Military Police (Ukraine)
| Ukrainian Military Police Військова служба правопорядку | |
|---|---|
 Military Police branch insignia | |
| Active | May 19, 2002 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Type | Military Police |
| Size | 1,753 (2005) |
| Anniversaries | May 19 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Igor Leonidovich Krishtoon[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Sleeve Patch |  |
| Collar insignia | |
The Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service (VSP) (Ukrainian: Військова служба правопорядку у Збройних Силах України (ВСП)) is the military police of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[2] It was formed on May 19, 2002.[1]
History
[edit]International missions
[edit]Iraq (2003–2005)
[edit]Members of the VSP were assigned to each of the four Ukrainian contingents, while they were stationed in the province of Wasit, Iraq.[1]
Structure
[edit]Main Directorate of the Military Police (MU А0880), Kyiv
- Counterincursion and Counterterror Department (Відділ протидії диверсіям та терористичним актам)
directly reporting:
- 93rd MP Battalion (MU А2424), Kyiv
- 138th Special Purpose Center (Counterincursion and Counterterror) 'Knyaz Volodymyr Svyatoslavych' (MU А0952), Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast
- 307th Disciplinary Battalion of the VPS (MU А0488), Kyiv
- 25th Military Police Training Center (MU А1666), Lviv, Lviv Oblast
Territorial forces:
Central Directorate (direct responsibility over Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast) (MU А2100), Kyiv
- Bila Tserkva Zonal Office, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast
- Zhytomyr Zonal Unit (AOR: Zhytomyr Oblast), Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast
- Novohrad-Volynsky Office
- Poltava Zonal Unit (AOR: Poltava and Sumy Oblasts), Poltava, Poltava Oblast
- Cherkasy Zonal Unit (AOR: Cherkasy Oblast), Cherkasy, Cherkasy Oblast
- Uman MP Group Uman, Cherkasy Oblast
- Chernihiv Zonal Unit (AOR: Chernihiv Oblast), Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast
- Desna MP Group, Desna, Chernihiv Oblast
Western Territorial Directorate (direct responsibility over Lviv Oblast) (MU А0583), Lviv, Lviv Oblast
- Special Purpose Unit
- Yavoriv Zonal Office
- 3rd Special Unit (MU А2736), Lviv, Lviv Oblast
- Rivne Zonal Unit (AOR: Rivne and Volyn Oblasts), Rivne, Rivne Oblast
- Volodymyr-Volynskyi Zonal Office
- Ternopil Zonal Unit (AOR: Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts), Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast
- Ivano-Frankivsk Zonal Office
- Uzhhorod Zonal Unit (AOR: Zakarpattia Oblast), Uzhhorod
- Mukachevo Zonal Office
- Khmelnytskyi Zonal Unit (AOR: Khmelnytskyi Oblast), Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Southern Territorial Directorate (direct responsibility over Odesa Oblast) (MU А1495), Odesa, Odesa Oblast
- Special Purpose Unit
- Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service Office Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
- Vinnytsia Zonal Unit (AOR: Vinnytsia Oblast), Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Special Purpose Office
- Mykolaiv Zonal Unit (AOR: Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad Oblast), Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
- Kirovohrad Zonal Office
- Kherson Zonal Unit (AOR: Kherson Oblast), Kherson, Kherson Oblast
Eastern Territorial Directorate (direct responsibility over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) (MU А2256), Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Kryvyi Rih Zonal Office
- VSP Office Cherkasy
- Special Unit 'Sarmat' (MU А2176), Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Donetsk Zonal Unit (AOR: Donetsk Oblast), Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast
- Zaporizhzhia Zonal Unit (AOR: Zaporizhzhia Oblast), Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Luhansk Zonal Unit (AOR: Luhansk Oblast), Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast
- Kharkiv Zonal Unit (AOR: Kharkiv Oblast), Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
- Chuhuiv Office
