List of Ukrainian flags explained
The following is a list of flags of Ukraine.
State flag
See main article: Flag of Ukraine.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1992–Present | State flag and Naval Jack | Two stripes of blue (top) and yellow (bottom). |
| Vertical variant of State flag | | |
Presidential Standard
See main article: Flag of the President of Ukraine.
Military flags
See main article: Flags of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Flags of service branches
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 2006–present | | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center. |
| | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the General Staff in the center. |
| | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Armed Forces in the center. |
| | A raspberry color field with the emblem of the Ground Forces in the center. |
| | A blue cross with the national flag located in the canton. |
| | A blue field with the emblem of the Air Force in the center. |
| 2017–present | | A purple field with the emblem of the Air Assault Forces in the center. |
| | A grey field with the emblem of the Special Operations Forces in the center. |
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Command Standards
Maritime flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 2006– | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
| 1997– | Search and rescue ships | |
| Auxiliary ships | |
| 2001– | Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine | Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
| 1993– | Sea Guard jack of Ukraine | |
| 1918– | Pennant | Blue cross. |
| 2001– | Sea Guard Pennant | Green cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
| N/A | Red Cross for hospital ships | Red cross. | |
Former flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1992–1997 | Naval jack of Ukraine | |
| N/A | Naval jack of Ukraine | |
| 1993–2001 | Sea Guard ensign of Ukraine | |
| 1918, 1992–present | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
| N/A | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross with a miniature Ukrainian flag in the upper left corner. |
| 1994–2006 | Naval ensign of Ukraine | Blue cross. | |
Personal naval flags
Former flags
| Flag | Date | Use |
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| April 7, 1997 – January 19, 1999 | Ukrainian Navy Ship Formation or Group flag. |
| Ukrainian Navy Commander's flag. |
| Flag of Deputy Commander of the Navy. |
| Ukrainian Naval Region Commander's flag. | |
Government and non-military security forces
Flags of Ukrainian regions
See main article: Flags of the regions of Ukraine.
Flags of oblasts
| Flag | Use | Date | Description |
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| | 1998 | Oblast coat of arms on blue field |
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| Flag of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 2002 | |
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| | 1999 | Oblast coat of arms on crimson field |
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| | 1998 | Oblast coat of arms in top left corner, surrounded by seventeen yellow and fourteen white stars |
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| | 2000 | Yellow Cossack cross on a blue field |
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| | 2000 | Oblast coat of arms on blue field |
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Flags of cities with special status
| Flag | Use | Date | Description |
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| | 1995 | Archangel Michael, holding flaming sword and shield. |
| | 2000 | Seal of the city. | |
Flags of other cities
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Regional and minority flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1917 | Flag of the Crimean Tatars | Currently, only the light blue flag is used, which is now an ethnic flag. The golden colored damğa was used in the upper left corner of the flag and sometimes in the center. |
| 1917–1918 | Religious flag of the Crimean Tatars | |
| Military flag of the Crimean Tatars | | |
Historical flags
Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1917–1918 | Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic | |
| 1917 | Flag of the Ukrainian People's Republic (non-official) | |
| 1918–1919 | Flag of the West Ukrainian People's Republic and Hutsul Republic | |
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| 1918–1920 | Flag of the Ukrainian State and UPR | |
| 1918–1920 | Naval flag of the Ukrainian State and UPR | |
| 1918 | Naval flag of the Ukrainian State | | |
Maritime flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1918 | Naval flag | |
| N/A | Ensign of the Russian Navy, the so-called Andreevskiy (St. Andrew's) flag | |
| 1918 | Naval Ensign of the Ukrainian State | |
| September 17, 1918 | Naval Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine | |
| Hetman as the Admiral | |
| Flag of a member of the Hetman family in the admiral rank | |
| Flag of the Black Sea Fleet Commander | |
| Flag of the War Minister | |
| Flag of the Marine Minister | |
| Flag of Comrade Marine Minister | |
| Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff | |
| Flag of the Chief of the General Naval Staff | |
| Flag of the Chief of the Marine General Headquarters | |
| Flag of the General Commander of the Naval Forces | |
| Flag of the Chief Commandant of the ports of the Black and Azov Seas | |
| Flag of the Port Commandant | |
| Flag of the Ambassador of the Ukrainian State | |
| Flag of the Messengers (heads of diplomatic missions) | |
| Flag of the Consul General, Consul and Vice-Consul | |
| Rear Admiral | |
| Vice Admiral | |
| Admiral | |
| 1918 | Naval jack | |
| October 1992 to 1995 | The naval ensign of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation and Ukraine |
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Royal Family standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1918 | Personal Standard of Pavlo Skoropadskyi | |
| Royal Standard of the Hetman of Ukraine (land use only) | |
| Royal Standard of the Wife of the Hetman of Ukraine | |
| Royal Standard of the Prince of the Hetman of Ukraine | |
| Royal Standard of the Princess of the Hetman of Ukraine | |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1930s–present | Flag of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (Melnykite) (unofficial until 1955) | Tryzub on a blue field |
| 1941–present
1942–1956 | | Bicolor of black and red | |
Flags of occupational powers
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1478–1499 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire (disputed) | |
| 1517–1774 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire (disputed) | | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1349–1587 | | |
| 1561–1587 | | |
| 1587–1592 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |
| 1592–1599 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Vasa Dynasty) | |
| 1599–1674 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Saxon Dynasty) | |
| 1674–1696 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Sobieski Dynasty) | |
| 1704–1709
1733–1736 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Leszczyński Dynasty) | |
| 1764–1795 | Royal banner of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poniatowski Dynasty) | | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1696–1917/1918 | | |
| 1858–1896 | Flag of Russia | |
| 1914–1917 | Flag of Russia (for private use) | |
| 1710/1721–1858 | Imperial Standard of Russia | |
| 1858–1917 | Imperial Standard of Russia | |
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Maritime flags
Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria–Hungary from 1772 to 1918
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Until 1849 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria created after 1772 when this previously Polish province had been annexed to Austria. | |
| 1849–1890 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria | |
| 1890–1918 | Flag of Galicia and Lodomeria | | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1918–1920 | First Flag of Czechoslovakia | |
| 1920–1938 | Second Flag of Czechoslovakia | | |
Soviet Union and Ukrainian SSR
Kingdom of Romania
Nazi Germany
External links
Flags of Ukraine from Vexillographia (in Russian)
