State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

Law enforcement agency in Ukraine

Law enforcement agency

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)[1]
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[2]
Agency executive|

* Serhii Deineko[3], 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.[4]

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.

## History

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Ukrainian border guards are the national successors of the Soviet Border Troops. They were formed from the approximately 17,000 Border Troops located in Ukraine in 1991. The organization was first titled the "Ukrainian Border Troops", which was later subordinated to the "Ukraine's State Committee for State Border Guarding".

From 1991 to at least 1993, the new borders with Russia and Belarus were not guarded; the Border Troops were only deployed along the western borders (minus Moldova) and on the Black Sea.[5] Another 9,000 personnel were added to the Border Troops at the expense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and, by the end of 1993, border posts were established in the north along the Russian and Belarusian borders. In 1999, the authorized strength of the force was again increased to 50,000.

In 2003, new legislation was adopted, and this somewhat changed the legal status of the institution. In March 2003, the Border Troops became the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and its status was legally changed from 'military formation' to 'special law-enforcement body.' The force was legally granted 50,000 personnel, including 8,000 civilian employees.

On 4 July 2012, a State Border Guard Service Diamond DA42 aircraft failed to make its scheduled radio contact with ground units. A Search and rescue mission revealed that the plane had crashed into a wooded mountainous area in Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, killing all 3 crew members on board. A further investigation was launched.[6]

During The War in Donbas on August 31, 2014, two Sea Guard Zhuk class patrol boats were struck by land-based artillery. In June 2, a border base in the outskirts of Luhansk was besieged by a troop of Luhansk People's Republic separatists. The Siege of the Luhansk Border Base resulted in 10 wounded Border Guards until they surrendered and withdrew.[7][8]

In 2022, during the Battle of Snake Island 13 border troops were attacked and captured by Russian warships. A unit of border guards was stationed in Mariupol and fought during the Siege of Mariupol. In 20 April, the border guards were stranded in an encircled pocket at the Mariupol sea port together with National Police of Ukraine, until they were rescued by the Azov Regiment and retreated into the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.[9]

On 30 April 2024, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said in an interview that 30 Ukrainians have died trying to leave since February 2024 when conscription was introduced. Since the implementation of martial law some 450 criminal gangs have been formed specialising in people smuggling.[10][11]

In April 2024, was announced the creation of the third combat brigade in the State Border Guard Service. The brigade was named Hart and Colonel Volodymyr Chervonenko became its commander.[12]

## Structure

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State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a special enforcement branch tasked with the protection of Ukrainian state border on land, sea or any other inland water obstacle.[13] During wartime, the Border Guards units fall under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[14] They were the first Ukrainian units to counter Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.[15]

### Mobile response units

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* Dozor Detachment
* Pomsta Brigade (former Luhansk Detachment)
* Stalevy Kordon Infantry Brigade
* Hart Brigade (former Donetsk Detachment)
* Forpost Brigade (former Kramatorsk Detachment)

### Border detachments

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* Berdyansk Detachment
* Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment
* Chernihiv Detachment
* Chernivtsi Detachment
* Chop Detachment
* Izmail Detachment
* Kharkiv Detachment
* Kherson Detachment
* Lutsk Detachment
* Lviv Detachment
* Mohyliv-Podilskyi Detachment
* Mukachevo Detachment
* Odesa Detachment
* Podilsk Detachment
* Shostka Detachment
* Sumy Detachment
* Zhytomyr Detachment

### Maritime Security

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* Izmail Sea Guard Unit
* Mariupol Sea Guard Unit
* Odesa Sea Guard Unit

### Aviation

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* Lviv Aviation Squadron
* Kharkiv Aviation Squadron
* Odesa Aviation Squadron

### Volunteer Units

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* Cossack Regiment Shevchenko
* Special Purpose Battalion Sever

## Commanders

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Directors (commanders) of the Border Guard Service (border troops):

* 1991–1994: Valeriy Hubenko
* 1994–1999: Viktor Bannykh
* 1999–2001: Borys Oleksiyenko
* 2001–2014: Mykola Lytvyn[16]
* 2014–2017: Viktor Nazarenko[16][17]
* 2017–2019: Petro Tsyhykal
* 2019–present: Serhii Deineko[18]

