National Police of Ukraine: Difference between revisions

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| formed = {{start date and age|2015|07|3}}

| employees = 130,000<br />

* 119,000 police officers

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| sizepopulation = 44 million (approx.)

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The new National Police officially replaced the old ''militsiya'' on 7 November 2015.<ref name="mrbnp7n15B">{{cite news |url=http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/302303.html |title=Law on national police enacted in Ukraine |work=[[Interfax-Ukraine]] |date=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=uk |url=http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3585106-avakov-rasskazal-kak-mylytsyia-stanet-polytsyei |title=Avakov told how the police will police |work=[[Korrespondent.net]] |date=4 November 2015}}</ref> On that day, the remaining ''militsiya'' were labelled "temporarily [[acting (law)|acting]]" members of the National Police.<ref name="mrbnp7n15B"/> The change allowed for them to become members of the National Police after "integrity checks", but they were only eligible if they met the age criteria and went through retraining.<ref name="mrbnp7n15B"/><ref name=Politico150903>{{cite news |url= http://www.politico.eu/article/georgia-tbilisi-ukraine-police-reform-ekaterine-zguladze/ |title= Talent from Tbilisi |first= Tunku |last= Varadarajan |work= [[Politico]] |date= 3 September 2015 }}</ref> This transition period ended on 20 October 2016.<ref name="IUeptp201016">{{cite news |url=http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/377904.html |title=Police attestation completed, 26% of police commanders dismissed |work=[[Interfax-Ukraine]] |date=20 October 2016}}</ref> In this transition period 26% of police commanders were dismissed and 4,400 policemen and policewomen demoted and the same number of people promoted.<ref name="IUeptp201016"/>

On 14 February 2022, the National Police was transferred to combat alert, as a response to the [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian military buildup and threat of the invasion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Police transferred to combat alert in Ukraine |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/798297.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref> The National Police and its [[Special police|tactical unit]] [[Rapid Operational Response Unit]] directly participated in hostilities against the invading [[Russian Armed Forces]] at the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|Kyiv offensive]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapid Operational Response Unit destroys Russian tanks in the Kyiv region's Brovary district |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/6/7328963/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Ukrayinska Pravda |language=en}}</ref> As the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] progressed, the National Police helped in the war effort by maintaining law and order in Ukrainian-controlled areas, escorting prisoners, operating [[Security checkpoint|checkpoints]], capturing infiltrators and detaining [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rada gives National Police additional powers under martial law |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/813882.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Since start of Russia's invasion 17 Ukrainian policemen killed, 50 injured – National Police of Ukraine |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804863.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |language=en}}</ref> By 1 March, 17 policemen were killed, 50 injured and 2 [[missing in action]].<ref name="auto"/>

 

 

== Terminology ==

According to Professor Oleksandr Ponomariv of the [[Kyiv University]]'s Institute of Journalism, the correct Ukrainian language term for a police officer is 'politsiyant' ''({{lang|uk|поліціянт}})''. This is in contrast to the term 'politseysky' ''({{lang|uk|поліцейський}})'', a loan word from the Russian language, commonly used to refer to an officer of the National Police.

Ranks are rarely used by the public when addressing police officers in Ukraine; it is more common to hear the term Pan ''({{lang|uk|Пан}})'' (female - Pani ''({{lang|uk|Пані}})'' - Ukrainian for mister/miss - used to refer to police officers. Qualifying terms such as 'ofitser' ''({{lang|uk|офіцер}})'' or 'politseiskyi' ''({{lang|uk|поліцейський}})'' may also be used in conjunction with these forms of address.

 

| [[Image:Coat of arms of Lviv.svg|50px]] [[Lviv|City of Lviv]] || [[Image:Patch of Lviv Patrol Police.svg|50px]] Lviv Patrol Police || 23 August 2015<ref name=Unian150823>{{cite news |url= http://www.unian.info/society/1114628-brand-new-police-start-work-in-lviv.html |title= Brand new police start work in Lviv |work= unian.info |date= 23 August 2015 }}</ref>

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| [[Image:Kharkiv-town-herb.svg|50px]] [[Kharkiv|City of Kharkiv]] || [[Image:Patch of Kharkiv Patrol Police.svg|50px]] Kharkiv Patrol Police || 26 September 2015<ref name=npksept15>[http://uatoday.tv/society/high-hopes-for-kharkiv-reformed-police-photo-gallery-501286.html High hopes in Kharkiv as new police patrol officers sworn in], [[Ukraine Today]] (26 September 2015)</ref>

| [[File:Coat of Arms of Chernihiv.svg|50px]] [[Chernihiv|City of Chernihiv]] || [[File:Patch of Chernigiv Patrol Police.svg|50px]] Chernihiv Patrol Police || 19 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npu.gov.ua/ru/publish/article/1822429|title=Новые патрульные Чернигова приняли Присягу на верность украинскому народу|date=19 February 2016|trans-title=New patrol police in Chernihiv took the oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people |website=Министерство внутренних дел Украины}}</ref>

