Military Police (Ukraine)


The Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service is the military police of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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History

The VSP was formed on May 19, 2002.
On August 21, 2023, a proposal was raised to create a VSP unit that would maintain discipline in the Ukrainian military and stop war crimes, which would be under the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
On June 19, 2024, Bill No. 6569-d was proposed to expand VSP powers with operational and investigative capabilities, including the authority to carry out checks and vehicle inspections while detaining individuals suspected of criminal activity, as well as the right to temporarily restrict pedestrian and vehicle movement on certain roadways during emergencies or criminal apprehension.

International missions

Iraq (2003–2005)

Members of the VSP were assigned to each of the four Ukrainian contingents, while they were stationed in the province of Wasit, Iraq.

Structure

Main Directorate of the Military Police, Kyiv
  • Counterincursion and Counterterror Department
directly reporting:
Territorial forces:
Central Directorate, Kyiv
Western Territorial Directorate, Lviv, Lviv Oblast
Southern Territorial Directorate, Odesa, Odesa Oblast
Eastern Territorial Directorate, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast