Scouting in Ukraine received World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) recognition in July 2008. The Eurasian Region headquarters is located on Ukrainian territory.

The World Scout Bureau received an application for membership of the World Organization from the National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine (NOSU). In accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of WOSM, the World Scout Committee considered this application at its meeting on 29 February-2 March 2008, and recommended that it be accepted. Under the terms of Article VI.2 of the WOSM Constitution, “if within three months the recommendation is unopposed or opposed by less than five percent of the Member Organizations”, NOSU was declared a Member, as the National Scout Organization of Ukraine, of the World Organization of the Scout Movement as from 1 July 2008.

There is an educational method which functions to reach educational goals of Scout movement in Ukraine. The main principles of the Scout method are voluntary membership in the organization, education through games and work, gradual engagements and tests, group system of self-organization, knowledge of environment through living in nature, support for special hobbies, interests and abilities of young people.

The Scout Motto for ethnic Ukrainian Scouting organizations is Будь напоготові!, "Be Prepared!".

The Ukrainian noun for a single Scout is Skaut. A Ukrainian who attributes themselves to the Plast organization is named or Plastun, to the СУМ organization is named Sumivets.

The First Ukrainian Scout Jamboree (Ukrainian: Перше всеукраїнське скаутське джемборі) was held from August 15–25, 1996 near Nevytsky Castle in Zakarpattia Oblast. It was organized by the Lisovi Chorty, a service fraternity within Plast . More than 700 plastuns from Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, USA, Canada, Germany and Scouts and Guides from other Ukrainian Scout organizations as well as international guests from Sweden, Moldova, Denmark, France and Poland took part.

The Second Ukrainian Scout Jamboree (Ukrainian: Друге всеукраїнське скаутське джемборі), celebrating the 20th anniversary of Plast and Scouting renewal in Ukraine, took place in the valley of Dzhurynskyy waterfall, Zalishchynskyy district, Ternopil Oblast near Chervonohorod castle. More than 1300 Plastuns and Ukrainian Scouts from all regions of Ukraine and from the USA, Germany, Estonia and Belgium were registered at Jamboree. Among the Ukrainian participants of the Jamboree, there were Scouts from Algeria, Georgia and Poland.

November 1, 2011 - the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) adopted the Resolution "On the Celebration of 100th Anniversary of Ukrainian Scout Movement", initialized by NOSU;