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From No-Name Startup to EDF Coordinator: 15-Month Story of Success
How a ten-day-old Ukrainian defence startup moved from learning to write applications to building consortia and coordinating international projects.
Victor Sabaldashov
13 min read
Ukraine’s Defence Ecosystem: What EU Companies Need to Know
A practical guide for EU companies to understanding Ukraine’s defence ecosystem, key actors and routes for industrial cooperation.
Victor Sabaldashov
7 min read
How the European Defence Ecosystem Actually Works: From Capability Priorities to Procurement and Scale
A practical overview of how EU institutions, funding programmes, procurement mechanisms and industry interact within the European defence ecosystem.
Victor Sabaldashov
7 min read
Ukraine and the European Defence Fund: From External Partner to Integration
A timeline of Ukraine’s path from an external EDF partner toward deeper legal and industrial integration into the European Defence Fund.
Victor Sabaldashov
6 min read
How Ukrainian Companies Can Participate in the European Defence Ecosystem
A practical guide to the main funding, procurement, partnership, testing and market-access routes available to Ukrainian defence companies in Europe.
Victor Sabaldashov
6 min read
Build in/with/from Ukraine: What is this?
A framework for understanding three models of international cooperation with Ukraine’s defence industry: build in Ukraine, build with Ukraine and buy from Ukraine.
Victor Sabaldashov
6 min read
EU Financial Support to Ukraine: From Assistance to Industrial Integration
An analysis of how EU support to Ukraine is evolving from financial assistance into defence procurement, production financing and long-term industrial integration.
Victor Sabaldashov
5 min read
The Ukraine Support Instrument: What It Means for Industry
An explainer on how the Ukraine Support Instrument under EDIP can finance production capacity and connect Ukrainian defence companies with the European industrial base.
Victor Sabaldashov
5 min read
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