• 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.

January 2022

Russian equipment flows into Belarus

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russia continues to move tanks and other materiel into Belarus along Ukraine’s northern border, as far west as Brest.
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January 2022

Russian War Report: A push to recognize Ukrainian regions as independent states

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Amid a legislative push to recognize the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russia is spinning narratives of NATO aggression and continuing to mass troops and materiel near Ukraine.
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January 2022

Russian War Report: Troops arrive in Belarus as propaganda narratives heat up

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Digital Forensic Research Lab’s global team presents the first installment of the Russian Hybrid Threats Report.
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