## Military ranks

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Main article: Military ranks of Ukraine

### Uniform

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* Patch

* Cockade

* Officers cocarde

* Privates cocarde

### Long service medal

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* 25 years in service

* 20 years in service

* 15 years in service

* 10 years in service

## Equipment

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Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Number | Details

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Anti-tank
Stugna-P |  |  Ukraine |  |  | [19]
NLAW |  |  Sweden
United Kingdom |  | Several hundred  | Used by the Luhansk border guards.[20]
SPG-9 |  |  Soviet Union
Bulgaria | SPG-9M
ATGL-H  |  | Bulgarian made rifles are also used.[21]
Artillery
BS-3 |  |  Soviet Union |  |  | Reactivated after the 2022 Russian invasion.[22]
RAK-12 |  |  Croatia | RAK-SA-12  |  | [23]
ZU-23-2 |  |  Soviet Union
Poland | ZU-23-2CP  |  | Used on static positions or mounted on trucks.[24]
Armoured personnel carrier
BM Triton [uk] |  |  Ukraine |  | 63  | [25]
Roshel Senator |  |  Canada |  |  | Used by the Chernihiv border guards.[26]
M113 |  |  United States |  | 50  | Purchased by the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and energy sector companies.[27]
MRAP
Kozak |  |  Ukraine | Kozak-2 | 17 | [28]
KRAZ Cougar |  |  Canada
Ukraine |  | 3+ | [29]
Alvis 4[30] |  |  South Africa
United Kingdom |  | 7  | Donated by Estonia.[31]
Logistics and utility vehicles
Ural-4320 |  |  Soviet Union | Medium truck  |  | [32]
ZiL-131 |  | Medium truck  |  | [32]
GAZ-66 |  | Medium truck (2 tonnes)  |  | [32]
KamAZ-5320 |  | Heavy truck (8 tonnes)  |  | [32]
KamAZ-4310 |  | Heavy truck (6 tonnes)  |  | [32]
KAMAZ-43114 |  |  Russia | Heavy truck (6 tonnes)  |  | Purchased prior to the Russo-Ukrainian war.[32]
KrAZ-257  |  |  Soviet Union | Heavy truck (12 tonnes)  |  | [32]
KrAZ-255B  |  | Heavy truck (12 tonnes)  |  | [32]
KrAZ-260 |  | Heavy truck  |  | [32]
KrAZ-6322 |  |  Ukraine | Heavy truck  |  | [32]
KrAZ-6510  |  | Dump truck  |  | [32]
KrAZ-5233 |  | Heavy truck (6 tonnes)  |  | [32]
IVECO Trakker |  |  Italy | Dump truck  |  | Donated by Germany.[33]
Mercedes Benz Unimog |  |  Germany | Truck  |  | Donated by Germany.[33]
UAZ-3163 |  |  Russia | Off-road vehicle |  | [34]
Land Rover Defender |  |  UK | Off-road vehicle | 55[35][36] |
Volkswagen Amarok |  |  Germany | Off-road vehicle | 20[37] |
Toyota Land Cruiser 200[broken anchor] |  |  Japan | Off-road vehicle | 20[38] |
Dacia Duster |  |  France
Romania | Off-road vehicle | 10[39] |
UAZ-3303 |  |  Russia | Off-road vehicle |  | [40]
Mitsubishi L200 |  |  Japan | Off-road vehicle  | 40  | Donated by the US in 2021.[41]
UAZ-3962 |  |  Russia |  |  | [42]
Volkswagen Transporter |  |  Germany | Bus | 10[39][43] |
Ford Transit |  |  USA | Bus | 10[44] |
Bogdan A092 |  |  Ukraine | Bus |  | [45]
ЛАЗ-695 |  |  Soviet Union | Bus |  | [46][47]
Rosenbauer Panther |  |  Austria | Airport crash tender | 2  | Donated by Germany.[48]
Other vehicles
Bombardier Outlander 400 MAX |  |  Canada |  | 100[49] |
Polaris 600 IQ Touring |  |  Canada |  | 50[50] |
Caterpillar 336-08  |  |  United States |  | 1  | Donated by Germany.[33]
Aircraft
Antonov An-8 |  |  Soviet Union |  |  | Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-24 |  |  Soviet Union |  |  | Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-26 |  |  Soviet Union |  |  | Used by the Sea Guard.[30]
Antonov An-72 |  |  Soviet Union |  |  | Used by the Sea Guard.[30]