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| [[File:Coat of Arms of Kremenchuk.svg|50px]] [[Kremenchuk|City of Kremenchuk]] || [[File:Patch of Kremenchuk Patrol Police.png|50px]] Kremenchuk Patrol Police || 27 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npu.gov.ua/ru/publish/article/1831305|title=Новые патрульные Кременчуга приняли Присягу на верность украинскому народу (ФОТОРЕПОРТАЖ)|website=Министерство внутренних дел Украины}}</ref>

| [[File:Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr.svg|50px]] [[Zhytomyr|City of Zhytomyr]] || [[File:Patch of Zhytomyr Patrol Police (lesser).svg|50px]] Zhytomyr Patrol Police || 22 March 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npu.gov.ua/uk/publish/article/1858729|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160327141028/http://www.npu.gov.ua/uk/publish/article/1858729|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-27|website=www.npu.gov.ua|title=Національна поліція України }}</ref>

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| [[File:Cernivtsi gerb.png|50px]] [[Chernivtsi|City of Chernivtsi]] || [[File:Patch of Chernivtsi Patrol Police.png|50px]] Chernivtsi Patrol Police || 27 March 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7103467/|title=Патрульна поліція стартувала у Чернівцях|date=27 March 2016|trans-title=The patrol police started in Chernivtsi|website=pda.pravda.com.ua}}</ref>

| [[File:Герб Запорожья 2003 года.svg|50px]] [[Zaporizhia|City of Zaporizhia]] || [[File:Patch of Zaporizhia Patrol Police.png|50px]] Zaporizhia Patrol Police || 16 April 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npu.gov.ua/uk/publish/article/1665898|title=У Запоріжжі патрульні поліцейські присягнули на вірність українському народу (ФОТО, ОНОВЛЕНО ВІДЕО)|website=Міністерство внутрішніх справ України}}</ref>

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| [[File:Small Coat of Arms of Kirovohrad.png|50px]] [[Kropyvnytskyi|City of Kropyvnytskyi]] || [[File:Patch of Kirovohrad Patrol Police.png|50px]] Kropyvnytskyi Patrol Police || 28 April 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7107070/|title=Новини - Українська правда|website=pda.pravda.com.ua}}</ref>

| [[File:Coat of Arms of Lysychansk.svg|50px]] [[Lysychansk]] || [[File:Patch of Sievierodonetsk-Rubizhne-Lysychansk Patrol Police (lesser).png|50px]] Lysychansk Patrol Police || 22 May 2016<ref name=RBC160522/>

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| colspan=2| [[Colonel]]<br />{{lang|uk|Полковник поліції}}

| colspan=2| [[Lieutenant colonel]]<br />{{lang|uk|Підполковник поліції}}

| colspan=2| [[Police captain|Captain]]<br />{{lang|uk|Капітан поліції}}

| colspan=2| Senior lieutenant<br />{{lang|uk|Старший лейтенант поліції}}

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|[[File:Службовий автомобіль патрульної поліції Хюндай Соната.jpg|150px]]

|[[Hyundai Sonata]]

|{{flagicon|South Korea}}<br />[[South Korea]]

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|Highway patrol car.<br />Former taxis operated under the SkyTaxi brand by Kyiv's [[Boryspil International Airport]]. Owned by the state and transferred to the police as surplus to SkyTaxi's requirements.

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|Procured for the police in the Western Ukrainian region of [[Volyn Oblast|Volyn]].

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|[[File:Mitsubishi Outlander Ukraine Police.jpg|150px|Mitsubishi Outlander Ukraine Police]]

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|Were bought by in 2017.

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|[[File:Службовий автомобіль патрульної поліції Рено Докер.jpg|150px]]

|Badged as Renault and based on the Dacia Duster. Assembled in Romania.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/politsiya-poltavshhyny-otrymala-avtomobili-renault-duster/|title=Поліція Полтавщини отримала автомобілі "Renault Duster"}}</ref>

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| Is used to maintain public order during mass events

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|[[Volkswagen Jetta]]

|{{flagicon|Germany}}<br />[[Germany]]

|bought in 2019

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== Police Day ==

[[File:Ukrainian Independence Day 2019 03.jpg|thumb|A [[corps of drums]] from the National Police.]]

 

''[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]'' collected (from open sources) 64 crimes allegedly committed by Ukrainian police officers from 1 January 2020 until 30 May 2020.<ref name="7254499NPU"/> Cases ranged from extortion to rape to killings.<ref name="7254499NPU">{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2020/06/5/7254499/ Who to call when the police kill? Chronicle of tortures, murders and beatings of law enforcement officers], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (5 June 2020)</ref>