Olha Polishchuk is the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since September 2018, originally hired as the Ukraine Researcher. Currently, she manages a team of researchers covering countries across Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia and oversees the dataset and analysis work for the region. Olha holds an LLM in Law of the Sea from the Arctic University of Norway, an LLM in Human Rights Law with International Law from the University of Kent, and a bachelor's degree from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She has experience working in the private law sector, with Ukrainian government institutions, and human rights NGOs.
ACLED’s Eastern Europe Research Manager, Olha Polishchuk, comments on Ukrainian long-range drone operations trying to offset Russia’s external economic gains.
Ukraine strikes Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery and terminal as it increases its targeting of Russia’s oil infrastructure
A gunman kills seven civilians and takes hostages in an extremely rare incident in Kyiv.
Russia carries out one of the largest waves of strikes on large population centers in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian trains and railway infrastructure throughout the week were higher than the monthly average for the past year.
A drone strike on a UK base in Cyprus brought Europe closer to the US-Israel-Iran war, and Ukraine targeted Russia’s energy infrastructure.
Relentless drone strikes on civilians and infrastructure resulting in blackouts across Ukraine, increasing Russian sabotage in Europe, and Ukraine’s long-range attacks on Russian energy characterized the war in 2025.
Chaotic assaults in previously inactive locations allow Russia to continue claiming advances and posturing strength amid diplomatic efforts to end the war.