## Gallery

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The State Border Guard Service's headquarters in Kyiv | Border Guards at the Belarus–Ukraine border, 2021. | State Border Guard armored vehicle | Ukrainian Border Guard post in Kyiv Oblast shelled by Russian missiles in the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 24 February 2022.

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## See also

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* Border control
* State Border of Ukraine
* Security Service of Ukraine
* List of national border guard agencies

## References

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## External links

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* Official website
* Agency's history page on official website

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* KKEG
* Myanmar
* BGF
* BGP
* MIP
* Nepal
* APF
* DOI
* Oman
* Border Guard
* DGPR
* Pakistan
* DGIP
* FC
* GB Scouts
* PR
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Border Guard
* GDP
* Saudi Arabia
* GDBG
* GDP
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* DIE
* NBMC
* Syria
* Border Guard
* BSF
* IAPD
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* MS
* QS KDAM
* Thailand
* BPP
* IB
* TP
* Timor-Leste
* SM
* UPF
* Turkey
* GIGM
* Göçmen Hudut
* JGK
* Turkmenistan
* DMG
* DSG
* United Arab Emirates
* Border Guard
* ICA
* Manafth
* Uzbekistan
* DXX CQ
* MvaFRBB
* Vietnam
* Yemen
* Border Guard
* IPNA

Europe|

* Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* Albania
* Andorra
* Immigration
* UFE
* Austria
* BFA
* LPD
* Belarus
* DPK
* UGIM
* Belgium
* IBZ
* DGA
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* GPBiH
* SPS
* Bulgaria
* DM
* GDBP
* Croatia
* UIDUP
* UZG
* Cyprus
* CRMD
* YAM
* Czech Republic
* OAMP
* SCP
* Denmark
* HS
* Politi
* SIRI
* US
* Estonia
* Finland
* Migri
* RVL
* France
* DCPAF
* DGEF
* OFII
* OFPRA
* Germany
* BAMF
* BPOL
* Gibraltar
* BCA
* Greece
* DAM
* KAPS
* Guernsey
* Hungary
* Border Guard
* OIF
* Iceland
* Ireland
* GNIB
* INIS
* Italy
* DCIPF
* DLCI
* GdF
* L'AC
* Jersey
* Latvia
* PMLP
* RS
* Liechtenstein
* APA
* LaPo
* SBG
* Lithuania
* MD
* VSAT
* Luxembourg
* Immigration
* PGD
* Malta
* IMA
* MPF
* AFM
* Moldova
* BMA
* PF
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* AVIM
* IND
* KMar
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Grensekom
* GSV
* PU
* UDI
* UNE
* Poland
* SG
* UDSC
* Portugal
* AIMA
* Romania
* IGI
* PFR
* Russia
* GUVM
* PSFSB
* San Marino
* Serbia
* KIRS
* UGP
* Slovakia
* MÚ
* ÚHCP
* Slovenia
* SMP
* SUNZ
* Spain
* CGEF
* GC
* OAR
* SEM
* Sweden
* NOA
* SMA
* Switzerland
* SBG
* SEM
* Ukraine
* DMS
* DPSU
* United Kingdom
* HMPO
* IE
* UKBF
* UKVI
* Vatican City

North America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* BMA
* DINS
* Canada
* CBSA
* IRCC
* Costa Rica
* DGME
* Fronteras
* Cuba
* BF
* DIIE
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* CESFRONT
* DGMRD
* FTC-1
* UPF
* El Salvador
* Border Patrol
* DGME
* DISEFRO
* Greenland
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* DIPAFRONT
* IGM
* Haiti
* DIE
* POLIFRONT
* Honduras
* DNSPF
* INM
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* GN
* INM
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* APAP
* SENAFRONT
* SNM
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* CBP
* DMB
* ICE
* USBP
* USCIS

