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State Border Guard Service
Державна прикордонна служба
Service emblem
Service emblem
Service flag
Service flag
AbbreviationSBGS / ДПСУ
Agency overview
FormedJuly 31, 2003
Preceding agency
  • State Committee for Protection of the State Border of Ukraine
Employees~ 60 000 (2022)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyUkraine
Operations jurisdictionUkraine
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Headquarters26, Volodymyrska st, Kyiv[2]
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs
Child agency
Notables
Significant operations
Website
dpsu.gov.ua

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS; Ukrainian: Державна Прикордонна Служба України, romanized: Derzhavna Prykordonna Sluzhba Ukrainy; abbr. ДПСУ, DPSU) is the border guard of Ukraine. It is an independent law enforcement agency, organized by the Constitution of Ukraine as a military formation, the head of which is subordinated to the President of Ukraine.[4] The Service was created on July 31, 2003, after the reorganization of the State Committee for Protection of the State Border. During wartime, units of the State Border Guard Service fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The State Border Guard Service includes the Ukrainian Sea Guard, which is the country's coast guard. It is also responsible for running Temporary Detention Centres, in which refugees are held.

History

Ukrainian border guards are the national successors of the Soviet Border Troops. They were formed from the approximately 17,000 Border Troops located in Ukraine in 1991. The organization was first titled the "Ukrainian Border Troops", which was later subordinated to the "Ukraine's State Committee for State Border Guarding". From 1991 to at least 1993, the new borders with Russia and Belarus were not guarded; the Border Troops were only deployed along the western borders (minus Moldova) and on the Black Sea.[5] Another 9,000 personnel were added to the Border Troops at the expense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and, by the end of 1993, border posts were established in the north along the Russian and Belarusian borders. In 1999, the authorized strength of the force was again increased to 50,000. In 2003, new legislation was adopted, and this somewhat changed the legal status of the institution. In March 2003, the Border Troops became the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and its status was legally changed from 'military formation' to 'special law-enforcement body.' The force was legally granted 50,000 personnel, including 8,000 civilian employees. On 4 July 2012, a State Border Guard Service Diamond DA42 aircraft failed to make its scheduled radio contact with ground units. A Search and rescue mission revealed that the plane had crashed into a wooded mountainous area in Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, killing all 3 crew members on board. A further investigation was launched.[6] During The War in Donbas on August 31, 2014, two Sea Guard Zhuk class patrol boats were struck by land-based artillery. In June 2, a border base in the outskirts of Luhansk was besieged by a troop of Luhansk People's Republic separatists. The Siege of the Luhansk Border Base resulted in 10 wounded Border Guards until they surrendered and withdrew.[7][8] In 2022, during the Battle of Snake Island 13 border troops were attacked and captured by Russian warships. A unit of border guards was stationed in Mariupol and fought during the Siege of Mariupol. In 20 April, the border guards were stranded in an encircled pocket at the Mariupol sea port together with National Police of Ukraine, until they were rescued by the Azov Regiment and retreated into the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.[9] On 30 April 2024, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said in an interview that 30 Ukrainians have died trying to leave since February 2024 when conscription was introduced. Since the implementation of martial law some 450 criminal gangs have been formed specialising in people smuggling.[10][11] In April 2024, was announced the creation of the third combat brigade in the State Border Guard Service. The brigade was named Hart and Colonel Volodymyr Chervonenko became its commander.[12]

Structure

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a special enforcement branch tasked with the protection of Ukrainian state border on land, sea or any other inland water obstacle.[13] During wartime, the Border Guards units fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[14] They were the first Ukrainian units to counter Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.[15]

Mobile response units

Border detachments

Maritime Security

  • Izmail Sea Guard Unit
  • Mariupol Sea Guard Unit
  • Odesa Sea Guard Unit

Aviation

  • Lviv Aviation Squadron
  • Kharkiv Aviation Squadron
  • Odesa Aviation Squadron

Volunteer Units

  • Cossack Regiment Shevchenko
  • Special Purpose Battalion Sever

Commanders

Directors (commanders) of the Border Guard Service (border troops):

