Military Analysis and Lessons Learned in Dynamic Environments (LL)
Transforming raw combat data into institutional knowledge for rapid doctrinal adaptation.
The Operational Challenge
A dynamic defence environment generates invaluable combat experience daily. However, if this knowledge remains isolated within individual battalions, the broader military structure stagnates. Traditional, bureaucratic reporting systems—which can take months to compile—are dangerously slow for a war where enemy tactics evolve by the week. Institutional learning must occur in near-real-time to alter the course of ongoing operations.
Building the Capability
Operating in strategic coordination with the General Staff (J7 Directorate) and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Boryviter serves as a foundational architect of the national Lessons Learned (LL) ecosystem. We deliver a comprehensive, multi-tiered preparation model: instilling After-Action Review (AAR) fundamentals for individual soldiers, preparing dedicated LL officers for brigade staffs, and conducting intensive programmes to build dedicated analysis centres across military branches.
Core Domains of Expertise
Implementation across multidomain environments
Lessons Learned
Establishing LL methodology, developing institutional LL capabilities in practice, and preparing specialised personnel to execute rapid feedback loops.
Military Analysis
Advancing military analysis methodologies and practical applications, encompassing LL analysis, operational analysis, alternative analysis, and the dedicated preparation of military analysts.
Military Research
Conducting in-depth academic and applied research, including national defence and military studies, Russian studies, and war studies and training theory.
Defence Policy
Providing strategic insights through national policy analysis, foreign policy analysis, and comprehensive capability planning to inform high-level decision-making.
Impact
National Digital Infrastructure
Boryviter prototyped and facilitated the launch of the Armed Forces' digital Lessons Learned Portal.
This secure ecosystem centralises combat observations, replacing bureaucratic, fragmented databases with a unified system for rapid tactical adaptation. It is built on methodologies used across NATO countries, but adapted to a far more dynamic combat environment. The system combines the collection, structuring, analysis, and prioritisation of operational experience within a single framework and includes a strong analytical component for the rapid development of findings and recommendations.
Foundations of the Land Forces Lessons Learned Directorate
Working with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and military stakeholders to help establish an institutional Lessons Learned capability.
Working alongside the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and military stakeholders, Boryviter contributed to the early development of the Land Forces Lessons Learned Directorate capability. Our role included preparing Lessons Learned personnel, supporting the development of role requirements and processes, training candidates in analytical techniques, facilitating the first Tasking Authority cycles, and supporting the roll-out of tools for the collection and processing of operational experience. This helped lay the institutional foundations for a dedicated Lessons Learned capability within the Land Forces.
* Much of the work carried out within this line of effort is not disclosed publicly due to operational security requirements.
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