Here is more from the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA):
It was near the end of 2023 when the deputy commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, Lt. Col. Vladyslav Sobolevskyi, retired from active duty after fighting in two separate wars with Russia.
Looking to still make a contribution to the cause, he decided in January 2024 to establish a U.S.-style think tank, the Snake Island Institute, which would have a primary mission to serve as a facilitator between Ukraine’s armed forces and the U.S. government, its military, defense industry and the media.
The institute is named after one of Ukraine’s early and most famous victories on Snake Island located in the Black Sea, Sobolevskyi told National Defense during an interview in a downtown Washington hotel.
The institute’s leader was part of a delegation making the rounds in September to government, military representatives and U.S. think tanks to raise awareness about its work and create bridges between the two nations.
Here is a link to the think tank.