Military ranks

Main article: Military ranks of Ukraine

Uniform

Long service medal

Equipment

Model Image Origin Variant Number Details
Anti-tank
Stugna-P File:Stugna (ATGM) 00.04.049.jpg File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [19]
NLAW File:NLAW Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 01 (cropped).JPG File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 		Several hundred Used by the Luhansk border guards.[20]
SPG-9 File:Миколаївські десантники підвищили бойові навички під час тактичних навчань взводів (42686411294).jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 		SPG-9M
ATGL-H 		Bulgarian made rifles are also used.[21]
Artillery
BS-3 File:BS-3-batey-haosef-1.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Reactivated after the 2022 Russian invasion.[22]
RAK-12 File:VLR 128 mm RAK 12 M91 080810 24.jpg File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia RAK-SA-12 [23]
ZU-23-2 File:ZU-23-2 AA System "Sergey"; Dnipro, Ukraine; 28.08.19.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 		ZU-23-2CP Used on static positions or mounted on trucks.[24]
Armoured personnel carrier
BM Triton [uk] File:BM Triton, Kyiv 2017, 03.jpg File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 63 [25]
Roshel Senator File:Roshel Senator.jpg File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Used by the Chernihiv border guards.[26]
M113 File:UA M113 01.jpg File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 50 Purchased by the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and energy sector companies.[27]
MRAP
Kozak File:BBM Kozak-2.jpg File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Kozak-2 17 [28]
KRAZ Cougar File:Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland at a Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) Base in Kyiv, Oct. 8, 2014 09.jpg File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine		 3+ [29]
Alvis 4[30] File:SANDF Armed Forces Day 2017 - South African Army Mamba MkIII APC (32203158584).jpg File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 		7 Donated by Estonia.[31]
Logistics and utility vehicles
Ural-4320 File:Ural-4320.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Medium truck [32]
ZiL-131 File:ZiL-131 of the Ukrainian Army.JPG Medium truck [32]
GAZ-66 File:2014-09-27. Дебальцево 002.jpg Medium truck (2 tonnes) [32]
KamAZ-5320 File:Выборг, КамАЗ-топливозаправщик в депо.jpg Heavy truck (8 tonnes) [32]
KamAZ-4310 File:KamAZ, Ribnitz-Damgarten ( 1060469).jpg Heavy truck (6 tonnes) [32]
KAMAZ-43114 File:45th Separate Engineer-Camouflage Regiment - transport truck (2).jpg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Heavy truck (6 tonnes) Purchased prior to the Russo-Ukrainian war.[32]
KrAZ-257 File:ParkPatriot2015part4-16.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Heavy truck (12 tonnes) [32]
KrAZ-255B File:RAZ-255B. Production-USSR 1991 - Ukraine, engine JAMZ-238, 240 hp .JPG Heavy truck (12 tonnes) [32]
KrAZ-260 File:Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine (War Ukraine) (28285827242).jpg Heavy truck [32]
KrAZ-6322 File:KrAZ-6322 and 2A65 Msta-B, Kyiv 2021, 12.jpg File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Heavy truck [32]
KrAZ-6510 File:KrAZ-6510 Armed Forces of Ukraine.jpg Dump truck [32]
KrAZ-5233 File:KrAZ-5233, Kyiv 2018, 42.jpg Heavy truck (6 tonnes) [32]
IVECO Trakker File:Iveco Trakker 410 (crop).jpg File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Dump truck Donated by Germany.[33]
Mercedes Benz Unimog File:Combined Resolved X (54) (28141632398).jpg File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Truck Donated by Germany.[33]
UAZ-3163 File:UAZ Patriot.jpg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Off-road vehicle [34]
Land Rover Defender File:Tomb Raider 90.JPG File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK Off-road vehicle 55[35][36]
Volkswagen Amarok File:2011 Volkswagen Amarok (2H) TDI400 Highline 4-door utility (2011-08-17) 01.jpg File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Off-road vehicle 20[37]
Toyota Land Cruiser 200[broken anchor] File:2016-2018 Toyota Land Cruiser (VDJ200R) VX wagon (2018-09-03) 01.jpg File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Off-road vehicle 20[38]
Dacia Duster File:Dacia Duster Ambiance 1.6 16V 4x2 Artiksweiß.JPG File:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 		Off-road vehicle 10[39]
UAZ-3303 File:Бронированные УАЗы.jpg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Off-road vehicle [40]
Mitsubishi L200 File:Mitsubishi L200 Dakar HP 2021 (52325676526).jpg File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Off-road vehicle 40 Donated by the US in 2021.[41]
UAZ-3962 File:UAZ-452 Medical (EMS) 2006 G1.jpg File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia [42]
Volkswagen Transporter File:VW Transporter front 20080126.jpg File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Bus 10[39][43]
Ford Transit File:2006-2011 Ford Transit (VM) 140 T330 van (2011-11-18) 01.jpg File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Bus 10[44]
Bogdan A092 File:Богдан-А092 проспект Шевченка.jpg File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Bus [45]
ЛАЗ-695 File:LAZ-695N in Lviv 02.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Bus [46][47]
Rosenbauer Panther File:Panther Leipzig.062.jpg File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Airport crash tender 2 Donated by Germany.[48]
Other vehicles
Bombardier Outlander 400 MAX File:Straubing 001 (237).JPG File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 100[49]
Polaris 600 IQ Touring File:Polaris 700XC.jpeg File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 50[50]
Caterpillar 336-08 File:CAT 336 (53149755654).jpg File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1 Donated by Germany.[33]
Aircraft
Antonov An-8 File:3C-QRE Antonov An.8 (8392131852).jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-24 File:Antonow an-24.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-26 File:UkroAF Antonov An-26 04 yellow at Radom-2011.JPG File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-72 File:Antonov An-72, Ukraine - Ministry of Internal Affairs AN2199341.jpg File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Used by the Sea Guard.[30]

Gallery

Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap
The State Border Guard Service's headquarters in Kyiv
Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap
Border Guards at the Belarus–Ukraine border, 2021.
Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap
State Border Guard armored vehicle
Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap
Ukrainian Border Guard post in Kyiv Oblast shelled by Russian missiles in the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 24 February 2022.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Мільйон українців у формі захищає Україну від росіян". July 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Official website of the authority.Contact Us". 2017.
  3. ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №403/2019". Official website of the President of Ukraine (in українська). Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Main tasks of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine". dpsu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
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  17. ↑ Poroshenko appoints Head of Operations Department Tsyhykal as State Border Service chief, Interfax-Ukraine (25 July 2017)
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