How much does it cost to hire a bodyguard in Kyiv?
For initial planning, specialist Kyiv coverage may fall around UAH 36,000-72,000 per officer per day (approximately EUR 700-1,400). This is not a standard city rate or a promise of availability. Current conflict conditions, lawful Ukrainian resources, journey method, contingency needs, insurance and whether the essential trip can be supported at all determine the written quote. R&H may revise or decline the requirement when risk cannot be reduced responsibly. The EUR comparison is approximate and may change with exchange rates.
How do I enter Ukraine if the airports are closed?
Ukrainian civilian airspace has been closed since February 2022; Boryspil (KBP) and Kyiv Zhuliany (IEV) are not operating. Entry runs through a neighbouring country — Poland (Warsaw, Rzeszów, Kraków), Romania (Bucharest, Suceava), or Moldova (Chișinău) — then across the border by train, bus, or private vehicle. R&H coordinates the full transit as part of every deployment.
What languages do your operatives speak?
Language requirements are confirmed against the Kyiv itinerary and the authorised personnel available for the assignment; no language capability is assumed before the scope is accepted.
Do you provide residential security for families in Kyiv?
Yes. Residential details include 24-hour static protection, shelter certification, access control, and dedicated school or family-movement drivers. Packages run $2,000 to $5,000 per day depending on property size and threat profile, and a personal bodyguard can be assigned to a named family member within the detail.
Can you protect movement to front-line regions like Kharkiv or Zaporizhzhia?
Yes, under stricter protocols. Movement to Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, or Mykolaiv is daytime-only, runs in a three-vehicle armoured convoy, and is planned against the current air-threat map. We coordinate with the Regional Military Administration throughout and return the principal to the capital before the typical evening strike window.
How do you handle air raid alerts during a detail?
Every R&H operative carries a threat radio on local frequencies and monitors the Alarm.UA feed. During an alert the first decision is distance to shelter — a certified basement, a metro station, or hardened underground parking. Principals are briefed on shelter locations before any meeting, and we never complete a planned route during an active ballistic missile alert.
Do you coordinate with foreign embassies?
Yes. We regularly coordinate with diplomatic security staff from multiple embassies in the capital for visiting executives, board members, and family principals on diplomatic itineraries. Our model integrates cleanly with mission-level security.
Is it still safe to visit Kyiv in 2026?
Kyiv remains functional, but the aerial threat is real and current — mass strikes hit the capital in both June 2026 waves, cutting power and causing casualties. Visits to the capital go ahead routinely with the right preparation: shelter-certified accommodation, threat-mapped routes, and a team that suspends movement during alerts. The risk is managed, not eliminated, which is exactly why a bodyguard in Kyiv is planned around the threat rather than around the schedule.
What makes R&H different from a local Kyiv bodyguard company?
Most local providers offer static guarding and a driver. R&H delivers intelligence-led executive protection built on Shin Bet and IDF Special Forces doctrine, integrated with fully licensed Ukrainian professionals. Hiring a bodyguard in Ukraine through R&H means threat assessment, border and exfiltration planning, and international coordination across Warsaw, Bucharest, Tel Aviv, and Geneva. Bodyguard services in Ukraine at this level are a different category of work.