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Border Control
* Immigration
* Fiji
* BAF
* FID
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* ICA
* PNGDF
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* BV
* VIS

South America|

* Argentina
* DNM
* GNA
* Bolivia
* Border Police
* DIGEMIG
* UPCOM
* Brazil
* BPFron
* GESFRON
* PF
* Chile
* CdC
* JENAMIG
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* DOC
* GPF
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Migraciones
* PNP
* Suriname
* Immigration
* KMP
* VZ
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* GNB
* Immigration
* SAIME

International|

* United Nations
* International Organization for Migration
* CIS
* European Union

Non-recognized|

* Donetsk
* MS DNR
* SPO DNR
* Kosovo
* DCAM
* DPK
* Luhansk
* SPO LNR
* UMS LNR
* Northern Cyprus
* Somaliland
* SIBC
* Transnistria
* PU MGB
* UPVM MVD

Defunct|

* Albania (till 1939)
* Byzantine Empire
* Czechoslovakia (till 1939)
* East Germany
* Estonia (till 2010)
* Germany (till 1945)
* Italy (till 1943)
* Liechtenstein (till 1923)
* Poland
* KOP (till 1939)
* BPT (till 1991)
* Roman Empire
* Soviet Union
* Spain (till 1940)
* Portugal
* SEF (till 2023)
* United Kingdom
* IND (till 2007)
* BIA (till 2008)
* UKBA (till 2013)
* West Germany

* Border guard
* Coast guard
* Customs
* Law enforcement agency
* Types
* Intelligence agency

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Russo-Ukrainian War

Background|

* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* Black Sea Fleet dispute
* Budapest Memorandum
* 2003 Tuzla Island conflict
* Orange Revolution
* 2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin
* Russia–Ukraine gas disputes
* Euromaidan
* Revolution of Dignity
* Putinism
* Foundations of Geopolitics
* Ruscism
* Russian irredentism
* Russian imperialism

Main events|

* Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
* timeline
* 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
* timeline
* 2014 Odesa clashes
* War in Donbas
* timeline
* List of Russian units which invaded the territory of Ukraine
* Kerch Strait incident
* Wagnergate
* Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* reactions
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* timeline
* 2022 Russian annexation referendums
* 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions
* destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

Impact and
reactions|

* International sanctions
* sanctioned people and organisations
* 2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
* Military aid to Ukraine
* OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
* Act of 2014
* China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* North Korea and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* ICJ case
* ORDLO
* ATO
* International reactions to the war in Donbas
* Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War
* journalists killed
* Foreign fighters in the Russo-Ukrainian War
* 2014 Crimean status referendum
* Political status of Crimea
* 2021 Black Sea incident
* 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis
* Economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Eurointegration of Ukraine
* Soviet imagery
* Lend-Lease (2022)
* Diplomatic expulsions
* Russian spies
* ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
* Wagner Group rebellion
* LGBT people
* Lukoil oil transit dispute
* Ukrainian energy crisis

Cyberwarfare|

* 2015 Ukraine power grid hack
* 2016 Kyiv cyberattack
* 2016 Surkov leaks
* 2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks
* 2022 Ukraine cyberattacks
* IT Army of Ukraine
* 2022 activities of Anonymous against Russia
* 2024 Ukrainian cyberattacks against Russia

Media|

* Little green men
* Social media
* Media portrayal
* Disinformation in the 2022 invasion
* Propaganda in Russia
* Films

Related|

* Russia–Ukraine relations
* Russian language in Ukraine
* Demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine
* 2014 anti-war protests in Russia
* Ruscism
* 2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism
* Control of cities
* Aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Moldova and the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Ukraine and electronic warfare
* Ukrainian conscription crisis
* Forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia

* Category

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Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War

