Adam Sybera

I forgot I was on BlueSky…but Ukraine Insights didn’t. Here is our latest 👇🏻

Hi, the film is currently in Czech and Slovak cinemas. In some documentary festivals around EU and will be online after new years.

What happens when war deniers see Ukraine for themselves The international coverage of Russian aggression has become a routine exercise for the sensation-seeking audience of the 21st century. It rarely offers new insights and is too often reduced to "daily ...

"The mental invasion Russia is waging penetrates far deeper than many care to admit," writes Adam Sybera, senior research analyst at KI Insights, in this op-ed.

💭 “Russia is consistently probing for weak spots”

How did Moscow’s months of prep and new drone tactics let it disrupt #Ukraine’s ground lines near #Dobropillya?

@aksybera.bsky.social talks with The Kyiv Independent’s War Reporter Francis Farrell about the latest updates

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/3JJBaEh

🎧 New episode of our podcast is out!

KI Insights' @aksybera.bsky.social speaks with Ruslan "Santa" Myroshnychenko, ex-commander of Ukraine’s 2nd International Battalion, about its history, motives of foreign volunteers & frontline operations

🔗 Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4mHpWy1

#KIInsightsPodcast

Insights Podcast Podcast · KI Insights · Deep dives into the political undercurrents of Ukraine from the unique vantage point of KI Insights' on-the-ground researchers. The Insights Podcast delivers more than just the...

Přátelé, v KI jsemu spustili nový "Insights Podcast", kde s kolegy probíráme to co v zákulisí hýbá současnou Ukrajinou - a ne jen ji. Provede vás jím, vždy někdo z KI Insights. Venku je prvních pět zkušebních epizod. Link zde ⬇️ a sharing is caring 🫶

open.spotify.com/show/7DJJf61...

Český Bluesky!! V KI Insights, tedy výzkumném týmu deníku The Kyiv Independent, spouštímě nový podcast. Jmenuje se kreativně "Insights Podcast" a je venku prvních pět zkušebních epizod.

Je to dost unikátní vhled do zákulisních intrik, které hýbají dnešní Ukrajinou - a ne jen jí. Give it a go.

🎙️ Episode 3 of the Insights Podcast is out now!

MEP @janfarsky.bsky.social‬ & @aksybera.bsky.social break down the rise of anti-EU #populism ahead of Czech elections & what it means for #Ukraine

📡Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/40Ug...

YouTube video by Český rozhlas Plus Sybera: Nejvlastenečtější ukrajinské město je Charkov, tam se skutečně nesetkáte s proruskými názory

Jestli je něco čemu jsme se doposud nenaučili čelit, tak je to ruská weaponizace organizovaného zločinu v zemích EU a s tím svázané oligarchické prostředí, které si rusko v Evropě hýčká.

Téma jsem nakousnul u Barbory Tachecí v Českém Rozhlase.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipPi...

🧾 Stop optimizing like accountants & Start defending like Ukrainians. Time is short ⏰ 🧨 So is the fuse.

📢 Bottom line:
Europe can’t silo defense.
🎯 Cyber, civil & conventional = one fight

💶 Needs one budget

🧠 Cyber Hygiene + Civil Defense:
📣 Public awareness
🔐 Encrypted tools (Signal, Diia, ProtonMail)
🎓 Digital literacy

🤝 Public–Private Partnerships:
💻 Microsoft, Google, Amazon
📡 Real-time NATO/EU threat-sharing

What Europe can learn from Ukraine 🇺🇦:

🔐 Cyber Resilience by Design:
☁️ Cloud migration
🧬 Data redundancy

🧨 DDoS attacks = timed chaos
📆 During NATO summits
📦 During arms deliveries

🌍 Targeting Poland, Lithuania, Czechia and many others...

🇷🇺 Russian Tactics:

📩 Spear-phishing
🔗 Supply chain hacks
🧨 Wiper malware
⏳ Strategic pre-positioning

🇪🇺 Europe is already in the crosshairs:
🎯 Ministries
⚡ Nuclear & wind energy
📰 Media
📡 Telecom

And it’s intensifying.

Ukraine’s edge?

🎯 Threat intelligence
🛰️ Real-time monitoring
🧠 Deep understanding of attacker TTPs

These cyberattacks are timed ⏱️ with missile strikes.
Example:

💥 Malware like Industroyer2 disables power —
💣 Then bombs hit the grid.

Ukraine is the frontline lab 🧪 for:

🔹 Sandworm
🔹 Gamaredon
🔹 APT28

They hit:

🏛️ Government
⚙️ Infrastructure
🔌 Energy grids

Take Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) for instance:

Long-term
Stealthy
State-backed
🎯 Aimed at critical sectors
🇷🇺 And Russia excels at using them.

We’re treating defense like a corporate boardroom:

📉“Optimize costs”
📋“Separate departments”

But this is a hostile takeover — and the whole firm is under attack.

🛡️ Tanks alone won’t save us.

This is 21st-century warfare —
And we’re budgeting like it’s 1995.

When 🇷🇺 Russia attacks, it doesn’t sort by category.
Missiles 🚀, malware 🐍, propaganda 📢 — all hit at once.

We must respond the same way: together.

What’s scarier? 😨

That Europe won’t agree to spend more…
or that Rutte treats cyber & civil defense as "broader security"?

NATO’s new SecGen Rutte proposes:

3.5% for defense 🪖
1.5% for "broader security" (roads 🚧, cyber 💻, civil defense 🏥)

Sounds kinda reasonable — until you think about the mindset.

🇺🇦 Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on defense.
🇪🇺 Most of Europe struggles to reach even 2%.
That’s not just a gap — it’s a 🚨 warning.

🧵Thread: On the EU Defense Budget & Why Europe Must Learn from Ukraine ⬇️

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