In January 2017, Aung Hlaing Oo, an important Burmese arms trader, was made Ukraine's honorary consul to Myanmar.

In 2018, the two countries signed an agreement establishing a cooperative relationship with military technology, which entered into effect in June 2019.

[1] Ukrainian UN representatives voted for a resolution demanding a halt of arms deliveries to Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw.

However, some Ukrainian military firms continued to send arms to Myanmar at least as late as September 2021.

[3] As the war has progressed, Myanmar's military has also sold arms to Russia, according to Ukrainian intelligence leader Kyrylo Budanov.