Kyiv, Ukraine · Est. 2025 · Legal and Market Entry

Supporting defence companies entering and operating in Ukraine

We help foreign defence and technology companies establish a presence in Ukraine, employ teams lawfully, and structure operations for the regimes that make the country work for them.

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Where we help

01Market entry and structurePresence, entity, corporate design
02Employment and peopleLawful hiring and payroll
03Diia City and Defence CityPreferential tax regimes
04Contracts and agreementsSupply, licensing, export control

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About us

A Kyiv based legal and business advisory firm built around one question: how does a foreign defence company actually operate here.

We combine Ukrainian legal expertise with hands on experience of how the defence sector really works on the ground.

Defence Tech Consulting advises foreign defence and dual use technology companies from their first step in Ukraine to full operation. We guide clients through market entry, corporate structuring, employment, and contracts, and we stay with them as the day to day questions arise.

Our work is practical. We know the registrars, the tax regimes, and the people who make things move, and we translate that into a structure that is compliant, efficient, and built to last.

Preferential regimes we place clients in

Cross border reach with local counsel

A–Z

Entry to operation, one partner

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Team

Two partners: Ukrainian law and the defence sector on one side, international investment and manufacturing on the other.

Oleh Kulyk

Managing Partner, Attorney at Law

Oleh founded Defence Tech Consulting in 2025 to give foreign defence and technology companies a single point of contact for entering and operating in Ukraine.

He is an attorney at law with over ten years in international legal practice, advising companies on market entry, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and cross border operations.

He began his career at one of the top three law firms in Ukraine, and later became a partner and co-founder of another multipractice law firm. In 2025 he chose to focus his work entirely on the defence tech industry.

EducationMaster’s degree in International Law, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2018. In progress: Master’s degree in International Economics, National Transport University, 2026.

AdmissionUkrainian Bar

LanguagesUkrainian, English, German

Oleksandr Sundyeyev

Partner

Oleksandr is a lawyer specialising in international law, an economist, investor and entrepreneur, and the owner of a group of distribution companies. He is a recognised expert on investment in innovation, with a particular focus on medical technology and manufacturing.

He runs his businesses in Ukraine and in the European Union while working closely with national and foreign clients and partners. That makes him a dependable guide through cross border transactions, investment projects and transnational cooperation.

He has served as an expert on Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) projects and is a contributing author of “Building and leveraging Ukraine’s drone capabilities in conflict and beyond”, the March 2025 study prepared by the MIT School of Management in partnership with KSE.

EducationInstitute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, international law. University of Houston, USA, applied economics.

FocusInvestment strategy, innovation, medical technology, manufacturing, cross border structuring

PublicationContributing author, MIT School of Management and KSE, “Building and leveraging Ukraine’s drone capabilities in conflict and beyond”, March 2025

LanguagesUkrainian, English, Chinese, Russian

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Services

Everything a defence tech company needs to enter the Ukrainian market and operate here comfortably, from first registration to day to day support.

Market entry and structure

Registration of a representation or company, the right corporate structure, and the full route for defence companies establishing themselves in Ukraine.

Company and representationCorporate structurePermanent establishment

Employment and people

Lawful employment, gig contracts, payroll projects, and HR compliance so your Ukrainian team is hired and paid correctly from day one.

Employment contractsGig and freelancerPayroll and HR compliance

Diia City and Defence City

Securing resident status in Ukraine's preferential tax regimes for the defence and technology sectors, and choosing the one that fits you best.

Residency and eligibilityTax structuringOngoing compliance

Contracts and agreements

Supply contracts, NDAs, licensing, export control, and support on mergers and acquisitions, drafted and reviewed to protect your position.

Supply and NDALicensingExport controlMergers and acquisitions

Accounting and tax

Bookkeeping, tax and payroll reporting, and VAT handled locally, so your Ukrainian entity stays clean in the eyes of the authorities from the first month.

BookkeepingTax reportingVAT and payroll

Ongoing support

Day to day legal and administrative support once you are established: registrations, permits, filings, banking, and the questions that come up every week.

Day to day counselPermits and filingsBanking

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you build and where you want to be in Ukraine. The first consultation is free.

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