Other Militarized Institutions of Ukraine
Ukraine's militarized institutions independent from Armed Forces of Ukraine include:
- Internal Troops (Ministry of Internal Affairs): 33,300 (including 600 civilian workers)
- Motorized military troops of Militsiya (Ministry of Internal Affairs)
- Border Guard: 50,000 (including 8,000 civilian workers)
- Ukrainian Sea Guard — the coast guard within the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
- Various military troops of the SBU (no generic name)
- Civil Defence Forces (Ministry of Emergency Situations): 10,218 (including 668 civilian workers)
- Special Transportation Service of Ukraine — (Ministry of Transportation and Communications)
Although not components of the Armed Forces, these militarized institutions are supposed to fall under Armed Forces' command during wartime.
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