State Security Administration (Ukraine)

Administration of State Guard of Ukraine Управління державної охорони України
Abbreviation	UDO
Logo of the Administration of State Guard of Ukraine
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Governing body	President of Ukraine
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kiev
Agency executive	Colonel General Valeriy Heletey, Director
Website
Official Website

Administration of State Guard of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Управління державної охорони України) is a law enforcement agency of special assignment that is subordinated to the President of Ukraine and under control of Verkhovna Rada.

Objectives

providing a state guard to bodies of state power of Ukraine
ensuring security of officials identified by Law at place of their location as in Ukraine as in abroad
ensuring security of officials' family members identified by Law who live with them or escort them
prevent illegal encroachment on officials and their family members as well as objects under the state security, their detection and suppression
guarding objects identified by Law
ensuring a secure operation of vehicles intended for specified by Law officials

History

The agency was created on January 15, 1992 as Administration in guarding the higher officials and was renamed in the summer of the same year. Its direct history as a direct successor of the Soviet state structure, it traces back to 1975 when the 9th KGB service was created out of the Ministry of State Security of Ukrainian SSR. From September of 1991 to January of 1992 the service was called the 9th Guard Administration of the National Security Service of Ukraine.

Providing security for higher officials however has much longer history in Ukraine. Such services are known to be existed in the Cossack Hetmanate and the Ukrainian State.

Long Service Medal

25 years in service
20 years in service
15 years in service
10 years in service

References

External links

English version of the official website (under construction)
Official website

Law enforcement and security in Ukraine

Ministry of Internal Affairs	Criminal Militsiya HUBOZ Interpol (Ukraine) Department of the State Service for fighting economic crimes Department on Children affairs Department for fighting cyber-crimes Department for fighting illegal drug trafficking Department of Penal Search Militsiya of Public Security Chief Detection Department National Guard formerly Internal Troops Department of the State Service of Security Tytan

Security	Security Service State Security Administration State Border Guard Service (Sea Guard) Tax Militsiya

Disbanded	Berkut

Prisons in Ukraine Special Assignment Units "A" SBU Sokil Tytan

History

Administration and
supporting agencies

"Security bloc"	National Security and Defense Council Procurator General* Foreign Intelligence Service Derzhspetszviazok Security Service of Ukraine* Administration of State Security General Staff Pardons Commission

"Administrative bloc"	Anti-Monopoly Committee* State Property Fund* State Committee on Television and Radio broadcasting* Public Humanitarian Council National Institute of Strategic Research National Academy of State Administration

Supporting	Administration building Constitutional Assembly of Ukraine Representatives Crimea State Management of Affairs

(*) approved by parliament

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