On October 3-4, the 15th International Security Forum To Be Secure (2BS) was held in Budva, Montenegro, with the support of NATO. The To Be Secure Forum (2BS) is an annual international security conference organised under the auspices of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro. It is one of the key platforms in South-Eastern Europe for…
Deputy Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Anayit Khoperiya, took part in the annual NATO Communicators Conference 2025, held in Athens, Greece. ▫️The event, organized under the auspices of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT), brought together leading communication experts from member states to discuss one of today’s greatest challenges – cognitive warfare. ▫️The discussions…
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, on August 29, 2025, participated in the conference “Information War: From Resistance to Resilience,” organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Institute of National Resilience and Security. ▫️A. Kovalenko…
The Center for Countering Disinformation participated in the fourth meeting at the level of foreign ministers in the format “Ukraine — Moldova — Romania” with the participation of Andriy Sybiga, Mihai Popșoi, and Oana Țoi, which took place in Chernivtsi on August 8, 2025. ▫️ Polish and Lithuanian foreign ministers Radosław Sikorski and Kęstutis Budrys…
The Center for Countering Disinformation, with the support of the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine, has created the handbook “Weapons of Information Warfare”. ▫️The handbook systematizes key methods used by the aggressor state in its information war against Ukraine. ▫️It includes sections on tactics and mechanisms of destructive information influence—such as the creation and dissemination…
On July 14, 2025, the Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Officer of the Ukrainian Defense Forces Andriy Kovalenko, held a meeting with Carl Hite, a representative of the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). ▫️During the meeting, which was also attended by Nemo Storstjorm, a representative of the Swedish Psychological Defense Agency, the Center…
Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukrainian Defense Forces Officer Andrii Kovalenko, met with Veteran and public figure Oleksandr “Teren” Budko ▫️ The guest participated in a new project by the Center for Countering Disinformation, hosted by Center analyst, veteran of the “Azov” regiment, and participant in the Battle of Mariupol, Dmytro “Diplomat” Andriushchenko….
Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Officer of the Ukrainian Defense Forces Andrii Kovalenko, held a meeting on May 9 with Jānis Sārts, Director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Head of the Center, Anayit Khoperiya. ▫️During the meeting, A. Kovalenko and J. Sārts…
On April 15, the Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation and officer of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, took part in the annual International academic forum “Military Innovations in Contemporary Warfare.” During the panel discussion titled “Contemporary asymmetric warfare forms and methods ,” Kovalenko emphasized that one of the key elements of…
On April 11, Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and officer of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, took part in the 3rd International scientific and practical conference “The practice of strategic communications in wartime,” organized by the National Academy of the State Security…
On March 18–20, 2025, Deputy Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (hereinafter – the Center) Karolina Tymkiv, Information Services Manager of the Department for Countering Information Threats to National Security at the Center Daryna Harib, and Analyst of the same department Bohdan Morozov-Storozhenko undertook a study visit to Italy with the support of the…
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, an officer of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, Andrii Kovalenko, participated in the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum on March 11. ▫️ Speaking at the panel discussion titled “Building Global Resilience Against Evolving Hybrid Threats and FIMI,” Kovalenko emphasized the need for Europe to rethink its approach to countering…
