Olena Kryzhanivska is a COVE Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, where she focuses on defence innovations in Canada. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Gazi University (Türkiye). Olena has provided expert analysis to the Norwegian Embassy in Türkiye, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the NATO Association of Canada. As an independent researcher for more than two years, she authors the weekly newsletter Ukraine’s Arms Monitor, which covers weapons transfers, defence production, and drone warfare in the context of the Russia–Ukraine war.