Practical solutions for Ukraine. Expertise for global security

About Us

Who We Are

Terrecon brings together military experience, technology, and security expertise to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities. We focus on practical solutions that deliver real results for the security sector.

Why Terrecon

Our name is not as simple as it might seem

The Name "Terrecon"

reflects the background of our co-founders and the work we do.

The Co-Founders

met while serving in Donbas. The area's distinctive slag heaps, known in Ukraine as "terykony", became a shared symbol of the place where they first met.

Terrecon References

The name Terrecon brings together two ideas: the terykony, a symbol of Donbas, and "territory of reconnaissance". Together, they reflect both our roots and our mission.

Co-founders

Daria Verbytska

Co-founder, former co-founder of NGO "OSINT". Former Executive Director of Molfar Intelligence Institute. Graduate of Aspen Institute Kyiv and SOPHOS.JOINT.CYBER 2.0.

Dmytro Pulmanovsky

Co-founder, active-duty officer of the National Guard of Ukraine. Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the "Svoboda" Battalion, 4th Operational Brigade of the NGU.

Vitaliy Lytvyn

Co-founder, Former Deputy Battalion Commander, and Senior Intelligence Officer. Commander of the Artillery Reconnaissance Battery in a separate NGU brigade. Graduate of the "Unifier" program, recognized as the top cadet.

Maksym Bovchaliuk

Co-founder, Senior Sergeant of the Reconnaissance Platoon, "Svoboda" Battalion, 4th Brigade "Rubizh," NGU. Over 4 years of experience in OSINT, HUMINT, and GEOINT. Specializes in tactical and strategic analytics for military intelligence.

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people on the team

Expertise

OSINT and All-source Intelligence

GEOINT and GIS analytics

Military analytics (MILINT)

Cybersecurity

Technical support and development

Projects

01. Research & Development

Shortage of Ukrainian tools for intelligence work

A dedicated technical division focused on developing tools and software for analytical teams. The core goal is to automate the collection, processing, and structuring of intelligence data so researchers spend less time on routine tasks. The team works with open-source data, cyber investigations, and network threat analysis. High-quality data visualisation is one of our priorities, and we aim to make it accessible to our partners.

01. Research & Development

Shortage of Ukrainian tools for intelligence work

Media About Us

Find out what the media is saying about us

Russian drone strike on Kyiv's Caves Monastery was deliberate – OSINT analysis, photos

Ukrainska Pravda22-06-2026

Russian forces deliberately struck the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (the Monastery of the Caves) with a drone during a combined attack on 15 June, Ukrainian analysts have said, citing the UAV's flight route and impact trajectory.

Report

Mapping Lithuania's OSINT ecosystem

14 organisations shaping Lithuania's analytical community (2024–2026)

Lithuania is one of the few countries where open-source intelligence (OSINT) is no longer confined to intelligence services. Instead, it has evolved into a collaborative ecosystem bringing together government institutions, think tanks, investigative journalists and volunteers.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 accelerated this shift. Lithuanian researchers redirected their efforts, started to adopt Ukrainian approaches to defence-focused analysis and scaled up investigations into the financial networks supporting Russia's war effort.

This report is the first comprehensive overview of Lithuania's OSINT ecosystem for a Ukrainian-speaking audience.

What's inside

The report examines 14 organisations across four key areas:

military OSINT and geospatial intelligence (GEOINT);
countering disinformation and information security;
investigating sanctions evasion;
strategic OSINT.

For each area, the report outlines the organisations' methodologies, data sources and the end users of their analysis.

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Мапування аналітичної екосистеми Литви

Mapping Lithuania's analytical ecosystem

«Lithuania has already solved a challenge that Ukraine is still working to address: ensuring that civilian intelligence actually reaches decision-makers. We analysed Lithuania's model to understand what could be adapted to the Ukrainian context».
— Daria Verbytska, Terrecon's CEO

Partners

Authors: Daria Verbytska, Terrecon's CEO; Kateryna Saienko, Terrecon's OSINT analyst

Consultant: Yevheniia Fedotova, Vice President of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine

This report was prepared with the support of Terrecon.

"Mapping Lithuania's analytical ecosystem" is supported by the European Union under the House of Europe programme

Myth or Fact

Myth or Fact: Ukrainian Intelligence

A professional analyst can determine when a photo was taken (down to the exact day and, in some cases, even the minute) simply from the length and direction of a shadow cast by a pole or a tree.

If faces, documents, or equipment in a photo are carefully blacked out or blurred, the image is 100% safe.

Ordinary fitness apps or smartwatches on people's wrists can accidentally expose the location of covert military facilities.

Security

Safety is key for us

We ensure the protection of all communications and personal data on our end. To keep every interaction safe for everyone:

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Make sure you are on the official website: terrecon.org

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Only interact with verified Terrecon accounts on social media

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Any materials you share with us remain confidential

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