Special Police Forces (Ukraine)

Special Police Forces
Патрульна служба поліції особливого призначення України
Ministry of Internal Affairs emblem
Agency overview
FormedJuly 2, 2015 – Today
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUkraine
Operational structure
Minister responsible
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs

The Special Police Forces (Ukrainian: Спеціальні поліцейські сили, romanizedSpetsialni politseiski syly) is a Ukrainian volunteer corps of law enforcement units, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.[2] It was originally created for prevention of criminal encroachment and defence of civil order on 15 April 2014, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] During the ongoing war in Donbas, the forces of the Special Tasks Patrol Police have fought against pro-Russian separatists as a paramilitary force.[4]

  1. ^ Parliament appoints Monastyrsky as Ukraine's interior minister, Ukrinform (16 July 2021)
  2. ^ Прищепа, Ярослав (24 February 2022). "Вторгнення Росії і що відбувається на Донбасі". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ «Нацполіція і Нацгвардія мають бути, як ви – бійці добробатів», – Арсен Аваков (ФОТО, ВІДЕО). mvs.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ Friedman, Masha Gessen, Misha. "The Cops Who Would Save a Country". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 21 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)