National Guard (Ukraine)

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National Guard
Національна гвардія України

National Guard emblem
Lineup 1991, re-established in 2014
Country UkraineUkraine Ukraine
Strength 60,000 men
Insinuation Ministry of Interior of Ukraine
Calls Ukraine crisis in 2014
commander
Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Balan
insignia
Troop flag National Guard troop flag

The National Guard of Ukraine ( ukr . : Національна гвардія України) is a reserve association of the Ukrainian armed forces .

history

National Guard soldiers with a KrAZ Cougar during a training exercise in 2015

The National Guard of Ukraine was established in 1991. It existed until 2000 and then merged with the Ukrainian Internal Forces, founded in 1992 .

On March 12, 2014, the task force was re-established by resolution of the Ukrainian parliament . Her tasks include securing borders and maintaining internal security . It was re-established against the backdrop of Russian intervention on the Crimean peninsula . It reports to the Ministry of the Interior and is used in the fighting in the southeast of Ukraine .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The National Guard of Ukraine. One year later . uacrisis.org. March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ History of the National Guard and other (predecessor) internal security organizations ( Memento from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Ukraine: Parliament decided to establish the National Guard , Der Standard on March 12, 2014
  4. ↑ Defender of the Fatherland wanted , March 18, 2014, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  5. ↑ Fighters Out of Control , Die Zeit on September 12, 2014