Captured Weapons: Transfer And Export Regulations In Ukraine

June 2026 – Via Resolution No. 661 of 27 May 2026 (which entered into force on 3 June 2026), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has enacted regulations covering the transfer and export of weapons and military equipment captured from the enemy. Prior to the adoption of the Resolution, no special procedure was in place for the handling of such equipment. This meant that the transfer and export of captured weapons remained something of a “grey” area.

The Resolution introduces a special mechanism to transfer captured weapons and military equipment to legal entities whose sole participants or founders are the Ukrainian state entities for the performance of defence research, design and technological work. The transfer of captured weapons and military equipment will be carried out on the basis of decisions by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted under a separate procedure, which also provides for coordination with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.