State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

State Border Guard Service
Державна прикордонна служба
State Border Guard Service; Державна прикордонна служба
	Service emblem
	Service flag
Abbreviation	SBGS / ДПСУ
Agency overview
Formed	July 31, 2003
Preceding agency	State Committee for Protection of the State Border of Ukraine;
Employees	~ 60 000 (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Ukraine
Operations jurisdiction	Ukraine
General nature	Gendarmerie;
Specialist jurisdiction	National border patrol, security, and integrity.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	26, Volodymyrska st, Kyiv
Agency executive	Serhiy Deyneko, Head of the SBGS;
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Child agency	Ukrainian Sea Guard;
Notables
Significant operations	Siege of the Luhansk Border Base; Attack on Snake Island;
Website
	dpsu.gov.ua

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS; Ukrainian: Державна Прикордонна Служба України, romanized: Derzhavna Prykordonna Sluzhba Ukrainy; abbr. ДПСУ, DPSU) is the border guard of Ukraine. It is an independent law enforcement agency, organized by the Constitution of Ukraine as a military formation, the head of which is subordinated to the President of Ukraine.

The Service was created on July 31, 2003, after the reorganization of the State Committee for Protection of the State Border. During wartime, units of the State Border Guard Service fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The State Border Guard Service includes the Ukrainian Sea Guard, which is the country's coast guard. It is also responsible for running Temporary Detention Centres, in which refugees are held.

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