Main topics|

* Timeline
* International reaction
* List of military units
* International sanctions
* List of sanctioned individuals
* List of companies that applied sanctions
* 2014 anti-war protests in Russia
* Reaction of Russian intelligentsia
* 2014 Crimean status referendum
* UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
* Declaration of Independence
* Republic of Crimea
* 2014 Constitution of Crimea
* Political status
* Crimean Federal District
* Environmental impact
* Crimean speech of Vladimir Putin
* Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
* Capture of the Crimean Parliament
* Capture of Southern Naval Base
* 2014 Simferopol incident

Background|

* History of Crimea
* 1783 annexation by Russian Empire
* Crimean People's Republic
* 1921–1945 Crimean ASSR
* 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars
* 1945–1991 Crimean Oblast
* 1954 transfer of Crimea
* 1991–1992 Crimean ASSR
* Republic of Crimea (1992 to 1995)
* 1992 constitution of Crimea
* Black Sea Fleet dispute
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea (since 1995)
* 1994–1995 President of Crimea
* Yuriy Meshkov
* 1994 Budapest Memorandum
* 1997 Partition Treaty
* 1998 Constitution of Crimea
* 2003 Tuzla Island conflict
* 2006 anti-NATO protests in Feodosia
* 2010 Kharkiv Pact
* 2012 law on languages
* 2013–2014 Euromaidan
* Revolution of Dignity
* 40th G7 summit

Main places|

* Simferopol
* Simferopol Airport
* Building of the Supreme Council of Crimea
* Sevastopol
* Belbek Airport
* Crimean Bridge
* Donuzlav
* Ochakov scuttling
* Perevalne
* Armiansk
* Dzhankoi
* Chonhar
* Port Krym
* Strilkove
* Arabat Spit
* Novofedorivka

Pro-Russian|

| Organizations|

* Supreme Council of Crimea
* Council of Ministers of Crimea
* Sevastopol City Council
* Russian Armed Forces
* Black Sea Fleet
* Russian Airborne Troops
* Little green men
* Crimean Berkut
* Russian Unity
* Night Wolves
* Kuban Cossacks
* Ukrainian Choice

|

Lead figures (Russia)|

* Vladimir Putin
* Dmitry Medvedev
* Sergey Shoigu
* Vladislav Surkov
* Sergey Lavrov
* Valery Gerasimov
* Igor Sergun
* Aleksandr Vitko
* Oleg Belaventsev
* Rustam Minnikhanov

Lead figures (Crimea)|

* Sergey Aksyonov
* Vladimir Konstantinov
* Natalia Poklonskaya
* Rustam Temirgaliev
* Denis Berezovsky
* Sergei Yeliseyev
* Aleksei Chaly
* Igor Besler

Pro-Ukrainian|

| Organizations|

* Yatsenyuk government
* Parliamentary parties
* Batkivshchyna
* Svoboda
* UDAR
* Armed Forces of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Ground Forces
* Ukrainian Navy
* National Guard of Ukraine
* Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
* Right Sector

|

Lead figures (Ukraine)|

* Oleksandr Turchynov
* Arseniy Yatsenyuk
* Andriy Parubiy
* Arsen Avakov
* Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
* Ihor Tenyukh
* Mykhailo Kutsyn
* Serhiy Hayduk

Lead figures (Crimea)|

* Mustafa Dzhemilev
* Refat Chubarov
* İlmi Ümerov
* Ahtem Chiygoz
* Serhiy Kunitsyn
* Yuliy Mamchur

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War in Donbas (2014–2022)

* Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

General
topics|

* Aircraft losses
* Humanitarian situation
* International reactions
* Sanctions
* Sanctioned people
* OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
* Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine
* Civil volunteer movement
* Little green men
* Anti-terrorist Operation Zone
* Civil–military administrations

Timeline|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Battles|

* Battle of Artemivsk
* Siege of Sloviansk
* Battle of Kramatorsk
* Battle of Mariupol
* Battles of Sievierodonetsk
* Battle of Karlivka
* 1st Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Siege of the Luhansk Border Base
* Battle of Krasnyi Lyman
* Zelenopillia rocket attack
* Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion
* Battle of Horlivka
* Battle of Ilovaisk
* Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack
* Battle of Novoazovsk
* Mariupol offensive
* 2nd Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Battle of Debaltseve
* Shyrokyne standoff
* Battle of Marinka
* Battle of Svitlodarsk
* Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

