• 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.

March 2021

Russian media targeted Lithuania using Yevgeny Prigozhin impersonator

by Eto Buziashvili, Lukas Andriukaitis

Russian outlets promoted photos of body double alleging Prigozhin visited Lithuania in 2020 despite EU sanctions.
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December 2020

Turkish pop culture Twitter accounts mobilize to support Azerbaijan

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan translated to social media campaigns by Turkish pop culture communities amid the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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November 2020

Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh

Images show extensive burn marks, traces of likely white phosphorous use on forested areas by Azerbaijan
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