Olena Yurchenko

Director Of Analytics, Research And Investigations at the Economic Security Council Of Ukraine (ESCU)

Olena specializes in sanctions, the Russian economy, Russia’s military-industrial complex, and critical import dependencies. Her work combines trade data analysis, corporate network mapping, and primary-source research, with explicit emphasis on bottlenecks of military production. Her seminal works include detailed analysis of Russian structural reliance on imported CNC machine tools, as well as Russian efforts to conduct import substitution in the critical raw materials sector.

Articles

Author
Roman Steblivskyi
Category
Investigations
Russia’s Pole-21 Jams Ukrainian Weapons, But Still Gets Tech From Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea
Russia’s Pole-21 is designed to blind some of Ukraine’s most sophisticated weapons by drowning out the satellite signals they need to find their targets. But behind Russia’s powerful electronic warfare system is a vulnerability Moscow has yet to eliminate: its continued dependence on foreign technology.
Sep 16, 2026 16:17