Interior Troops of Ukraine
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Internal Troops of Ukraine Внутрішні війська України |
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| Abbreviation | BB |
Logo of the Internal Troops of Ukraine
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Badge of the Internal Troops of Ukraine
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| Formed | 5 January 1992 |
| Dissolved | 13 March 2014 |
| Superseding agency | National Guard of Ukraine |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) |
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| Headquarters | Kiev |
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The Internal Troops of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Внутрішні війська України, Vnutrishni Viys'ka Ukrayiny - Interior forces of Ukraine; abbreviated ВВ, VV) was a uniformed gendarmerie in Ukraine which merged with the National Guard of Ukraine on March 13, 2014. They were subordinate to the Chief Directorate of Ministry of Internal Affairs (the country's civilian police authority), and cooperate with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The VV were used to assist militsiya in policing, deal with riots and internal armed conflicts, and safeguard important facilities such as nuclear power plants. In wartime, the Internal Troops were under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian armed forces for local defense and rear area security.
The Internal Troops had similar personnel, bases, equipment and traditions as the Soviet Internal Troops. Soviet VV units in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during the dissolution of the Soviet Union were moved to the jurisdiction of newly-independent Ukraine. However, Ukrainian VV troops were not a direct successor of the Soviet Internal Troops (unlike the Internal Troops of Russia) and their structure and tasks had been reformed. As of 2008, the Internal Troops of Ukraine numbered about 33,000. They were involved in the 2013 Euromaidan revolution, defending the Presidential Administration Building in Kiev.
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