State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Encyclopedia
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is the border guard
of Ukraine
. It is an independent law enforcement agency of special assignment, the head of which is subordinated to the President of Ukraine
. The Service is located in a close proximity to the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine and Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine
.
The Service was created on July 31, 2003 after the reorganization of the State Committee in Affairs for Protection the State Border. All the activities of the agency as well as the Sea Guard
are regulated by the State Committee in Affairs for Protection of the State Border
(shortly DerzhKordon).
During wartime
, units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine includes the Ukrainian Sea Guard
, (the country's coast guard
). It is also responsible for running "Temporary Detention Centres", in which refugee
s are held.
). There are two first deputies: Colonel-General Pavlo Shysholin, responsible for Border Security, and Colonel-General Mykhaylo Koval, responsible for personnel/staffing. .
. It was first organized in 1991 as the "Ukrainian Border Troops", which was later subordinated to the "Ukraine's State Committee for State Border Guarding". The latter was renamed to the current name in March, 2003.
Border guard
The border guard, frontier guard, border patrol, border police, or frontier police of a country is a national security agency that performs border control, i.e., enforces the security of the country's national borders....
of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is an independent law enforcement agency of special assignment, the head of which is subordinated to the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
. The Service is located in a close proximity to the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine and Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine
Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is an independent state body, which carries out its intelligence activities in political, economic, military and technical, scientific and technical, information and ecological spheres and subordinates directly to the President of Ukraine.The...
.
The Service was created on July 31, 2003 after the reorganization of the State Committee in Affairs for Protection the State Border. All the activities of the agency as well as the Sea Guard
Ukrainian Sea Guard
Ukrainian Sea Guard is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service.Sea Guard vessels bear the Морська охорона inscription on their boards....
are regulated by the State Committee in Affairs for Protection of the State Border
State Border of Ukraine
State Border of Ukraine is an international boundary of the state territory of Ukraine. According to the Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine on the State Border it is a line and a vertical surface that stretches along that line, which define the boundary of territory of Ukraine over the land, water,...
(shortly DerzhKordon).
During wartime
Wartime
The term wartime could refer to:* Wartime, Saskatchewan, a small community in Saskatchewan, Canada.* Wartime Station, Saskatchewan, a small community in Saskatchewan, Canada.* A formal state of war, as opposed to peacetime...
, units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine includes the Ukrainian Sea Guard
Ukrainian Sea Guard
Ukrainian Sea Guard is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service.Sea Guard vessels bear the Морська охорона inscription on their boards....
, (the country's coast guard
Coast guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with...
). It is also responsible for running "Temporary Detention Centres", in which refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s are held.
Current Staff
The current head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is Colonel-General Mykola Mykhailovych Lytvyn (brother of Volodymyr LytvynVolodymyr Lytvyn
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn is a Ukrainian politician and the current Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Having previously served in that position from 2002 until 2006, he was re-elected in December 2008 after his party agreed to join the former coalition of Yulia...
). There are two first deputies: Colonel-General Pavlo Shysholin, responsible for Border Security, and Colonel-General Mykhaylo Koval, responsible for personnel/staffing. .
Structure
Main Directories- West Region (LvivLvivLviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
) - North Region (ZhytomyrZhytomyrZhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
) - East Region (KharkivKharkivKharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
) - South Region (OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
) - Azov-Black Sea Region (SimferopolSimferopol-Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...
) - Separate controlled border checkpoint "Kyiv" (OKPP Kyiv)
History
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a national successor of the Soviet Union Border TroopsUSSR Border Troops
Soviet Border Troops, were the militarized border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to its subsequently reorganized state security agency: first to Cheka/OGPU, then to NKVD/MGB and, finally, to KGB...
. It was first organized in 1991 as the "Ukrainian Border Troops", which was later subordinated to the "Ukraine's State Committee for State Border Guarding". The latter was renamed to the current name in March, 2003.
See also
- Border controlBorder controlBorder controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of Border Guards and Coast Guards...
- State Border of UkraineState Border of UkraineState Border of Ukraine is an international boundary of the state territory of Ukraine. According to the Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine on the State Border it is a line and a vertical surface that stretches along that line, which define the boundary of territory of Ukraine over the land, water,...
- Security Service of Ukraine
- List of national border guard agencies