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SPECIAL UNIT "BERKUT" 1992-2014  SPECIJALNA JEDINICA "BERKUT" 1992-2014

      The "Berkut" (Ukrainian: Бе́ркут) is the system of special units of the Ukrainian militsiya (police) within the Ministry of Internal Afairs and Ukraine's successor of the Soviet OMON. Its full name is "Berkut" Separate Special Assignment Unit(s) of Militsiya. There is a "Berkut" unit in every oblast and every big city of the country. Among the several special police units in Ukraine. "Berkut" became a catchall name for all the others. The name means golden eagle or Aquila chrysaetos, who is associated with a falconry on big mammals, particularly wolves. The main duty of the unit is the security of general order or enforcement of civil order such as during any mass public activities (demonstrations, parades, sport or concert events, etc.) or in places of increased criminal activity in fight against the organized crime. Later one of few additional assignments was protection custody of physical person such as witness. Depending on the region the Berkut's battalions vary in man-power between 50 to 600. As of January 2008, the force consists of 2 regiments, 6 separate battalions, and 19 companies totaling 3,250 members. One of the regiments is located in Kiev, while another one in Crimea. The main distinction of the Berkut agents are their maroon berets (also known as "krapovy beret"), an honorary headgear. From political reasons those units were disbandoned in 2014.

INTERNAL TROOPS  UNUTRAŠNJA VOJSKA

      Unutrašnja vojska Ukrajine (Внутрішні війська України; skraćenica ВВ, VV) su uniformirane snage tipa žandarmerije. Administrativno su podređeni MUP-u i usko surađuju sa Ministarstvom za krizne situacije. Unutrašnja vojska se koristi kao pomoć miliciji kod izbijanja velikih nereda, unutrašnjih oružanih sukoba i čuvanju važnih džavnih postrojenja, kao na primjer nuklearnih postrojenja. U slučaju rata „prelaze“ pod komandu oružanih snaga sa zadaćom osiguranja mira u pozadini i odbrani određenih teitorija. Unutrašnja vojska Ukrajine nije direktni nasljednik Sovjetske unutrašnje vojske (kao u Ruskoj Federaciji), već je doživjela korijenite strukturalne reforme. 2008. godine bilo je oko 33000 pripadnika ovih jedinica.

      The Internal troops of Ukraine (Внутрішні війська України; abbreviated ВВ, VV) is an uniformed gendarmerie-like. Internal Troops are administratively subordinated to the Chief Directorate of MIA (the police authority of the country) and closely cooperate with the Ministry of Emergencies. The VV are used to assist militsiya in policing, deal with large-scale riots, internal armed conflicts, and safeguard important facilities such as nuclear power plants. During wartime, the Internal Troops fall under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian armed forces and fulfill tasks of local defense and rear area security. Ukrainian VV troops are not a direct successor of the Soviet Internal Troops (unlike in Russia) and experienced substantial reform of their structure and tasks. In 2008 there were about 33,000 troops of the Interior forces.

SPEC. UNIT of JUSTICE POLICE "GRIFON"  SJ PRAVOSUDNE POLICIJE "GRIFON"

      Grifon je specijalna jedinica Sudske policije Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Ukrajine sa zadaćom čuvanja radnika suda, njihovih obitelji i rođaka te ostalih sudionike u procesima. Provode i operativne mjere sprečavanja potencijalnih napada na sudove i učesnike procesa na njima. Bataljoni Grifon-a se sastoje od tri čete (satnije), svaka sa posebnom zadaćom.

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