National Police of Ukraine

National Police of Ukraine
Національна поліція України
National Police of Ukraine; Національна поліція України
	Patch of the National Police
	Emblem of the National Police
	Badge of the National Police
	Flag of the National Police
Common name	Police of Ukraine
Abbreviation	NPU
Motto	To serve and protect ; (Служити та захищати)
Agency overview
Formed	July 3, 2015
Preceding agency	Militsiya (starting 1917, on the west since joining the USSR in 1939-1940, in Zakarpatye since 1944 or 1945, the entire Ukraine in 1945-2015);
Employees	130,000; 119,000 police officers; 11,000 civil personnel;
Annual budget	₴35.6 billion (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Ukraine
Operations jurisdiction	Ukraine
Size	603,629 km2
Population	44 million (approx.)
Governing body	Government of Ukraine
Constituting instrument	Law on "National Police";
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Headquarters	10, Academician Bohomolets ; str., Kyiv, Ukraine
Agency executive	Police General 2nd Rank Ivan Vyhivskyi , Chief;
Facilities
Patrol cars	Toyota Prius; Hyundai Sonata; Renault Duster; Mitsubishi Outlander; Škoda Rapid; ZAZ Vida; Lada 110; VAZ-21099; UAZ Patriot; Lada Niva; VAZ 2107; ZAZ Forza; VAZ-2113; Fiat Tipo; VAZ-2114; VAZ-2115
Notables
Anniversary	Police Day, July 4;
Website
	Official website

The National Police of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни, romanized: Natsionálʹna polítsiya Ukrayíny, IPA: [nɐt͡s⁽ʲ⁾ioˈnɑlʲnɐ poˈl⁽ʲ⁾it͡s⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]; abbr. НПУ, NPU), often simply referred to as the Politsiia (Поліція, 'Police'), is the national, and only, police service of Ukraine. It was formed on 3 July 2015, as part of the post-Euromaidan reforms launched by Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, to replace Ukraine's previous national police service, the Militsiya.^[4]^[5] On 7 November 2015, all the remaining militsiya were labelled "temporary acting" members of the National Police.^[4]

The agency is overseen by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.^[6]

^ "Contact Information". National Police of Ukraine.^{[dead link]}
^ (in Ukrainian) Storming of a supermarket in Mariupol: the head of the National Police threatened with immediate punishment, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 April 2020)
^ Ukraine marks National Police Day on July 4, UNIAN (4 July 2018)
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference mrbnp7n15B was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Ukraine launches Western-style police force to set a marker for reform". Yahoo News. Reuters. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ National Police established in Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (2 September 2015)

[1] "Contact Information". National Police of Ukraine.^{[dead link]}

[7248198HNPU-2] (in Ukrainian) Storming of a supermarket in Mariupol: the head of the National Police threatened with immediate punishment, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 April 2020)

[3] Ukraine marks National Police Day on July 4, UNIAN (4 July 2018)

[mrbnp7n15B-4] Cite error: The named reference mrbnp7n15B was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[RE6JUL-5] "Ukraine launches Western-style police force to set a marker for reform". Yahoo News. Reuters. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[2sept15-6] National Police established in Ukraine, Interfax Ukraine (2 September 2015)

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