Representatives of the NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) took part in the Red Hyena 45 military-strategic game, which helped develop elements of NATO’s long-term policy toward Russia.
The exercise was held at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Experimentation and Wargaming Hub and is part of a series of military-strategic games conducted by NATO’s Allied Command Transformation.
Their purpose is to implement NATO’s policy of military-strategic deterrence following the 2024 and 2025 Alliance summits, which identified Russia as a long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
Around 80 participants from NATO countries, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific nations worked on formulating strategic recommendations for NATO policy toward Russia, assessing the implications of the development of Chinese-Russian relations, and using Ukraine’s experience to strengthen the Alliance’s innovative capabilities.
“Participation of the Ukrainian JATEC delegation made it possible to integrate lessons from Russia’s war against Ukraine into the game scenario,” said Colonel Valeriy Vyshnivskyi, Ukraine’s senior national representative and JATEC Director of Program Implementation, following the exercise.
He noted that an important component of the game was the use of artificial intelligence to generate scenarios, validate decisions, and forecast outcomes.
A distinctive feature of JATEC’s involvement was that its representatives participated on both teams taking part in the game. Ukrainian participants also countered Russian disinformation messages during formal and informal discussions.
Based on the results of the exercise, NATO countries and their partners noted the need to develop proactive strategies that would create challenges for the adversary.
