History
Ukrainian border guards are national successors of the Soviet Border Troops. They were formed from the approximately 17,000 Border Troops located in Ukraine. The organisation was first titled in 1991 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. This situation recognised, 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 Belarus borders. In 1999 the authorised 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. SAR mission revealed the plane has crashed into wooded mountainous area in Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, killing all 3 crew members on board. An investigation is underway.
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