State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
| State Border Guard Service of Ukraine |
| Державна прикордонна служба України |
| (DPSU) / (ДПСУ) |
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| Service insignia |
| Agency overview |
| Formed |
July 31, 2003 |
| Preceding agency |
State Border State Committee |
| Jurisdiction |
Ukraine |
| Headquarters |
30 vulytsia Volodymyrska, Kiev |
| Agency executives |
General of Army of Ukraine Mykola Lytvyn, Head of DPSU
Colonel General of Ukraine Pavlo Shysholin, First Deputy |
| Child agency |
Ukrainian Sea Guard |
| Website |
| www.pvu.gov.ua |
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна Прикордонна Служба України, Derzhavna Prykordonna Sluzhba Ukrayiny; abbr. ДПСУ, DPSU) 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 refugees are held.
Current Staff
The current head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is Colonel-General Mykola Mykhailovych Lytvyn (brother of Volodymyr Lytvyn). There are two first deputies: Colonel-General Pavlo Shysholin, responsible for Border Security, and Colonel-General Mykhaylo Koval, responsible for personnel/staffing. [1].
Structure
- Main Directories
- West Region (Lviv)
- North Region (Zhytomyr)
- East Region (Kharkiv)
- South Region (Odessa)
- Azov-Black Sea Region (Simferopol)
- Separate controlled border checkpoint "Kyiv" (OKPP Kyiv)
Temporary Detention Centres
History
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a national successor of the Soviet Union Border Troops. 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
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