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Mar 3 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
March 3 | #RussianWarReport🇷🇺

• Russian increases Air Force activity ✈️
• Russia continues to pressure Bakhmut 💣
• Russians fighting for Ukraine infiltrate Bryansk 🇺🇦

These and more🧵⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
The @DFRLab confirmed Russia has intensified its air power in recent weeks. Satellite imagery indicated Russia’s air force have increased aerial activity in Crimea.
These findings are consistent with @bradyafr who identified seven different instances of aircraft located in southern Ukraine.
@bradyafr Russian forces continue their efforts to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russian troops, including Wagner units, are attempting to cut Ukraine’s supply lines to the city in a bid to force troops to surrender or withdraw. reuters.com/world/europe/r…
@bradyafr A pro-Ukraine volunteer Russian unit, RDK, crossed into Russia and are active in Bryansk.

A video published on the official RDK Telegram channel shows fighters holding the unit flag and indicating a Russian government building behind them. t.me/russvolcorps/4…
@bradyafr .@DFRLab discovered 56 pro-Kremlin Telegram channels that targeted 20 countries all over the world with pro-Kremlin disinformation. The operation primarily relied on volunteer work that translated, spread, and amplified pro-Russia content. medium.com/dfrlab/network…
@bradyafr Russian digital rights org Roskomsvaboda collaborated with the Open Observatory of Network Interference to publish a report examining “a year of military censorship in Russia.” According to the report, Russia blocked 494 domains over the course of 2022. roskomsvoboda.org/post/rks-ooni-…
@bradyafr The #RussianWarReport🇷🇺 is published weekly on the
@AtlanticCouncil. Read our previous coverage here: atlanticcouncil.org/category/conte…
@bradyafr @AtlanticCouncil Today's #RussianWarReport🇷🇺 was contributed to by: @gyron_bydton, @ruslantrad, @YKaterynka, @sayyara_a, @etobuziashvili, and @nikaaleksejeva. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

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Feb 24
On the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, #RussianWarReport🇷🇺 shares the top lines of @DFRLab's new reports on Russian narratives. Even a year later, Russia is pushing narratives meant to undermine Ukraine and foment further regional conflicts. 🧵👇atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
The first of @DFRLab's two new reports, “Narrative Warfare” examines how the Kremlin and Russian news outlets justified a war of aggression through employing false and misleading narratives for the weeks and months leading up to the invasion. atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
The narratives laid out in the report served as Putin’s cases belli and were referenced hundreds of times throughout his February 24, 2022 speech announcing Russia’s “special military operation."

@DFRLab broke down his speech to expose these narratives: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
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Feb 22
In today’s second report, Russian information operations tried to undermine Ukrainian resistance and support among Ukraine’s allies. These operations are meant to shape public opinion against Ukraine and the West, including in Africa and Latin America. atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
One Russian tactic embraced was tried and true: bombarding the information space with so many fake theories and denials of the atrocities they'd committed in Ukraine via outlets like Sputnik and RT that it was that much more difficult for people to differentiate fact and fiction.
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Feb 22
In our first new report, we examined the Kremlin and pro-Kremlin media's false/misleading narratives in the lead up to the invasion of Ukraine. These were used to justify the attack, mask operational planning, and deny responsibility for the coming war. atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
Our team analyzed 10,000+ articles from 14 pro-Kremlin media outlets to identify false/misleading narratives over the weeks leading up to the invasion, including Putin’s February 24, 2022 speech announcing the “special military operation.”
Pro-Kremlin media framed Russia as wanting peace but most often cited Russian officials and leaders of the Donbas regions. Kremlin-controlled media also presented Western officials' perspectives too, usually that the West is ready for both dialogue and sanctions to deter Russia.
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Feb 10
In today’s #RussianWarReport🇷🇺, @DFRLab's team reports on Russia’s advance in Bakhmut, a captured Russian spy, crazed tank narratives, and new Russian maps that include parts of Ukraine.

These and more🧵👇atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
After gaining control over Soledar in mid-January, Wagner Group soldiers are attempting to encircle #Bakhmut. @DFRLab confirmed the progression of a bloc of forces that includes Wagner, the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and Russian armed forces.
Ukrainian intelligence announced the capture of a Russian agent who allegedly leaked info on Ukrainian military operations. He was allegedly recruited after the invasion.

Elsewhere, Russia launched limited offensives on along the Kreminna-Svatove line. t.me/SBUkr/6960
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Feb 8
Open-source software is ubiquitous in today’s software systems. How can policymakers support its security and sustainability as a shared resource?

By borrowing lessons from infrastructure policy. Check out @CyberStatecraft's new report 🧵 atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
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@CyberStatecraft The report walks through the basic challenges of securing and sustaining OSS and develops three analogies to understand OSS as infrastructure: water management systems 💧, financial markets 💸, and roads and bridges 🚧.
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(1/4): We’ve been talking about the @FO_Coalition lately, *the* place where countries who care about human rights online and proactively democratic tech gather to share info, compare approaches, and sync their responses to issues. More info here: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…
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