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Bohdan Kovalenko

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Bohdan Kovalenko

Bohdan has served as a Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU) since March 2025. From 2023 to 2025, he worked as an analyst focusing on identifying vulnerabilities in Russia’s military-industrial complex.

From 2022 to 2023, Bohdan was a researcher at the ADASTRA think tank, specialising in the domestic and foreign policies of Western and Northern European countries.

He holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Governance from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). His research examined how immigrants’ cultural backgrounds and professional qualifications influence anti-immigrant sentiment in France.

Bohdan also holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Reports

Ore to Ordnance: Disrupting Russia's Artillery Supply Chains — RUSI, OSC and ESCU Analysts Joint Study

Ore to Ordnance: Disrupting Russia's Artillery Supply Chains — RUSI, OSC and ESCU Analysts Joint Study

22 October 2024
Third-best option: China’s role in Russian maintained access to critical industrial equipment — ESCU Study

Third-best option: China’s role in Russian maintained access to critical industrial equipment — ESCU Study

12 August 2024
Salt Of The Earth: How Russia Supplies Its Military-Industrial Complex with Strategic Minerals Amid War
and Sanctions — ESCU Study

Salt Of The Earth: How Russia Supplies Its Military-Industrial Complex with Strategic Minerals Amid War
and Sanctions — ESCU Study

28 July 2026

Team

Ilona Khmelova

Ilona Khmelova

Secretary of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Denys Hutyk

Denys Hutyk

Executive Director of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Olena Yurchenko

Olena Yurchenko

Director of Analytics, Research, and Investigations at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Roman Steblivskyi

Roman Steblivskyi

Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Sashko Adamliuk

Sashko Adamliuk

Director of Communications at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Agiya Zagrebelska

Agiya Zagrebelska

Director of Partnerships and Cooperation at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Volodymyr Landa

Volodymyr Landa

Head of Investment Screening at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Oleksandra Azarkhina

Oleksandra Azarkhina

Strategic Advisor at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Anastasiia Opria

Anastasiia Opria

Project Manager for Investment Screening at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Mia Vybranovska

Mia Vybranovska

Cyber Threat Expert at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Olena Zhul

Olena Zhul

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Oleksii Borovikov

Oleksii Borovikov

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Nadiia Reminets

Nadiia Reminets

Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Roman Rabieiev

Roman Rabieiev

Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)