State Border Guard Service Державна прикордонна служба | |
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Abbreviation | SBGS / ДПСУ |
Agency overview | |
Formed | July 31, 2003 |
Preceding agency |
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Employees | ~ 60 000 (2022)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Ukraine |
Operations jurisdiction | Ukraine |
General nature | |
Specialist jurisdiction |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 26, Volodymyrska st, Kyiv[2] |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Child agency | |
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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.