Security Service of Ukraine
| Служба Безпеки України (SBU) / (СБУ) |
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| Formed | September 20, 1991 |
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| Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
| Headquarters | 32–35 vulytsia Volodymyrska, Kyiv |
| Employees | 30,000 |
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| Parent agency | President of Ukraine |
| Website | https://ssu.gov.ua/en |
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The Security Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба Безпеки України (СБУ); Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny), or SBU, is Ukraine's special-purpose law-enforcement agency and main government security agency in the areas of counterintelligence activity and of combatting terrorism.
The Security Service of Ukraine is vested, within its competence defined by law, with the protection of national sovereignty, constitutional order, territorial integrity, economical, scientific, technical, and defense potential of Ukraine, legal interests of the state, and civil rights, from intelligence and subversion activities of foreign special services and from unlawful interference attempted by certain organizations, groups and individuals, as well with ensuring the protection of state secrets.
Other duties include combating crimes that endanger the peace and security of mankind, terrorism, corruption, and organized criminal activities in the sphere of management and economy, as well as other unlawful acts immediately threatening Ukraine's vital interests.
Department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs
Special Commission of the All Ukrainian Revolutionary Committee
Special Commission of the Council of People's Commissars of Ukraine
Special Commission of the Council of People's Commissars of Ukraine
Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
The All-Ukrainian Cheka was formed on December 3, 1918 in Kursk on the initiative from Yakov Sverdlov and Lenin's orders. The commission was formed on the decree of the Provisional Workers' Peasant Government of the Ukrainian SSR and later adopted on May 30, 1919 by the All Ukrainian Central Executive Committee. To support the Soviet government in Ukraine in Moscow was formed a corps of special assignment with 24,500 soldiers as part of the All-Ukrainian Cheka. In spring 1919 there was created the Council in fight against counterrevolution and consisted of Adolph Joffe, Stanislav Kosior, and Martin Latsis. In its early years the security agency fought against the "kulak-nationalistic banditry" (against people who opposed creation of collective farms). On August 19, 1920 the All Ukrainian Cheka arrested all members of the All Ukrainian Conference of Mensheviks after accusing them in counterrevolution. On December 10, 1934 the State Political Directorate was liquidated.
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