• Research Assistant, Armenia

Ani Mejlumyan

Ani Mejlumyan is a research assistant for Armenia and the broader region at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab and is based in Yerevan, Armenia.

Mejlumyan has over fourteen years of experience in media including investigative and conflict journalism. Mejlumyan has a master’s degree in journalism and media management from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.

July 2023

Pro-Russia actors target Armenia with anti-Ukraine propaganda

by Ani Mejlumyan, Roman Osadchuk

Suspicious quotes magnified by pro-Russian sources used to undermine Ukraine's reputation in Armenia
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June 2023

Russian War Report: Kremlin denies that it targeted civilians in a missile attack on a pizza restaurant

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A deadly Russian missile strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk leaves a dozen dead and more injured. Post-mutiny, Wagner's future in Africa is up in the air.
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June 2023

How “Putin’s chef” undermined the Kremlin’s case for invading Ukraine

by Ani Mejlumyan, Nika Aleksejeva

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s pre-mutiny remarks exposed Putin’s lies to the Russian public. They may be of interest to investigators as well.
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