{"id":21891,"date":"2025-10-16T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=21891"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:49:30","slug":"syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian University That Is Flourishing in Wartime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21891\" class=\"elementor elementor-21891\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8569b5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8569b5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d990b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d990b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022 unleashed a demographic crisis in Ukraine, and its universities were among the hardest hit as students fled abroad and state funding shifted to the war effort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b5a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5b5a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/106-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"106\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/106-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142537e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"142537e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The main building of the university. Photo: David Kirichenko<\/em><\/p><p>Yet in the city of Zhytomyr, a regional capital an hour and a half west of Kyiv, one institution has not only survived but found a way to grow. The city itself holds a unique place in Ukrainian history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopediaofukraine.com\/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CZ%5CH%5CZhytomyr.htm\">briefly serving<\/a> as the national capital of the Ukrainian People\u2019s Republic during the struggle for independence from 1917 to 1920.<\/p><p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/ztu.edu.ua\/en\">Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University<\/a> stands out as a rare wartime success story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55f7f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b55f7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/110-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"110\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/110-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ed071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ed071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Viktor Yevdokymov, rector of Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>Much of the university\u2019s transformation is credited to its rector, Viktor Yevdokymov, who joined the institution in 2005 and has led it as rector since 2016.<\/p><p>\u201cThe model we are building here is particularly interesting because of the broader state of higher education in Ukraine today,\u201d Yevdokymov said. \u201cThere are currently more than 200 universities in the country. Given demographic risks and the impact of the war \u2013 with so many young people having left \u2013 we need to recognize a hard truth: no national budget can sustain financing such a large number of institutions.\u201d<\/p><p>The problem, he explained, is structural. \u201cThe first challenge is financial. The second is demographic since there will never again be as many applicants as before the war,\u201d Yevdokymov said.<\/p><p>The government has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czx05gp51qlo\">introduced<\/a> new rules allowing men between 18 and 22 to travel abroad, hoping to curb the exodus of teenagers leaving the country at 17.<\/p><p>\u201cMany universities will face the problem of simply not having enough students. And even if they do, the numbers will be too small to generate the revenue needed to maintain their facilities, pay staff, and cover operating costs,\u201d Yevdokymov said.<\/p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we need consolidation \u2013 fewer, stronger universities in each region. But entrenched leadership resists change. What we need is a complete reset.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da8670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da8670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/109-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"109\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/109-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8864ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8864ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A modern bomb shelter that was built for students at the university. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>Outside observers agree that Ukraine\u2019s higher education system faces existential challenges. \u201cUniversities in Ukraine have been dramatically affected, yet they have also shown a tremendous level of adaptability,\u201d said Oleksandr Pankieiev, Associate Professor and Kule Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography at the University of Alberta. \u201cOf course, this does not apply to all institutions.\u201d<\/p><h3><strong>Backed by Business<\/strong><\/h3><p>Change in Ukraine\u2019s higher education system is often slow. But Zhytomyr Polytechnic has managed to reset the model \u2013 in part thanks to the backing of Hennadiy Butkevych, one of Ukraine\u2019s wealthiest businessmen and founder of the BGV Group.<\/p><p>Under his support, the school has expanded programs, revitalized its research ecosystem, and tied its fortunes to both local industry and national needs. BGV also funds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/16hoFHieBo\/\">scholarships<\/a>, opening the doors for more students to attend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d357baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d357baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/108-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"108\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/108-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4407bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4407bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A newly renovated building at the Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>The region itself holds strategic weight. Zhytomyr Oblast is rich in <a href=\"https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/where-rare-earth-metals-are-found-in-ukraine-1746964948.html\">minerals<\/a> and was an area of interest during the minerals deal discussions between the US and Ukraine.<\/p><p>Butkevych, who chairs the university\u2019s Supervisory Board, has also poured resources into the city itself, reviving its football club, Polissya Zhytomyr, where heavyweight boxing champion <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/1889104\/oleksandr-usyk-once-played-professional-football-match-anthony-joshua\/\">Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> is known to make occasional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/38041305\/oleksandr-usyk-signs-contract-ukranian-football-club\">appearances.