Kyiv Police Explained

Agencyname:Main Department of National Police in the City of Kyiv
Nativename:Головне Управління Національної Поліції України в м. Києві
Commonname:Kyiv City Police
Abbreviation:HUNP Kyiv (ГУНП в м. Києві)
Patch:File:MDofNP Kiev patch.svg
Patchcaption:Patch of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv
Motto:To Serve And Protect
Mottotranslated:Служити і захищати
Formedyear:1858
Preceding1:Municipal Police
Employees:~50,000
Country:Ukraine
Countryabbr:Ukraine
Divtype:Oblast
Divname:Kyiv
Subdivtype:City
Sizearea:840 km2
Sizepopulation:2,869,361
Legaljuris:opsjuris
Governingbody:Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:15 Volodymyrska St., Shevchenko Raion
Sworntype:Police Officer
Sworn:10,000 (2010)
Electeetype:Head of Kyiv Police
Minister1name:Ivan Vyhovsky
Parentagency:National Police of Ukraine
Stationtype:Command
Website:Official site

The Main Department of National Police of the city of Kyiv (Ukrainian: ГУНП України в м. Києві – Головне Управління Національної Поліції України в м. Києві) was a police force established in 1858 in Kyiv as the Kyiv Municipal Police (Київська міська поліція). It was the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kyiv Police was one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters were located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kyiv.

The Kyiv Police is part of the National Police of Ukraine; the police is also subordinate to the Kyiv government. Their main responsibilities were internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order.

The police is headed by the chief, who is appointed and removed from office by Presidential decree on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Before he suggests a nomination, the president consults the mayor of Kyiv. The police is overseen by the MVS and the government of Kyiv.

Since August 2021, the Head of Kyiv police has been Ivan Vyhovsky. As of the 14th of February 2022, all personnel of the Kyiv Police were transferred to the National Police of Ukraine.[1]

Kyiv City Police Commissioners

The Kyiv City Police Commissioner (officially called The Head of Kyiv's Internal Affairs Department) is the head of the Kyiv City Police Department, appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyiv Police Twitter .
  2. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3296011-vyhivsky-becomes-new-kyiv-police-chief.html Vyhivsky becomes new Kyiv police chief
  3. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/760968.html Kryschenko resigns from post of Kyiv Police head
  4. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/761043.html Vyhovsky heads Kyiv Police