Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Foreign Intelligence Service
Служба Зовнішньої Розвідки
Sluzhba zovnishn’oyi rozvidky
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Flag of the Service
Agency overview
FormedOctober 14, 2004
Preceding agencies
  • The First Headquarters of the National Security Service
  • National Security Service Intelligence Headquarters
  • The General Headquarters of Intelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU)
  • Intelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine
JurisdictionGovernment of Ukraine
Headquarters24/1, Nahirna Street, Kyiv[1]
Employees4,000[2]
Agency executives
  • SZR Chairman
  • Oleh Ivashchenko
Parent agencyPresident of Ukraine
Child agency
  • Institute of FISU (educational)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба зовнішньої розвідки України, romanized: Sluzhba zovnishn’oyi rozvidky Ukrayiny) or SZRU is an intelligence agency of the Ukrainian government. It carries out its intelligence activities in political, economic, military, scientific, technical information and ecological spheres and subordinates directly to the President of Ukraine.

The Constitution of Ukraine, the Act of Ukraine on Intelligence Bodies[3] and other norms and regulations of Ukraine are the principal guidance for the Foreign Intelligence Service's activities.

  1. ^ Інформація для контактів Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://rieas.gr/images/tarask.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine