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| logo = Ukrainian_National_Police_logo.svg
| logocaption = Emblem of the National Police
| patch = Patch
| patchcaption = Patch of the National Police
| badge = Badge_of_National_Police_of_Ukraine.svg
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| flagcaption = Flag of the National Police
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| motto = To serve and protect <br /> (Служити
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| formed = {{start date and age|2015|07|3}}
| preceding1 = [[Militsiya (Ukraine)|Militsiya]] (
| employees = 130,000<br />
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| national = Yes
| sizearea = 603,629 km
| sizepopulation = 44 million (approx.)
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| headquarters = 10, Academician Bohomolets <br /> str., [[Kyiv]], {{UKR}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Information |url=https://www.npu.gov.ua/en/publish/article/340690 |url-status=
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| vehicles1 = [[Toyota Prius]]<br />[[Hyundai Sonata]]<br />[[Renault Duster]]<br />[[Mitsubishi Outlander]]<br />[[Skoda Rapid (2012)|Škoda Rapid]]<br />[[ZAZ Vida]]<br /> [[Lada 110]]<br /> [[VAZ-2109|VAZ-21099]]<br />[[UAZ Patriot]]<br /> [[Lada Niva]]<br /> [[VAZ 2107]]<br /> [[ZAZ Forza]]<br /> [[VAZ-2113]]<br /> [[Fiat Tipo (2015)|Fiat Tipo]]<br /> [[VAZ-2114]]<br /> [[VAZ-2115]]
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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"/>
The NPU was assisted by the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine between 2017 and 2022 through the PRAVO Police Programme, implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), in an effort to modernize Ukrainian law enforcement to European standards.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/pravo-police-programme-closes-its-activities-in-ukraine/ | title=PRAVO Police Programme closes its activities in Ukraine – EU NEIGHBOURS east }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ukraine.un.org/en/101648-eu-and-unops-help-ukrainian-police-fight-domestic-violence | title=EU and UNOPS Help Ukrainian Police Fight Domestic Violence | United Nations in Ukraine }}</ref>
[[File:Member of the Kharkiv police during the Russian attacks.jpg|left|thumb|Policeman by a destroyed [[Dacia Duster|Renault Duster]] police car during the [[Battle of Kharkiv (2022)|Battle of Kharkiv]] at the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]
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"/>
In February 2023, the MIA ordered the raising of 8 new assault brigades to support the Ukrainian war effort, one of those new brigades, the [[Liut Brigade]], is the only one so far made up of officers, NCOs and constables of the NPU's Special Police. In 2024, three additional brigades were added as directly reporting under NPU Headquarters.
== Terminology ==
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| [[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:Arms of Odessa.svg|50px]] [[Odessa|City of Odesa]] || [[Image:Patch of Odesa Patrol Police.svg|50px]] Odesa Patrol Police || 25 August 2015<ref name="PresUA150825">{{Cite web |date=25 August 2015 |title=President launched patrol police in Odesa: New police in Ukraine is a symbol of revolutionary reforms |url=http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-dav-start-patrulnij-policiyi-v-odesi-nova-policiya-35860 |url-status=
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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>
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| [[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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| [[File:Mariupol gerb.png|50px]] [[Mariupol]] || [[File:Patch of Mariupol Patrol Police.png|50px]] Mariupol Patrol Police || 30 May 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Патрульная полиция Мариуполя присягнула на верность украинскому народу (ФОТО, ДОБАВЛЕНО ВИДЕО) |url=http://www.npu.gov.ua/ru/publish/article/1924205 |url-status=
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| colspan=2| [[Colonel]]<br />{{lang|uk|Полковник поліції}}
| colspan=2| [[Lieutenant colonel]]<br />{{lang|uk|Підполковник поліції}}
| colspan=2| [[Major (rank)|Major]]<br />{{lang|uk|Майор 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:Fiat Tipo Security Police Ukraine.jpg|150px|Fiat Tipo Security Police Ukraine]]
|[[Fiat Tipo (2015)|Fiat Tipo]]
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== Police Day ==
[[File:Ukrainian Independence Day 2019 03.jpg|thumb|A [[corps of drums]] from the National Police.]]
'''National Police Day''' ({{lang-uk|День Націона́льної полі́ції|Denʹ Nacionálʹnoyi políciyi|label=none}}, {{IPA-uk|dɛnʲ nɐt͡s⁽ʲ⁾ioˈnɑlʲnoji poˈl⁽ʲ⁾it͡s⁽ʲ⁾iji}}) on 4 July<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unian.info/society/amp-10174799-ukraine-marks-national-police-day-on-july-4.html|title=Ukraine marks National Police Day on July 4 - news about social life|website=www.unian.info}}</ref> is the professional holiday of the Ukrainian Police. It commemorates the suspension of law enforcement duties by the Militsiya and the establishment of the National Police of Ukraine. It also coincides with the first oath of patrol policemen on Kyiv's Sofia Square. The holiday was introduced and first celebrated on 4 August 2015 and was celebrated on that day ever since until President [[Petro Poroshenko]], by decree on 4 April 2018, declared that the holiday should be celebrated annually on 4 July and become a national holiday.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2016 |title=Ukraine celebrates first National Police Day since revolution |work=Agencia EFE |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/ukraine-celebrates-first-national-police-day-since-revolution/50000262-3004016 |url-status=
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