<\/a><\/p><p>Butkevych has cast his investments as more than business. He claimed that he <a href=\"https:\/\/dynamo.kiev.ua\/en\/news\/664980-hennadiy-butkevych-i-sold-my-yacht-to-develop-polissya\">sold<\/a> his yacht to help develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/opinion\/17784\">Polissya Zhytomyr,<\/a> the football club that has become a symbol of the city\u2019s revival. The club now maintains a special relationship with Zhytomyr Polytechnic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4c227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff4c227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/107-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"107\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/107-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f56d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f56d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Viktor Yevdokymov shows the student fan club store of Polissya Zhyomtr at the university. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>The partnership with BGV, Yevdokymov highlighted, represents more than financial support. It has become, he argued, a model of how business and universities can align in wartime.<\/p><p>\u201cThis is a true example of how business and the academic community are joining forces for the development of science, education, and young talent,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bgv.com.ua\/posts\/pfbid0sxRFW4vNLwRtAWUbZEkYFK1vyWvjpuqovyrLnQNh64MzTCa9QCnQYTzFpyYZhxuJl?rdid=WNICbmPoNTWVKjnW\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook. \u201cTogether, we are shaping an environment where education becomes a driver of technological change and Ukraine\u2019s economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a9050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5a9050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/105-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/105-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef318e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef318e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A wall with various logos of the different partners that the university has ties with. Photo: David Kirichenko<\/em><\/p><p>In June, Yevdokymov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/viktor-ievdokymov_on-june-13-2025-i-had-the-honor-activity-7339780093990346752-K9ZW?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web&amp;rcm=ACoAADfR6kwB0SyqcdqcpO7SX_wEqBFLEHPtgMc\">visited<\/a> to Houston, where he and his colleague Oksana Chernysh joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, a marquee event for the Harris County Republican Party.<\/p><p>\u201cThere, we presented our university\u2019s initiatives on veteran policy and international academic cooperation,\u201d Yevdokymov wrote afterwards. \u201cWe were proud to introduce a project aimed at supporting Ukrainian veterans \u2013 already positively reviewed by our American partners.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8d0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a8d0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/111-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/111-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baaa5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baaa5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Viktor Yevdokymov, rector of Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, and Dr. Oksana Chernysh with Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner in June 2025. Photo: Viktor Yevdokymov.<\/em><\/p><h3><strong>A Startup Ecosystem in Wartime<\/strong><\/h3><p>Inside the university\u2019s labs, the reset is already underway. Oksana Chernysh, director of the Research Institute of Medical Technologies pointed to rows of prototypes and student-built devices.<\/p><p>\u201cSo far, we\u2019ve helped launch more than five startups, including five graduates from the most recent startup school,\u201d she said. \u201cTwo teams grew into full divisions within the Scientific Park, one in metalworking and another in additive technologies. These are no longer just research projects, they now operate as commercial ventures.\u201d<\/p><p>One applied innovation was developed for the football club Butkevych revived. \u201cWe worked with Polissya to build a smart training device,\u201d Chernysh explained. \u201cIt looks like a goal with nine target zones, paired with a mobile app. Coaches can customize drills and track players\u2019 progress with real-time statistics. The idea came directly out of conversations with the club. Today, the device is in use at their training base,\u201d said Chernysh.<\/p><p>For Oleksandr Dobrzhanskyi, an associate professor, the philosophy is clear: freedom, initiative, and a European-style hands-on approach. \u201cStudents spend long hours in labs outside formal classes,\u201d he said. \u201cThey show initiative and interest, staying until evening. They participate in hackathons, competitions, and mobility programs. Many of these projects become spin-offs, growing into startups or research ventures. It forms a pipeline from student labs straight into business.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5248a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5248a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/104-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"104\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4160c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4160c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Students at a study hall at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>Earlier this year, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine\u2019s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mykhailo-fedorov-9670b4a3_building-the-innovation-hubs-of-the-future-activity-7330518883474300929-b-bD?utm_source=social_share_send&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web&amp;rcm=ACoAADfR6kwB0SyqcdqcpO7SX_wEqBFLEHPtgMc\">has announced<\/a> the launch of the national Science City <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ua\/en\/news\/sciencecity-1747808487\">framework<\/a> \u2013 a reform designed to unite universities, businesses, and the state in shared innovation hubs. \u201cOur goal is to make science and technology a driving force of the economy, and Science City is how we\u2019ll make it real,\u201d Fedorov wrote.<\/p><p>Under the plan, university science parks will be transformed into full-scale R&amp;D centers, equipped with infrastructure, tax incentives, and streamlined partnerships with business.<\/p><p>Zhytomyr Polytechnic is among the first pilots, testing new energy solutions with student teams as part of the framework. Other projects include AI and cybersecurity research at Kyiv Aviation Institute and biotech and robotics collaborations at Lviv\u2019s SID City.