Law enforcement in Ukraine

Law enforcement in Ukraine

Law enforcement in Ukraine is the responsibility of a variety of different agencies.

* The Militsiya are the civil police service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
* The Internal Troops provide a gendarmerie function, supporting the Militsiya and dealing with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts. They also prvide security for highly-important facilities (like nuclear power plants).
* The Security Service of Ukraine provide a domestic intelligence service and presidential guard, and is to some extents a secret police.
* The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine provide a border guard.
** The Ukrainian Sea Guard are subordinate to the State Border Guard Service.


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