• Research Associate, Eurasia

Roman Osadchuk

Roman Osadchuk is a resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab with over five years of experience. His research focuses on disinformation in Ukraine and neighboring countries. He is the author of multiple investigations and reports on disinformation, influence campaigns, and computational propaganda, which uncover the tactics and techniques of malign actors.

He is also a senior lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he teaches bachelor and master courses on propaganda effects and open-source investigations. Before joining DFRLab, he held several positions at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), where he was involved in communications of decentralization reform and administrative support to the NGO’s internal operations.

Previously, Roman received an MPA degree from the Maxwell School on a Fulbright scholarship, where he focused on information policy. He also holds master’s degrees in computer science from Kryvyi Rih National University and in political science from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where Roman focused on information policy and researched the role of information policy and the media cycle in the spread of disinformation.

April 2022

Russian War Report: Forged document claims Ukraine is selling surplus weapons to African countries

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A Kremlin-tied Telegram channel published a forged document claiming that Ukraine was selling surplus weapons to African countries.
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April 2022

Russian War Report: Russia falsely accuses Ukraine of provoking conflict even after it knew war was coming

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Russia has rehashed several old narratives in their continued attempts to justify the war in Ukraine including misrepresented statements from Ukrainian officials.
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April 2022

Russian War Report: Russia promotes misleading video accusing Ukraine of using mannequins as casualties

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Kremlin-controlled TV network Rossiya 24 broadcast a misleading video claiming that mannequins were being used in Ukraine to stage war casualties.
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