Ukrspecexport

Ukrspecexport (Ukrainian: Укрспецекспорт, an abbreviation of "Ukrainian Special Export") is a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company and part of the state conglomerate Ukrainian Defense Industry. Ukrspecexport was formed in November 1996 by merging Ukroboronservice and Ukrinmash. It is a subsidiary of Ukroboronprom.

Ukrspecexport
TypeState company
IndustryArms industry
FoundedNovember 9, 1996
Headquarters
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
Key people
Vadym Nozdria (Director General) [1]
Websitewww.ukrspecexport.com
Headquarters of Ukrspecexport in Kyiv

Ukrspecexport SC not only sells the products of the Ukrainian arms industry, but also the excess weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Armed Forces. Since February 2011 the company also produces non-military firearms and ammunition for them.[2]

In documents uncovered during the United States diplomatic cables leak U.S.-diplomats complained the U.S. is fighting a constant battle to stop the flow of arms from Ukraine and Ukrspecexport to terrorists in the Middle East and South Sudan.[3]

On August 10, 2019, the Ukrainian state company Ukrspetsexport and the Turkish Baykar Defense established a joint venture in the field of high-precision weapons and aerospace technology.[4]

In 2023, Ukrspecexport was listed by the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar as being among the companies that had assisted the weapons production of Myanmar's military junta and could be at risk of being complicit in its violation of human rights.[5]

References
  1. "Структура власності компанії ДК «Укрспецекспорт»". opendatabot.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. Government permits Ukrspecexport to produce non-military firearms, Kyiv Post (February 4, 2011)
  3. (10 December 2010). U.S. official accuses Ukraine of lying about 2008 arms shipments to Sudan. Kyiv Post. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. "Укрспецекспорт і Baykar створили спільне підприємство". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  5. Root, Rebecca (16 January 2023). "Western firms facilitating production of Myanmar junta's weapons, says report". The Guardian.
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