• Former Research Associate, Eurasia

Michael J. Sheldon

Michael J. Sheldon is a former research associate for Eurasia at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Washington, DC, where he led research on the DFRLab’s Minsk Monitor line of reporting.

Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Michael worked as a research intern at the Hudson Institute and on the board of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association.

May 2019

Russian GPS-Jamming Systems Return to Ukraine

by Michael J. Sheldon

After a year out of public view, the R-330Zh made a massive return in 2019
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May 2019

The Use of Krasnopol Artillery Shells in Ukraine

by Michael J. Sheldon

Russian high-precision artillery rounds have seen limited use in Ukraine, to questionable effect
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November 2018

#MinskMonitor: Russian Escalation in Kerch

by Michael Sheldon

Russian escalation at the Kerch Strait ended in cannon fire and the capture of three Ukrainian vessels, with at least six Ukrainian sailors wounded.
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