• Research Associate, Caucasus

Givi Gigitashvili

Givi Gigitashvili is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this role, Gigitashvili investigates influence operations, social media manipulation, and computational propaganda campaigns in Eastern European and South Caucasus countries. Before joining the DFRLab in 2019, Gigitashvili worked as an international development consultant for Ecorys, an international research and consulting company, where he was providing research and consultancy services to a wide range of public and private clients in Eastern European countries.

Gigitashvili holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, a master’s degree in EU-Russia studies from University of Tartu, and a postgraduate diploma in strategic communications from King’s College London.

October 2022

Russian War Report: Wagner sends vehicles to Kherson while Iran increases military support

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Wagner Group has been reported in Ukraine assisting Russian forces in fighting and fortifying positions in the Donbas.
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October 2022

Russian War Report: Russia escalates war by targeting cities across Ukraine

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russia escalated its war against Ukraine this week with missile attacks and airstrikes on cities across the country, including the first serious attack in the capital Kyiv in months.
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September 2022

Russia-aligned hacktivists stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland

by Givi Gigitashvili

Russian Telegram channels possibly linked to Ghostwriter amplified forged letters published by hacktivist assets.
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