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Ukrainian government paramilitary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Special Police Forces (Ukrainian: Спеціальні поліцейські сили, romanized: Spetsialni 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]
Special Police Forces Патрульна служба поліції особливого призначення України | |
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Formed | July 2, 2015 – Today |
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Operations jurisdiction | Ukraine |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
In April 2014, Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov issued an order to create battalions of special purpose within the Ministry of Internal Affairs structure.[5] Their goal was to protect public order and important facilities across Ukraine, but all of these units were eventually sent to the east to counter Russian aggression.[2] After the reformation of National Police in 2015, the units were reformed as Special Task Patrol Police units.[4]
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