Ukraine Launches AI Factory and National LLM to Secure Digital Sovereignty
Ministry of Digital Transformation builds domestic computing capacity and partners with Kyivstar to develop Ukraine's own large language model as part of 2030 AI leadership ambitions.
KYIV, Ukraine — 7 August 2025
Ukraine is building its first state-controlled artificial intelligence infrastructure and developing a national large language model (LLM) to process sensitive government data domestically amid ongoing cyber and physical attacks on its digital systems.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation announced the AI Factory project alongside the LLM initiative, which will be developed in partnership with Kyivstar, the country’s largest mobile operator. The combined effort marks Ukraine’s most comprehensive move toward AI sovereignty as it seeks a place among the world’s top three countries in AI development and adoption by 2030.
“Soon, Ukraine will have the most modern hardware and software in the world for training and operating our state AI services,” said First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. “Requests in state AI services will be processed faster, and most importantly, our data will remain within the country. This is critically important for the technological security of Ukraine.”
The AI Factory will host government AI services, starting with an assistant for the Diia e-government app, used by more than 20 million Ukrainians, and an AI tutor for the Mriia educational platform. The infrastructure will include high-performance GPU clusters, water-cooled server facilities, secure data storage, and software environments for training and deploying AI models. The ministry’s WINWIN AI Center of Excellence will manage operations and develop applications for defense, healthcare, and research. Current projects include AI tools for analyzing regulatory acts, translating European legislation, and integrating AI into defense systems.
Danylo Tsvok, Chief AI Officer of the ministry and CEO of WINWIN AI, described the project as “a true factory for launching AI products,” adding, “Everything happens within the country, ensuring technological independence and full control over data. This keeps critically important information secure.”
Ukraine’s LLM will be trained on Ukrainian data — including history, scientific research, library collections, and official records — while excluding sensitive information. The model will also incorporate what officials call “uniquely rich battlefield data” to support defense applications. Kyivstar will provide computing resources, recruit the development team, and fully finance the project without using state budget funds. Development is expected to take about nine months. A coordination committee will oversee strategy, a technical board will manage architecture and training, and an ethics board will ensure responsible data use.
Once completed, the model will be available to government agencies, research institutions, and civic organizations. Following testing, the government plans to release it as open source for business and developer use. Both initiatives aim to address operational vulnerabilities exposed during the conflict, where key digital services face disruption from cyberattacks and infrastructure strikes. By processing AI workloads domestically, Ukraine seeks to reduce reliance on foreign cloud providers and maintain service continuity during crises.
Ukraine’s AI sovereignty strategy mirrors similar initiatives in the European Union and Gulf states but carries added urgency under wartime conditions. The approach builds on the country’s leadership in digital public services and a growing pool of AI engineering talent, though resource constraints remain significant compared to the United States and China. The Ministry of Digital Transformation plans to complete Ukraine’s National AI Strategy by year-end to formalize the country’s approach to AI development and deployment.