Other
events|

* Donbas status referendums
* Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown
* Shelling of Donetsk, Russia
* 2014 Russian cross-border shelling of Ukraine
* MH17 shoot-down
* reactions
* UNSC Resolution 2166
* NATO summit in Wales
* Minsk Protocol
* Donbas general elections
* 2014 G20 Brisbane summit
* Volnovakha bus attack
* Mariupol rocket attack
* Kramatorsk rocket attack
* Minsk II ceasefire agreement
* Kharkiv bombing
* Assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko
* Donbas general elections
* No to capitulation!
* Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing

Self-proclaimed
states|

* Donetsk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
* Luhansk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
* Novorossiya (May 2014 – May 2015)
* International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic

(Pro-)
Russian|

| Organizations|

* Russian Armed Forces
* Wagner Group
* Separatist forces
* List of equipment
* Army of the South-East
* Russian Orthodox Army
* Vostok Battalion
* Kalmius Brigade
* Sparta Battalion
* Somalia Battalion
* Prizrak Brigade
* Political parties and movements
* Donetsk Republic
* New Russia Party
* Communist Party of DPR
* Peace to Luhanshchina
* Borotba
* Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Choice
* The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov
* Eurasian Youth Union
* Night Wolves
* Don Cossacks
* Internet Research Agency
* Russian Imperial Movement

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Lead figures|

* Russian
* Vladimir Putin
* Dmitry Medvedev
* Vladislav Surkov
* Sergei Shoigu
* Crimean
* Sergey Aksyonov
* Vladimir Konstantinov
* Natalia Poklonskaya
* Donetsk
* Vladimir Antyufeyev
* Eduard Basurin
* Fyodor Berezin
* Igor Bezler
* Alexander Borodai
* Mikhail Chumachenko
* Igor Girkin
* Pavel Gubarev
* Ekaterina Gubareva
* Igor Khakimzyanov
* Alexander Khodakovsky
* Vladimir Kononov
* Arsen Pavlov†
* Vyacheslav Ponomarev
* Andrei Purgin
* Denis Pushilin
* Mikhail Tolstykh†
* Alexander Zakharchenko†
* Sergei Zhurikov
* Luhansk
* Alexander Bednov†
* Valery Bolotov†
* Aleksey Karyakin
* Aleksandr Kharitonov
* Arsen Klinchaev
* Sergey Kozlov
* Aleksey Mozgovoy†
* Leonid Pasechnik
* Igor Plotnitsky
* Gennadiy Tsypkalov†
* Kharkiv
* Yevhen Zhylin†
* Others
* Aleksandr Dugin
* Nelya Shtepa
* Oleg Tsaryov

Ukrainian|

| Organizations|

* Government of Ukraine
* 1st Yatsenyuk
* 2nd Yatsenyuk
* Groysman
* Ministry of Internal Affairs
* National Guard
* Azov
* Donbas
* Patrol Police
* Dnipro-1
* Armed Forces of Ukraine
* Ukrainian Ground Forces
* Territorial defense battalions
* Aidar
* Dnipro-2
* Kryvbas
* Rukh Oporu
* Ukrainian Air Force
* Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
* Security Service of Ukraine
* Alpha Group
* Euromaidan Press
* State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
* Volunteer battalions
* Right Sector

|

Lead figures|

* Petro Poroshenko
* Oleksandr Turchynov
* Arseniy Yatsenyuk
* Volodymyr Groysman
* Andriy Parubiy
* Arsen Avakov
* Vitali Klitschko
* Oleh Tyahnybok
* Yuriy Lutsenko
* Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
* Valeriy Heletey
* Stepan Poltorak
* Mykhailo Koval
* Mykhailo Kutsyn
* Oleh Makhnitskyi
* Viktor Muzhenko
* Vitaly Yarema
* Oleh Liashko
* Dmytro Yarosh
* Rinat Akhmetov
* Ihor Kolomoyskyi
* Serhiy Taruta
* Ihor Baluta
* Semen Semenchenko
* Hennadiy Moskal
* Nadiya Savchenko
* George Tuka
* Pavlo Zhebrivskyi

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