The Boryviter Centre of Excellence is an independent Ukrainian non-profit institution. We operate within the bounds of Ukrainian law, including restrictions in force during martial law. Every public-facing material passes internal editorial and OPSEC review.
Sources we work with
Our public analytical material draws exclusively on:
- Open sources (OSINT) — Ukrainian and international defence press, academic publications, and official communications from the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, NATO, the European Union, and the defence institutions of partner states.
- Public partner materials — within publicly disclosed memoranda of cooperation with international security and defence institutions.
- Established doctrinal frameworks — STANAG documents, NATO Lessons Learned methodology, and other publicly available reference material.
- Our own analytical synthesis — produced on the basis of the public sources above.
Public analysis and the work that is not public
The public material on this site is one channel of the Centre's work. It is intended for thought leadership, open exchange with the professional community, and educational purposes. The public channel represents the smaller share of the Centre's institutional output.
The larger share of the Centre's expertise is produced within memoranda and cooperation agreements with Ukrainian state structures, NATO and a number of its institutions, European security and defence institutions, and the defence institutions of partner states. The outputs of that work — analytical material, recommendations, methodology documents, capability assessments — are delivered directly to the relevant stakeholders through institutional channels of engagement, in formats and at a level of detail agreed with each partner individually.
This mode of work is consistent with:
- the publication rules established by Ukrainian law, including those in force during martial law;
- the Centre's confidentiality obligations under memoranda and agreements concluded with each institutional partner;
- the standards of information handling applied within NATO and the defence institutions of partner states, including OPSEC.
What you read on this site is the public part of our work. The institutional part is delivered directly to the structures that are its legitimate recipients under the cooperation arrangements in place.
What we do not publish
As a matter of policy, we do not disclose material that:
- constitutes state secret or restricted official information under Ukrainian law;
- could identify specific military units, individual service members, deployment locations, or movement routes;
- contains technical specifications of weapon systems, communications, or equipment whose disclosure could harm the operational readiness of Ukraine's defence forces;
- reveals tactics, techniques, or procedures (TTPs) currently in use by Ukrainian forces;
- originates from sources subject to access restrictions.
Where doubt arises, material is deferred or withheld. Our principle is caution over completeness.
How we verify material
Every public-facing piece passes the following before publication:
- Subject-matter review by a specialist in the relevant Line of Effort (Counter-UAS, EMSO, Lessons Learned, and so on).
- OPSEC review, screening for sensitive detail.
- Editorial review, against the Centre's public positioning.
- Legal review, where applicable, for compliance with legislative restrictions.
Use of AI tools
The Centre's internal analytical infrastructure uses AI models for monitoring open Ukrainian and international defence publications, classifying and structuring publicly available material, and assisting in the synthesis of analytical overviews.
AI tools do not have access to restricted or official-use sources and do not make editorial decisions. Publication decisions are made by humans. All material passes human review.
Authorship
Centre materials are published institutionally, without individual bylines. This is a deliberate policy, adopted out of concern for the security of personnel. Where attribution is required, the responsible working group or programme is identified — for example, "Prepared by the Counter-UAS and SHORAD working group."
Corrections and updates
If you identify a factual error in any of our material, write to us. We verify, correct, and date-stamp substantive updates.
The full set of editorial standards we follow — source labelling, framing of adversary claims, confidence levels, voice and tone — is set out separately in our Editorial Policy.
Compliance with Ukrainian law and international standards
The Centre's activities are governed by the legislation of Ukraine, including the Constitution of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine "On the Defence of Ukraine," "On State Secret," "On Information," and other normative legal acts in force during martial law.
The Centre also observes the corresponding information-protection and confidentiality standards applied within the NATO and EU institutions with which it engages under formal cooperation arrangements. The protection of personal data of visitors to this website is addressed separately in the Privacy Policy.