• Nonresident Fellow

Lukas Andriukaitis

Lukas Andriukaitis is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). Previously, he worked as an associate director at DFRLab, based in Belgium.

In this capacity, Andriukaitis researches Russian disinformation activities; military conflicts in Syria, Libya, and Donbas; and Russian private military groups. He is an open-source methodology trainer, organizing workshops and trainings around the globe. Currently, Andriukaitis works as a deployment strategist at Palantir Technologies and teaches classes on digital forensics in College of Europe, Natolin. He is also an associate analyst at the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis. Prior to this, he worked as the deputy head of the Strategic Planning Division in the State Railway Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport of Lithuania. A lieutenant in the Lithuanian military, he served in the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces Special Purpose Service as a support officer. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science.

December 2021

Russia’s not-so-subtle policy update raises specter of mass burials

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Russian policy document describes new procedures for the mass burial of corpses amidst rising tensions with Ukraine and NATO.
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December 2021

First Russian mercenary statue in Africa identified in the Central African Republic

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Newly surfaced photos confirm a new statue commemorating Russian mercenaries in the heart of Bangui, CAR’s capital city.
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December 2021

Evidence shows Russia and Belarus holding paratrooper drill near Lithuanian border

by Lukas Andriukaitis

The DFRLab geolocated the joint military drill as taking place just 15 kilometers from the Lithuanian border.
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