Federation of Employers of Ukraine

The consolidated voice of the defence industry of Ukraine

FEU Defence brings together industry, technology and regional defence associations in a single platform representing enterprises in dialogue with government, international partners and institutions.

20+
industry, technology and regional associations
700+
defence industry enterprises
380+
technology companies
70%+
coverage of Ukraine’s defence industry ecosystem

Core function — Government Relations

Part of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine

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FEU
Federation of Employers of Ukraine
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FEU Defence
FEU defence platform
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Associations
Industry, technology, regional
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Enterprises
Defence industry

Employers’ organisations have a legally defined status and represent and protect employers’ interests through social dialogue and engagement with government.

Law of Ukraine
“On Employers’ Organisations, Their Associations, Rights and Guarantees of Their Activities”
Law of Ukraine
“On Social Dialogue in Ukraine”

Board

Bringing industry leaders together

The Board brings together leaders of industry associations, clusters and defence enterprises. Heads of specialised associations also serve on the FEU Defence Board.

Ihor Fomenko

Chair of FEU Defence

Ihor Fomenko

Leadership and Committee Chairs

Ihor Fomenko

Ihor Fomenko

Chair of FEU Defence

Denys Sviatokum

Denys Sviatokum

International Cooperation Committee

Petro Pekur

Petro Pekur

Credit and Investment Committee

Volodymyr Tarasiuk

Volodymyr Tarasiuk

Security Committee

Vitalii Yakushev

Vitalii Yakushev

Cybersecurity and Information Protection Committee

Kateryna Mykhalko

Kateryna Mykhalko

Legislative Initiatives Committee

Committees

Five areas of work

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International Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships

International markets, exports, associations, programmes, missions, exhibitions, matchmaking and consortia.

Chair: Denys Sviatokum

02

Credit and Investment

Lending, investment, guarantees and financial instruments, funding for scaling production.

Chair: Petro Pekur

03

Security

Comprehensive, physical and organisational security for defence industry enterprises.

Chair: Volodymyr Tarasiuk

04

Cybersecurity and Information Protection

Cyber resilience for defence enterprises, information protection, specialist expertise and sharing best practices.

Chair: Vitalii Yakushev

05

Legislative Initiatives

Regulatory barriers, regulatory changes, legislative proposals and support for the government relations agenda.

Chair: Kateryna Mykhalko

20+ associations

One platform

Industry associationsTechnology clustersRegional associationsIT / dual-useFinancial sectorDefence enterprises

Industry, technology and professional associations

Regional associations

Chernivtsi
Dnipropetrovsk
Kharkiv Defence Industry
Ivano-Frankivsk
Kyiv City
Kharkiv Aviation
Vinnytsia
Kyiv Region
Sumy
Odesa
Zaporizhzhia

One industry.
One consolidated voice.
One platform.

defence@fru.org.ua