<\/p><h3><strong>Training for the Front and Beyond<\/strong><\/h3><p>The war has also reshaped the university\u2019s social mission. Andrii Brodskyi, head of the Center for Veteran Development and a war veteran himself, said Ukraine is only beginning to grapple with the scale of psychological trauma returning soldiers bring home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0a085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b0a085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/103-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490eb72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"490eb72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Andrii Brodskyi, head of the Center for Veteran Development at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>\u201cIn the United States they take PTSD very seriously,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Ukraine, however, PTSD is often dismissed. I know this personally \u2013 I was diagnosed with PTSD and a traumatic brain injury. To this day, I still have to fight the healthcare system to acknowledge it.\u201d<\/p><p>He sees stigma as the greatest obstacle. \u201cMany veterans say, \u2018PTSD is for the weak. I don\u2019t have it.\u2019 But later they realize they do need psychological help. I believe every soldier leaving service should undergo mandatory psychological diagnostics. Without this, we see too many cases where veterans act aggressively or destructively, unable to explain why.\u201d<\/p><p>Nataliia Kharitonova, head of the university\u2019s PsyLab and a psychotherapist, agreed.\n\u201cFor those released from Russian captivity, mandatory psychological rehabilitation is especially important,\u201d she said. \u201cI know one young soldier, captured near Kyiv in early 2022. When he was freed two and a half years later, he could hardly speak. After two rehabilitation courses, he began to smile and communicate again, but he still needs a third.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3afe78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3afe78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/10\/16\/syla-osvity-pid-chas-vijny-fenomen-zhytomyrskoi-politekhniky\/102-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"102\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-1024x576.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102.png 1920w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/102-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c082e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c082e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Nataliia Kharitonova, the head of the PsyLab at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University. Photo: David Kirichenko.<\/em><\/p><p>Kharitonova has worked on veteran rehabilitation for more than a decade. \u201cWe\u2019ve trained around 300 psychologists and dozens of family doctors in trauma and PTSD therapies, partnering with Polish and American colleagues,\u201d she said. \u201cWe use art therapy, canine therapy, and complex multidisciplinary approaches. The hardest part is helping veterans understand that rehabilitation is a long process. It\u2019s not like taking a pill for a fever. It takes years.\u201d<\/p><h3><strong>Building for the Future<\/strong><\/h3><p>The university\u2019s expansion also includes disciplines far beyond the obvious wartime needs. Olena Denysiuk, vice-rector and associate professor, noted that programs like biomedical engineering remain tiny but are seeing surging demand.<\/p><p>\u201cVery few universities train them. At ours, we only admit up to 15 students a year into this specialty. That\u2019s very small compared to software engineering, which admits 400,\u201d she said. \u201cFrom a cost perspective, it may not seem efficient. But clinics urgently need these specialists. By their third year, most are already being recruited directly by hospitals and labs.\u201d<\/p><p>Western observers have taken notice. Douglas Davis, an assistant professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a frequent medical volunteer in Ukraine, described Yevdokymov as \u201ca forward-thinking, progressive, and innovative leader\u201d who has forged partnerships with Western institutions and built ties to political leaders in the United States.<\/p><p>For Davis, the rector\u2019s vision connects directly to Ukraine\u2019s future: \u201cHis vision is to harness all the resources of the oblast \u2013 particularly those represented at the state university \u2013 for the benefit of Ukraine\u2019s civil society and for advancing technological innovation that can be directly applied to the war effort.\u201d<\/p><p>Davis now serves as medical director for the university\u2019s international cooperative programs in adaptive sports linked to mental health.<\/p><p>Judith Debose, a US Army veteran and an appointed delegate for the state of Texas with the United States Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, works alongside Davis to <a href=\"https:\/\/baytownsun.com\/local\/veteran-seeks-ways-to-help-ukraine-soldiers-reintegrate-after-war\/article_131e65a4-8298-11ee-9f4e-73296fc960d8.html\">help<\/a> Ukrainian soldiers reintegrate after returning from the front.<\/p><p>She also praised the university\u2019s atmosphere. \u201cThe university has a remarkably welcoming atmosphere, especially for those of us coming from the United States to work or teach. We\u2019ve experienced nothing but hospitality, open arms, and gratitude,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Debose added, \u201cTeaching at Zhytomyr is a wonderful experience \u2013 the students are eager to learn, especially about the United States, and they bring genuine enthusiasm to every exchange.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>About Author:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a8d881 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59a8d881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a77901 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66a77901\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2febd225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2febd225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/04\/15\/iak-innovatsii-vms-ukrainy-perepysuiut-majbutnie-morskykh-syl\/david-kirichenko-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Kirichenko icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-150x150.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-150x150.png?crop=1 150w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Kirichenko-icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b26b789 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b26b789\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9457db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9457db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/david-kirichenko\/\">David Kirichenko<\/a> is an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. 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