What changed when Ukrainian public institutions received support to counter AI-enabled information manipulation and cyber threats?

This report examines how training, policy support and access to monitoring tools contributed to early changes in the knowledge and practices of Ukrainian public officials. It traces the evidence from project activities to measurable outcomes and explains why these changes matter for institutional and democratic resilience during wartime.

About the Project and the Report

Build-to-Disrupt: AI and Cyber-Powered Defence Against Foreign Information Manipulation in Ukraine worked with officials at national, regional and local levels from August 2025 to March 2026. The project combined policy research, training, practical sessions and pilot access to a Ukrainian information-monitoring tool.

This evidence synthesis asks what changed after that support. It draws on project monitoring data, pre- and post-training surveys, participant follow-up, interviews, tool-use analytics and official policy documents. It focuses on intermediate changes, such as improved threat recognition, practical application and policy uptake that can contribute to institutional resilience.