Kontrrazvedka

Kontrrazvedka
Ukrainian: Контррозвідка
Kontrrozvidka
Agency overview
Formed15 March 1919 (1919-03-15)
Dissolved9 July 1920 (1920-07-09) (Civilian section)
26 August 1921 (1921-08-26) (Military section)
TypeIntelligence agency
JurisdictionSouthern and eastern Ukraine
HeadquartersOleksandrivsk
Employees5,000
Agency executive
Parent departmentMilitary Revolutionary Council

The Kontrrazvedka (Ukrainian: Контррозвідка, romanizedKontrrozvidka) was the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. Its main functions were to carry out military reconnaissance, the prosecution of captured enemies and counter-insurgency operations.