues “anti-terror” exercises on the Baltic border

by Nika Aleksejeva, Ben Nimmo

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

#ZapadWatch: A Window into Russia’s Military Mind?

As preparations for Zapad 2017 military exercise intensify, @DFRLab will continue to monitor developments through the summer.

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

#ZapadWatch: A Closer Look at Slavic Brotherhood 2017

Analysis shows something different than claimed counterterrorism exercise

Belarus Belarus

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Broadcast from Belarus

Russia and Belarus continue preparations for the Zapad 2017 exercise

by Ben Nimmo, Nika Aleksejeva

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Misleading by Mistranslation

How a cluster of Russian sites ran a fake story based on a false translation

by Donara Barojan, Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Europe

Tue, Jun 20, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Kaliningrad by Air, Land, and Sea

Military warmed up for Zapad-2017 in Russia’s Baltic enclave

by Nika Aleksejeva

Baltics Maritime Security

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Slavic Brotherhood combat training

Snapshots from the annual exercise between Russia, Serbia, and Belarus

Belarus Belarus

Wed, Jun 7, 2017

#ZapadWatch: Exercise Slavic Brotherhood 2017

First snapshots of Russia-Belarus-Serbia “anti-terror” exercise

Belarus Belarus

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

Three thousand fake tanks

How a network of conspiracy sites spread a fake story about US reinforcements in Europe

by Ben Nimmo

Disinformation Europe & Eurasia

Tue, Dec 20, 2016

Slavic Brotherhood?

What open sources can tell us about the arrest of three pro-Russian journalists in Belarus and the uneasy relationship between Minsk and Moscow.

by Ben Nimmo

Belarus Belarus