Special Police Forces (Ukraine)

Special Police Forces
Спеціальні поліцейські сили
Ministry of Internal Affairs emblem
Agency overview
Formed15 April 2014
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)

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